Rosie Brennan
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Brennan in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1988 Park City, Utah, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | APU Nordic Ski Center |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 13 – (2009, 2013–present) |
| Indiv. starts | 228 |
| Indiv. podiums | 12 |
| Indiv. wins | 2 |
| Team starts | 15 |
| Team podiums | 6 |
| Team wins | 1 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2021, 4th in 2023, 7th in 2024) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
| 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.
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]