Sarah Konrad
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] BiographyKonrad 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] Cross-country skiing resultsAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11] Olympic Games
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