Will Brandenburg
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1987 Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Slalom, combined |
| Club | Schweitzer Racing School |
| World Cup debut | December 16, 2007 (age 21) |
| Website | willbrandenburgusa.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (2010) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 5th – (2011–15) |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (93rd in 2012) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (33rd in SL, 2012) |
Will Brandenburg (born January 1, 1987) is a World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team and specializes in slalom.
Born in Walla Walla, Washington, Brandenburg began skiing at 11 months[1] and started racing at age seven at Ski Bluewood near Dayton. He moved with his family to Spokane as a youth, then raced with the Spokane Ski Racing Association at Mt. Spokane,[1][2] and later at Schweitzer Mountain near Sandpoint in nearby northern Idaho. A 2005 graduate of Mead High School in Spokane,[3] he also played high school football for the Panthers, with a brief stint at quarterback.[4]
Brandenburg was named to the U.S. development team in May 2006.[2] At the 2007 U.S. Alpine Championships in April, he placed second in the giant slalom in at Alyeska, won by Ted Ligety.[5][6] A day earlier, Brandenburg was named U.S. junior alpine ski racer of the year by Ski Racing magazine.[7]
Brandenburg was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics,[8] and finished tenth in super combined event, won by Bode Miller, and had the second best time in its slalom run, behind Ligety.[9] He was also a member of the U.S. team for the 2011 World Championships and raced in the slalom.
Brandenburg's best World Cup finish is sixth place in a slalom at Kranjska Gora in March 2012.[10][11]
He won the combined event at the 2013 U.S. Alpine Championships at Squaw Valley.[12]
World Cup top 30 finishes[edit]
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jan 9, 2011 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 24th |
| Jan 30, 2011 | Chamonix, France | Super combined | 22nd | |
| 2012 | Jan 8, 2012 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 22nd |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 6th | |
| 2013 | Nov 11, 2012 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 15th |
| 2014 | Mar 9, 2014 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 23rd |
| 2015 | Jan 27, 2015 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 18th |
World Championship results[edit]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | DNF1 | — | — | — | DNF1 |
| 2015 | 28 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results[edit]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nord, Kevin (December 29, 2000). "A passion for skiing". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
- ^ a b "Ski star Brandenburg on development team". Spokesman-Review. May 14, 2006. p. C2.
- ^ Jennings, Bill (February 6, 2007). "Eye on 2010". Spokesman-Review. p. C1.
- ^ skiing.teamusa.org – On the edge of a breakthrough – January 7, 2011 – accessed March 19, 2012.
- ^ "Brandenburg 2nd at U.S. Alpine". Spokesman-Review. wire services. April 5, 2007. p. C1.
- ^ Rugh, Pete (April 4, 2007). "Alpine nationals: Ligety wins GS; Miller MIA". Ski Racing. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ Rugh, Pete (April 3, 2007). "Will Brandenburg, Leanne Smith named Ski Racing Juniors of the Year". Ski Racing. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ McKee, Hank (January 27, 2010). "U.S. Team announces alpine Olympic squad". Ski Racing. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ Farnell, Shauna (February 21, 2010). "Olympics: Bode goes gold in super-combined". Ski Racing. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ Ski Racing.com – Myhrer wins Slovene slalom, Brandenburg career best 6th – March 11, 2012.
- ^ USSA – news – Career best sixth for Brandenburg – March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Will Brandenburg of Spokane wins a national title". Seattle Times. March 23, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Will Brandenburg at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Will Brandenburg World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Will Brandenburg at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Will Brandenburg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- U.S. Ski Team – profile – Will Brandenburg
- Fischer Skis – athletes – alpine skiing – Will Brandenburg
- willbrandenburgusa.com – personal site