| Sarah Konrad | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sport: | Biathlon, cross-country skiing |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Sarah Konrad (born August 26, 1967) is an American former biathlete. She competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1] She also competed in the cross-country skiing at the same Olympics.[1] Konrad was the first woman to represent the United States in two different sports at the same Winter Olympic Games.[2] Since retiring, Konrad has served as a representative for the Athletes Advisory Council of the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Biathlon Association for the International Competition Committee.[3]
Konrad was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended The Thacher School in Ojai.[4] In 1988, she enrolled on ski program whilst at Dartmouth College.[4] In 1998, Konrad won two golds and a silver at the Masters World Cup event in Lake Placid, New York.[4] The following year, she was ranked as the ninth-best female cross-country skier in the United States.[4] Konrad competed in all the Biathlon World Championships events from 2005 to 2007.[3] She competed in the Olympic trials in Fort Kent, Maine to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics.[4] After she retired, she moved back to Laramie, Wyoming to complete a PhD in geology at the University of Wyoming.[3] [4] She was also the oldest female Olympian to represent the United States at the 2006 Winter Games.[5]
In 2014, Konrad, as a glaciologist, was part of an educational video, titled "Science of Snow" for NBC.[6] Konrad undertook an experiment on freezing water and explained how snow relates to Nordic skiing.[6] In 2016, Konrad also worked with the World Anti-Doping Agency,[7] following doping amongst Russian athletes.[8] Konrad then became the United States representative at the 2014 Winter Olympics, to ensure that none of the US team break any Olympic rules.[9]
In 2022, Konrad became a director of US Biathlon.[10]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11]
| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 23 | — | — | 14 | |||
| 39 | 55 | — | — | — | 14 | — | |
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | |||
| 33 | ||||||
| 38 | 100 | 71 | — | |||
| 39 | — | — | ||||