Holly Brooks

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Holly Brooks
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Country United States
Full nameHolly Anne Syrjala Brooks
Born (1982-04-17) April 17, 1982 (age 39)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Ski clubAPU Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons2010–2014
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts74
Overall titles0 – (35th in 2013)
Discipline titles0

Holly Brooks (born April 17, 1982) is an American cross-country skier from Seattle, Washington who competed for Whitman College in 2001–04 [1] and has competed recreationally since 2009. She has four victories in lesser events up to 10 km, all earned in 2009.[2] She was a late qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, her second ever international skiing competition following the 2010 World Cup in Canmore.[3]

Personal life[]

Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Brooks began skiing as a young girl, primarily at Snoqualmie Pass where her family owned a cabin and she took lessons through the Junior Nordic Program.[4] She competed in Nordic skiing events in high school and college, but never raced at NCAA's.[5] She currently is a full-time coach at Alaska Pacific University, where she coaches juniors, masters and women's only ski groups.[6] Brooks has three siblings who are triplets. Brooks is married to Anchorage firefighter Robert Whitney.[5] She currently resides full-time in Anchorage. Brooks won the 2012 and 2014 Women's Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska. In 2014, she won with a time of 52 minutes, 48.16 seconds, less than three seconds ahead of defending champion Marvin, a Palmer woman who clocked 52:50.51.[7]

Vancouver 2010 Olympics[]

It was announced on 26 January 2010 that Brooks had qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. She competed in five events. Her best finish was 12th in the 4 × 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 36th in the 30 km event.[8] Her entrance to the Olympics came as a surprise as she was not a full-time athlete, and had only recently begun to think about skiing at an elite level.

Sochi 2014 Olympics[]

On 22 January 2014, Brooks was selected to represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[9]

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]

Olympic Games[]

 Year   Age   15 km 
individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2010 27 41 55 35 38 11 —
2014 31 33 46 27 — — —

World Championships[]

 Year   Age   10 km 
individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2011 28 27 25 25 — 9 —
2013 30 27 49 — — — —

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
2010 27 107 90 88 N/A — —
2011 28 NC NC NC — — 33
2012 29 55 45 60 23 39 —
2013 30 35 37 43 22 38 27
2014 31 84 56 76 34 DNF —

Team podiums[]

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2012–13 25 November 2012 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Randall / Stephen / Diggins

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
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  3. ^ [3]
  4. ^ [4]
  5. ^ a b "The Road to Whistler: Holly Brooks". FasterSkier.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. ^ [5]
  7. ^ "Down to the wire: Holly Brooks wins second Mount Marathon crown in three years". Adn.com. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  8. ^ [6]
  9. ^ Banse, Tom. "U.S. Olympic Nordic Team Stacked With Northwest Skiers". Kuow.org. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  10. ^ "BROOKS Holly". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.


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