Nina O’Brien
Eight-Time National Champion
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Hometown
San Francisco, Calif. -
Team
Alpine A -
Years on Team
7 (since 2016) -
Born
11/29/1997 -
Club(s)
Burke Mountain Academy Squaw Valley Ski Team -
School:
Dartmouth College
"I didn’t quite bring it across the line on the second run [in Cortina's GS], but I’m really happy. I’m glad I went for it. I was definitely pushing the whole way down and I made some good turns. It’s actually still my best GS finish ever—a good day!"
8 Things You Didn't Know About Nina O’brien
- 1. Nina had the best season of her career in 2020-21, grabbing a career-best ninth in slalom, and a top-10 in the giant slalom at World Championships. She ended up ranked 15th in giant slalom on the World Cup start list.
- 2. Nina won the 2019 NorAm overall title, and was first in slalom, first in giant slalom, first in super-G, third in alpine combined, and sixth in downhill.
- 3. When Nina is not skiing or studying, she loves hiking, biking, watching documentaries, and collaging. She is also involved with Voice in Sport - a community to elevate women's voices in sport.
- 4. As a 17-year-old National Training Group (NTG) athlete in 2015, Nina wowed the crowd when she snagged the national title in giant slalom at U.S. Alpine Championships in Sugarloaf, Maine.
- 5. Nina has won seven national titles: super-g, slalom, alpine combined, parallel slalom (Waterville Valley, N.H., 2019), slalom, super-G (2018), and giant slalom (2015).
- 6. She is majoring in Economics and learning German at Dartmouth.
- 7. Her favorite career memory so far is scoring her first points at Killington. "It was pretty cool to be there with so many friends and east coast ski fans, it kinda felt like I got to share the moment with everyone."
- 8. One of Ninas biggest fears in Krampus, the Austrian Christmas demon!
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Nina's News
Hustle and Bustle: U.S. Ski Team Makes the Most of Europe Training
September 03, 2021
2020-21 Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team Season Highlights
April 28, 2021
2021 U.S. Alpine Championships Kicks Off in Aspen on Monday
April 04, 2021
Second for Shiffrin in World Cup Finals Giant Slalom
March 21, 2021
Americans Edged Out by Eventual Winner Norway in Team Event
March 19, 2021
Shiffrin Second, Moltzan Career-Best Fifth at Are Slalom
March 13, 2021
