Alexa Brabec Explained

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. 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,

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

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

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 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.

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.[5]

Personal life

Brabec is a student at the University of Utah.

Competitive history

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

!Year!Competition!Event!Location!Rank!Citation
2020Youth OlympicsGirls' Normal hill/4 kmLausanne, Switzerland14
2020Youth Olympicscross countryLausanne, Switzerland15
2020Youth Olympicsmixed teamLausanne, Switzerland11
2021FIS Nordic World Ski Championshipsski jumpingOberstdorf, Germany27[6]
2021FIS Nordic World Ski Championshipscross countryOberstdorf, Germany26
2021/22World CupHs106/5 kmVal di Fiemme, Italy20
2022/23Continental CupHS109/7.5 km Rena, Norway6
2023FIS Nordic World Ski Championshipsski jumpingPlanica, Slovenia31[7]
2023FIS Nordic World Ski Championshipscross countryPlanica, Slovenia28
2024Nordic Junior World Ski ChampionshipsHS102/5 km2

References

  1. Web site: 2021-11-10 . Alexa Brabec . 2024-08-04 . USA Nordic Sport . en-US.
  2. Web site: Roepke . Michele . 2024-02-11 . A. Brabec of the U of U and K. McKinnon get historic 2nd in Jr. World's Nordic Combined in Slovenia . 2024-08-04 . TownLift, Park City News . en-US.
  3. Web site: Reardon . Shelby . 2020-12-18 . Steamboat skiers compete in first-ever women’s Nordic combined World Cup as US teammate wins . 2024-08-04 . www.steamboatpilot.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Reardon . Shelby . 2020-02-06 . 5 Steamboat Springs athletes make USA proud at Youth Olympic Games . 2024-08-04 . www.steamboatpilot.com . en-US.
  5. Web site: Hatzfeld . Katie . 2024-04-07 . Nordic combined may get cut from the 2030 Olympic lineup; decision likely in two years . 2024-08-04 . Park Record . en-US.
  6. https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2021/NK/4102/2021NK4102RL.pdf Ski jumping results
  7. Web site: 24 February 2023 . Women Individual Gundersen NH/5.0km – Intermediate Results Ski Jumping . 24 February 2023 . fis-ski.com.

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