Alexa Brabec

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Alexa Brabec (born October 8, 2004) is an American skier who competes in Nordic combined.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-10 |title=Alexa Brabec |url=https://usanordic.org/athlete/alexa-brabec/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=USA Nordic Sport |language=en-US}}

Biography

Brabec was born on October 8, 2004. She is from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She grew up skiing for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.{{Cite web |last=Roepke |first=Michele |date=2024-02-11 |title=A. Brabec of the U of U and K. McKinnon get historic 2nd in Jr. World's Nordic Combined in Slovenia |url=https://townlift.com/2024/02/a-brabec-of-the-u-of-u-and-k-mckinnon-get-historic-2nd-in-jr-worlds-nordic-combined-in-slovenia/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=TownLift, Park City News |language=en-US}}

Brabec was named to the first team of women to represent the United States in Nordic Combined at a World Championship event,

In 2020, Brabec competed at the Youth Olympic Games, which was the first time women's Nordic Combined was included in the competition.{{Cite web |last=Reardon |first=Shelby |date=2020-12-18 |title=Steamboat skiers compete in first-ever women's Nordic combined World Cup as US teammate wins |url=https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/steamboat-skiers-compete-in-first-ever-womens-nordic-combined-world-cup-as-us-teammate-wins/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=www.steamboatpilot.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Reardon |first=Shelby |date=2020-02-06 |title=5 Steamboat Springs athletes make USA proud at Youth Olympic Games |url=https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/5-steamboat-springs-athletes-make-usa-proud-at-youth-olympic-games/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=www.steamboatpilot.com |language=en-US}}

Brabec was a member of the U.S. World Championship team in 2021 and 2023.

In 2024, Brabec placed second overall in the HS102/5 km event at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, winning the first-ever medal in Women's Nordic Combined for the United States at the Junior World Championships. She also placed second over all in the Team Sprint HS102/2×4.5 event with Kai McKinnon, similarly winning the United States's first medal in a Women's Nordic Combined team event.

As Nordic combined is the only Winter Olympic sport without a women's competition, Brabec's family, particularly her mother, who is a lawyer, advocates for gender equity in the sport.{{Cite web |last=Hatzfeld |first=Katie |date=2024-04-07 |title=Nordic combined may get cut from the 2030 Olympic lineup; decision likely in two years |url=http://parkrecord.newspackstaging.com/2024/04/07/nordic-combined-may-get-cut-from-the-2030-olympic-lineup-decision-likely-in-two-years/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Park Record |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Brabec is a student at the University of Utah.

Competitive history

This is an incomplete list of Brabec's competitive history.

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!Competition

!Event

!Location

!Rank

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2020

|Youth Olympics

|Girls' Normal hill/4 km

|Lausanne, Switzerland

|14

2020

|Youth Olympics

|cross country

|Lausanne, Switzerland

|15

2020

|Youth Olympics

|mixed team

|Lausanne, Switzerland

|11

2021

|FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

|ski jumping

|Oberstdorf, Germany

|27

|[https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2021/NK/4102/2021NK4102RL.pdf Ski jumping results]

2021

|FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

|cross country

|Oberstdorf, Germany

|26

2021/22

|World Cup

|Hs106/5 km

|Val di Fiemme, Italy

|20

2022/23

|Continental Cup

|HS109/7.5 km

|Rena, Norway

2023

|FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

|ski jumping

|Planica, Slovenia

|31

|{{cite web |date=24 February 2023 |title=Women Individual Gundersen NH/5.0km – Intermediate Results Ski Jumping |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2023/NK/4159/2023NK4159RL.pdf |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=fis-ski.com}}

2023

|FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

|cross country

|Planica, Slovenia

|28

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|rowspan=2|Nordic Junior World Ski Championships

|HS102/5 km

|rowspan=2|Planica, Slovenia

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team sprint HS102/2×4,5 km