Holly Brooks
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Holly Anne Syrjala Brooks |
| Born | April 17, 1982 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | APU Ski Team |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 5 – (2010–2014) |
| Indiv. starts | 74 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team podiums | 1 |
| Team wins | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (35th in 2013) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
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] She went on to qualify for the World Championship team in 2011[4] and the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.[5] Brooks retired from world-class ski racing after the 2015-2016 season.[6]
Personal life
[edit]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.[7] She competed in Nordic skiing events in high school and college, but never raced at NCAA's.[8] She currently is a full-time coach at Alaska Pacific University, where she coaches juniors, masters and women's only ski groups.[9] Brooks has three siblings who are triplets. Brooks is married to Anchorage firefighter Robert Whitney.[8] 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.[10]
Vancouver 2010 Olympics
[edit]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 was 36th in the 30 km event.[11] 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
[edit]On 22 January 2014, Brooks was selected to represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[12]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[13]
Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27 | 41 | 55 | 35 | 38 | 11 | — |
| 2014 | 31 | 33 | 46 | 27 | — | — | — |
World Championships
[edit]| 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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 1 podium – (1 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012–13 | 25 November 2012 |  Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Randall / Stephen / Diggins |
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". www.whitman.edu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2003. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Holly Brooks | Athletes | US Ski and Snowboard". skiing.teamusa.org. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "For skiers Hamilton, Kuzzy, and Brooks, a nerve-wracking 10 days | News | US Ski and Snowboard". skiing.teamusa.org. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Holly Brooks | my.usskiandsnowboard.org". my.usskiandsnowboard.org. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Holly Brooks". www.teamusa.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Holly Brooks". Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "About the JNP". home.comcast.net. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "The Road to Whistler: Holly Brooks". FasterSkier.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ "Alaska Pacific University". www.alaskapacific.edu. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Down to the wire: Holly Brooks wins second Mount Marathon crown in three years". Adn.com. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ "Holly Brooks - Video, News, Photos | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Banse, Tom. "U.S. Olympic Nordic Team Stacked With Northwest Skiers". Kuow.org. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ "BROOKS Holly". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.