Alexa Brabec

Alexa Brabec (born October 8, 2004) is an American skier who competes in Nordic combined.[1]

Biography

Brabec was born on October 8, 2004. She is from Steamboat Springs, Colorado.[1] She grew up skiing for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.[2]

Brabec was named to the first team of women to represent the United States in Nordic Combined at a World Championship event,[1]

In 2020, Brabec competed at the Youth Olympic Games, which was the first time women's Nordic Combined was included in the competition.[1][3][4]

Brabec was a member of the U.S. World Championship team in 2021 and 2023.[1]

In 2024, Brabec placed second overall in the HS102/5 km event at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, winning the first-ever medal in Women's Nordic Combined for the United States at the Junior World Championships. She also placed second over all in the Team Sprint HS102/2×4.5 event with Kai McKinnon, similarly winning the United States's first medal in a Women's Nordic Combined team event.[1]

As Nordic combined is the only Winter Olympic sport without a women's competition, Brabec's family, particularly her mother, who is a lawyer, advocates for gender equity in the sport.[2][5]

Personal life

Brabec is a student at the University of Utah.[2]

Competitive history

This is an incomplete list of Brabec's competitive history.

Year Competition Event Location Rank Citation
2020 Youth Olympics Girls' Normal hill/4 km Lausanne, Switzerland 14 [4]
2020 Youth Olympics cross country Lausanne, Switzerland 15 [4]
2020 Youth Olympics mixed team Lausanne, Switzerland 11
2021 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ski jumping Oberstdorf, Germany 27 [6]
2021 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships cross country Oberstdorf, Germany 26 [6]
2021/22 World Cup Hs106/5 km Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 [1]
2022/23 Continental Cup HS109/7.5 km Rena, Norway 6 [1]
2023 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ski jumping Planica, Slovenia 31 [7]
2023 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships cross country Planica, Slovenia 28 [7]
2024 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships HS102/5 km 2 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alexa Brabec". USA Nordic Sport. November 10, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Roepke, Michele (February 11, 2024). "A. Brabec of the U of U and K. McKinnon get historic 2nd in Jr. World's Nordic Combined in Slovenia". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Reardon, Shelby (December 18, 2020). "Steamboat skiers compete in first-ever women's Nordic combined World Cup as US teammate wins". www.steamboatpilot.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Reardon, Shelby (February 6, 2020). "5 Steamboat Springs athletes make USA proud at Youth Olympic Games". www.steamboatpilot.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Hatzfeld, Katie (April 7, 2024). "Nordic combined may get cut from the 2030 Olympic lineup; decision likely in two years". Park Record. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Ski jumping results
  7. ^ a b "Women Individual Gundersen NH/5.0km – Intermediate Results Ski Jumping" (PDF). fis-ski.com. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.