Nina O'Brien
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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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Born | (1997-11-29) November 29, 1997 (age 26) San Francisco, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom | ||||||||||||||
Club | Burke Mountain Academy | ||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | November 2016 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 – (2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2019, 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||
Seasons | 5 – (2018–2022) | ||||||||||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (43rd in 2021) | ||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (17th in GS, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
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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]