Rosie Brennan Explained

Rosie Brennan
Birth Date:2 December 1988
Birth Place:Park City, Utah, U.S.
Club:APU Nordic Ski Center
Seasons:13 – (2009, 2013–present)
Wins:2
Teamwins:1
Totalpodiums:12
Teampodiums:6
Individual Starts:228
Team Starts:15
Wcoveralls:0 – (4th in 2021, 4th in 2023, 7th in 2024)
Wctitles:0
Updated: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.[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 Minneapolisthe 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 at 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 
29
33 5

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
26
28
30
32 5
34

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
20
24 43
25 70
26 87 56
27 54 42 34 32 24
28 65 47 82 41 28 42
29 55 45 54 28 24
30 38 27 54 15 39
31 17 14 35 10 15 12
32 4 4 9 5 6
33 14 10 12
34 4 6 16 4
35 7 7 10 12

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2020–2129 November 2020 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
2 12 December 2020 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 Val Müstair, Switzerland 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
5 5 January 2021 Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
6 2021–224 December 2021 Lillehammer, Norway 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
7 2022–2318 December 2022 Davos, Switzerland 20 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
8 2023–2425 November 2023 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup2nd
9 26 November 2023 Rukatunturi, Finland 20 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
10 17 December 2023 Trondheim, Norway 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
11 4 January 2024 Davos, Switzerland 20 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
12 12 March 2024 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 2015-166 December 2015 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Bjornsen / Stephen / Diggins
2 2019-208 December 2019 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Caldwell / Maubet Bjornsen / Diggins
3 2021-2213 March 2022 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay F World Cup 1st Ketterson / Patterson / Diggins
4 2022–2322 January 2023 Livigno, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Kern
5 5 February 2023 Toblach, Italy 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Swirbul / Diggins / Kern
6 2023–243 December 2023 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Diggins / Laukli / Kern

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosie Brennan . FIS . 26 February 2015.
  2. Web site: 13 December 2020 . Rosie Brennan wins another World Cup cross-country race, shares podium with teammate . 14 December 2020 . NBC Sports.
  3. Web site: Rosie Brennan . March 6, 2024 . U.S. Ski & Snowboard.
  4. Web site: About Me | Rosie Brennan Olympian . March 6, 2024 . Rosie Brennan . en.
  5. News: Donaldson . Amy . 2018-02-10 . Park City's Rosie Brennan struggles in her Olympic debut but remains hopeful . 2018-02-12 . DeseretNews.com . en.
  6. News: 23 February 2020 . Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan skis to 10th place at World Championships . 14 December 2020 . Anchorage Daily News.
  7. News: Grove . Casey . February 16, 2024 . Alaskan skiers among contenders at first World Cup event on U.S. trails in more than two decades . February 16, 2024 . Alaska Public Media.
  8. Web site: Singer . Jack . 2024-03-05 . Parkite Rosie Brennan currently fifth in World Cup standings . 2024-03-06 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: Rosie BRENNAN . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 17 December 2018.