Nina O'Brien (born November 29, 1997) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.[1]
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 29, 1997 San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Burke Mountain Academy | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | November 26, 2016 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2022, 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2019–2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (2018–2023, 2025–2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (34th in 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (10th in GS, 2026) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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O'Brien competed for the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics,[1] and was in sixth place in the giant slalom after the first run. She crashed near the finish of the second run, suffering multiple leg fractures.[2] O'Brien rehabbed from this devastating injury and returned to competition, teaming up with Paula Moltzan, Tommy Ford, and River Radamus to win gold in the team event at the 2023 World Championships.[3] In her second Olympic experience at the 2026 Milano-Cortina games, she recorded her best finish of 20th in the giant slalom.[1]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
editTop-ten finishes
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| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2021 | December 29, 2020 |  Semmering, Austria | Slalom | 9th |
| 2022 | October 23, 2021 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 9th |
| 2023 | January 25, 2023 |  Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 10th |
| 2025 | October 26, 2024 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 7th |
| November 30, 2024 |  Killington, United States | Giant slalom | 6th | |
| January 21, 2025 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 10th | |
| February 21, 2025 | Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom | 8th | |
| 2026 | October 25, 2025 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 6th |
| December 6, 2025 |  Tremblant, Canada | Giant slalom | 10th | |
| January 3, 2026 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 8th | |
| January 24, 2026 |  Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic | Giant slalom | 5th | |
| March 25, 2026 |  Hafjell, Norway | Giant slalom | 8th |
World Championship results
editOlympic results
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "Nina O'Brien - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ↑ "American skier Nina O'Brien suffers multiple leg fractures in scary crash at Olympics". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ Willemsen, Eric. "American skier Nina O'Brien ready for another comeback after breaking left leg twice". AP News. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nina O'Brien.
- Nina O'Brien at FIS (alpine)
- Nina O'Brien at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Nina O'Brien at TeamUSA.com
- Nina O'Brien at Olympedia
- Nina O'Brien at InterSportStats
- Nina O'Brien at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Nina O'Brien at Milano Cortina 2026
- Nina O'Brien on Instagram
