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, he began skiing at 11 months of age and started racing at seven at Ski Bluewood near Dayton, Washington. He moved with his family to Spokane as a youth, then raced with the Spokane Ski Racing Association at Mt. Spokane, and later at Schweitzer Mountain near Sandpoint, Idaho. A 2005 graduate of Mead High School in Spokane, he also played high school football for the Panthers, with a brief stint at quarterback.skiing.teamusa.org – On the edge of a breakthrough – January 7, 2011 – accessed March 19, 2012.
Brandenburg was named to the U.S. development team in May 2006. At the 2007 U.S. Alpine Championships in April, he placed second in the giant slalom at Alyeska, won by Ted Ligety. The day before, Brandenburg was named U.S. junior alpine ski racer of the year by Ski Racing magazine.
He was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and finished tenth in the super combined event, won by Bode Miller. Brandenburg had the second best time in the slalom run, behind Ligety. He was also a member of the U.S. team for the 2011 World Championships racing in the slalom.
Brandenburg's best World Cup finish is sixth place in a slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia in March 2012.Ski Racing.com – Myhrer wins Slovene slalom, Brandenburg career best 6th – March 11, 2012.USSA – news – Career best sixth for Brandenburg – March 11, 2012. He won the combined event at the 2013 U.S. Alpine Championships at Squaw Valley in Olympic Valley, California.
World Cup top 30 finishes Season Date Location Discipline Place2011 Jan 9, 2011 Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom 24thJan 30, 2011 Chamonix, FranceSuper combined22nd2012 Jan 8, 2012 Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 22ndMar 11, 2012 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 6th2013 Nov 11, 2012 Levi, Finland Slalom 15th2014 Mar 9, 2014 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 23rd2015 Jan 27, 2015 Schladming, Austria Slalom 18th
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2011 24 DNF1 — — — — 2013 26 DNF1 — — — DNF1 2015 28 DNF1 — — — —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2010 23 — — — — 10 2014 27 — — — — — -->
References
External links
Will Brandenburg World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
U.S. Ski Team – profile – Will Brandenburg Fischer Skis – athletes – alpine skiing – Will Brandenburg willbrandenburgusa.com – personal site