Rosie Brennan

Rosie Brennan
Brennan in 2019
Country United States
Born (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 36)
Park City, Utah, U.S.
Ski clubAPU Nordic Ski Center
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (2009, 2013–present)
Indiv. starts228
Indiv. podiums12
Indiv. wins2
Team starts15
Team podiums6
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2021, 4th in 2023, 7th in 2024)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 12 March 2024.

Rosie Brennan (born December 2, 1988) is an American cross-country skier.[1] On 13 December 2020, she became the second American cross-country skier to win back-to-back World Cup races, after Kikkan Randall in 2011.[2] She has represented the United States at several World Championships and Winter Olympic Games.

Early life and education

Brenan was born and raised in Park City, Utah. She started skiing at the age of 14. She attended Park City High School.[3]

Brenan earned a bachelor's degree in geography at Dartmouth College and a master's degree from Alaska Pacific University.[3][4]

Career

She represented the United States at the 2015 World Championships in Falun, the 2017 World Championships in Lahti, the 2018 Winter Olympics,[5] and the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld.[6]

Brennan competed at the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis—the first World Cup cross-country skiing race held in the United States in 23 years.[7] While she did not make a podium at the competition, she was able to earn enough points to be in the fifth position in the overall leaderboard for the season standings.[8]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[9]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2018 29 — 58 — — — —
2022 33 13 14 6 4 6 5

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2015 26 — 30 16 — 4 —
2017 28 32 28 — — — —
2019 30 24 10 16 — 5 —
2021 32 17 — — 34 4 5
2023 34 15 19 5 7 5 —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2009 20 NC — NC — — — — —
2013 24 NC NC NC — — — 43 —
2014 25 NC NC NC 70 — — — —
2015 26 87 56 NC — — — — —
2016 27 54 42 NC 34 32 — — 24
2017 28 65 47 82 41 28 — 42 —
2018 29 55 45 54 28 24 — DNF —
2019 30 38 27 54 15 — — 39 —
2020 31 17 14 35 10 15 12 — —
2021 32 4 4 9 5 6 — — —
2022 33 14 10 12 — — — — —
2023 34 4 6 16 — 4 — — —
2024 35 7 7 10 — 12 — — —

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 12 podiums – (8 WC, 4 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2020–21 29 November 2020 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
2 12 December 2020 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
3 13 December 2020 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
4 3 January 2021 Switzerland Val Müstair, Switzerland 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
5 5 January 2021 Italy Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
6 2021–22 4 December 2021 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
7 2022–23 18 December 2022 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 20 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
8 2023–24 25 November 2023 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
9 26 November 2023 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 20 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
10 17 December 2023 Norway Trondheim, Norway 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
11 4 January 2024 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 20 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
12 12 March 2024 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2015-16 6 December 2015 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Bjornsen / Stephen / Diggins
2 2019-20 8 December 2019 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Caldwell / Maubet Bjornsen / Diggins
3 2021-22 13 March 2022 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay F World Cup 1st Ketterson / Patterson / Diggins
4 2022–23 22 January 2023 Italy Livigno, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Kern
5 5 February 2023 Italy Toblach, Italy 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Swirbul / Diggins / Kern
6 2023–24 3 December 2023 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Diggins / Laukli / Kern

References

  1. ^ "Rosie Brennan". FIS. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Rosie Brennan wins another World Cup cross-country race, shares podium with teammate". NBC Sports. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Rosie Brennan". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "About Me | Rosie Brennan Olympian". Rosie Brennan. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Donaldson, Amy (February 10, 2018). "Park City's Rosie Brennan struggles in her Olympic debut but remains hopeful". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Anchorage's Rosie Brennan skis to 10th place at World Championships". Anchorage Daily News. February 23, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Grove, Casey (February 16, 2024). "Alaskan skiers among contenders at first World Cup event on U.S. trails in more than two decades". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  8. ^ Singer, Jack (March 5, 2024). "Parkite Rosie Brennan currently fifth in World Cup standings". Park Record. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Rosie BRENNAN". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 17, 2018.