| Will Brandenburg | |
| Disciplines: | Slalom, combined |
| Club: | Schweitzer Racing School |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. |
| Wcdebut: | December 16, 2007 (age 21) |
| Website: | willbrandenburgusa.com |
| Olympicteams: | 1 – (2010) |
| Olympicmedals: | 0 |
| Worldsteams: | 3 – (2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Worldsmedals: | 0 |
| Wcseasons: | 5th – (2011–15) |
| Wcpodiums: | 0 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 – (93rd in 2012) |
| Wctitles: | 0 – (33rd in SL, 2012) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Will Brandenburg (born January 1, 1987) is a World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team and specializes in slalom.
Born in Walla Walla, Washington, Brandenburg began skiing at 11 months[1] and started racing at age seven at Ski Bluewood near Dayton. He moved with his family to Spokane as a youth, then raced with the Spokane Ski Racing Association at Mt. Spokane,[1] [2] and later at Schweitzer Mountain near Sandpoint in nearby northern Idaho. A 2005 graduate of Mead High School in Spokane,[3] he also played high school football for the Panthers, with a brief stint at quarterback.[4]
Brandenburg was named to the U.S. development team in May 2006.[2] At the 2007 U.S. Alpine Championships in April, he placed second in the giant slalom in at Alyeska, won by Ted Ligety.[5] [6] A day earlier, Brandenburg was named U.S. junior alpine ski racer of the year by Ski Racing magazine.[7]
Brandenburg was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics,[8] and finished tenth in super combined event, won by Bode Miller, and had the second best time in its slalom run, behind Ligety.[9] He was also a member of the U.S. team for the 2011 World Championships and raced in the slalom.
Brandenburg's best World Cup finish is sixth place in a slalom at Kranjska Gora in March 2012.[10] [11]
He won the combined event at the 2013 U.S. Alpine Championships at Squaw Valley.[12]
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jan 9, 2011 | Adelboden, Switzerland | 24th | ||
| Jan 30, 2011 | Chamonix, France | Super combined | 22nd | ||
| 2012 | Jan 8, 2012 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 22nd | |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 6th | ||
| 2013 | Nov 11, 2012 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 15th | |
| 2014 | Mar 9, 2014 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 23rd | |
| 2015 | Jan 27, 2015 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 18th |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | — | ||||||
| 26 | DNF1 | ||||||
| 28 | — |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 10 | ||||||
| 27 | — --> |