Nina O'Brien

Nina O'Brien
O'Brien at Soldeu in 2023
Personal information
Born (1997-11-29) November 29, 1997
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Skiing career
Country United States
SportAlpine skiing
ClubBurke Mountain Academy
DisciplinesGiant slalom, Slalom
World Cup debut
November 26, 2016 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2022, 2026)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (2019–2025)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 – (2018–2023, 2025–2026)
Podiums0
Overall titles
0 – (34th in 2026)
Discipline titles
0 – (10th in GS, 2026)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the
 United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MéribelTeam event

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]

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

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2019211105253———N/a
202022745037———19
202123433117——N/a—
202224684229——30
20232570—26——N/a
202426did not compete
202527374711——
202628343110——

Top-ten finishes

  • 0 podiums, 12 top tens (11 GS, 1 SL)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2021 December 29, 2020Austria Semmering, AustriaSlalom9th
2022 October 23, 2021Austria Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom9th
2023 January 25, 2023Italy Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom10th
2025 October 26, 2024Austria Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom7th
November 30, 2024United States Killington, United StatesGiant slalom6th
January 21, 2025Italy Kronplatz, ItalyGiant slalom10th
February 21, 2025Italy Sestriere, ItalyGiant slalom8th
2026 October 25, 2025Austria Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom6th
December 6, 2025Canada Tremblant, CanadaGiant slalom10th
January 3, 2026Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom8th
January 24, 2026Czech Republic Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech RepublicGiant slalom5th
March 25, 2026Norway  Hafjell, NorwayGiant slalom8th

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined		 Parallel Team
 event 
2019213428———N/aN/a—
202123DNF210———106
202325DNF111———91
202527—19——N/a—N/a4

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined		 Team event
202224—DSQ2———N/a—
202628DNF120——N/aDNF1-DNSN/a

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nina O'Brien - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "American skier Nina O'Brien suffers multiple leg fractures in scary crash at Olympics". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ Willemsen, Eric. "American skier Nina O'Brien ready for another comeback after breaking left leg twice". AP News. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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