Holly Brooks
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Full name | Holly Anne Syrjala Brooks |
Born | Seattle, Washington, United States | April 17, 1982
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Ski club | APU Ski Team |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 5 – (2010–2014) |
Starts | 74 |
Podiums | 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]
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.[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
[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 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
[edit]On 22 January 2014, Brooks was selected to represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[9]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]
Olympic Games
[edit]Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
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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 |
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2011 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | — | 9 | — |
2013 | 30 | 27 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
2010 | 27 | 107 | 90 | 88 | — | — | — |
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 |
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1 | 2012–13 | 25 November 2012 | ![]() |
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.
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: 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.
- ^ "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.
- 1982 births
- American female cross-country skiers
- Tour de Ski skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States
- Whitman College alumni
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- American cross-country skiing biography stubs