Sarah Konrad

Sarah Konrad
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	August 26, 1967 (age 56); Los Angeles, California, United States
Sport
Sport	Biathlon, cross-country skiing

Sarah Konrad (born August 26, 1967) is an American former biathlete. She competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.^[1] She also competed in the cross-country skiing at the same Olympics.^[1] Konrad was the first woman to represent the United States in two different sports at the same Winter Olympic Games.^[2] Since retiring, Konrad has served as a representative for the Athletes Advisory Council of the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Biathlon Association for the International Competition Committee.^[3]

Biography[edit]

Konrad was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended The Thacher School in Ojai.^[4] In 1988, she enrolled on ski program whilst at Dartmouth College.^[4] In 1998, Konrad won two golds and a silver at the Masters World Cup event in Lake Placid, New York.^[4] The following year, she was ranked as the ninth-best female cross-country skier in the United States.^[4] Konrad competed in all the Biathlon World Championships events from 2005 to 2007.^[3] She competed in the Olympic trials in Fort Kent, Maine to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics.^[4] After she retired, she moved back to Laramie, Wyoming to complete a PhD in geology at the University of Wyoming.^[3]^[4] She was also the oldest female Olympian to represent the United States at the 2006 Winter Games.^[5]

In 2014, Konrad, as a glaciologist, was part of an educational video, titled "Science of Snow" for NBC.^[6] Konrad undertook an experiment on freezing water and explained how snow relates to Nordic skiing.^[6] In 2016, Konrad also worked with the World Anti-Doping Agency,^[7] following doping amongst Russian athletes.^[8] Konrad then became the United States representative at the 2014 Winter Olympics, to ensure that none of the US team break any Olympic rules.^[9]

In 2022, Konrad became a director of US Biathlon.^[10]

Year	Age	10 km individual	15 km skiathlon	30 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km relay	Team sprint
2006	38	—	—	32	—	14	—

Year	Age	10 km individual	15 km skiathlon	30 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km relay	Team sprint
2005	37	23	—	—	—	DNF	14
2007	39	55	—	—	—	14	—

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
2001	33	NC	—	NC	—
2006	38	100	71	—	—
2007	39	NC	NC	—	—

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^ "Konrad to compete in biathlon, cross-country skiing". ESPN Sport. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sarah Konrad, Record Setter and Athlete-Advocate In Chief". Faster Skier. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Double Cross". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "From the Start, Dartmouth Athletes Warmed to Winter Olympics". Dartmouth. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "UW Scientist and Olympian Spotlighted in 'NBC Learn' Segment for Winter Olympics". University of Wyoming. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "WADA insist they are keen to investigate doping in Russia beyond athletics following letter from America". Inside the Games. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "Russia's doping scandal presents 'defining moment' before Rio Olympics". USA Today. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "UW Graduate And Olympian Expects American To Do Well In Sochi". Wyoming Public Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "US Biathlon Board of Directors". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "KONRAD Sarah". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 10, 2019.