Wendy Kay Wagner (October 31, 1973 – November 6, 2025) was an American cross-country skier.[1] She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2] After the Olympics, Wagner worked as an avalanche forecaster for the United States Forest Service.[3] Wagner died on November 6, 2025, at the age of 52, following an 18-month battle with ovarian cancer.[4]

Wendy Wagner
Personal information
Born(1973-10-31)October 31, 1973
DiedNovember 6, 2025(2025-11-06) (aged 52)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubAPU Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (1999, 20012006)
Indiv. starts39
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts7
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (75th in 2002)
Discipline titles0

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20022836482313N/a
20063250N/a351410

World Championships

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
19992569N/a5646N/a14N/a
200127N/a262947CNX[a]4412N/a
200329N/a38324442N/a
200531N/aN/a504723DNF
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Sprint
199925NCN/aNC
20012794N/aN/aNC
20022875N/aN/a49
20032985N/aN/aNC
2004308066N/aNC
20053196NCN/a69
2006328482N/a61

References

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  1. "About Utah: Skier had a childhood on the go". Deseret News. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wendy Wagner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. "Meet Wendy Wagner". Forest Service. March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  4. "Wendy Wagner, Two-Time Olympian Turned Avalanche Forecaster, Dies at 52". Nordic Insights. November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  5. "WAGNER Wendy". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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