Nina O'Brien (born November 29, 1997) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
O'Brien competed for the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and was in sixth place in the giant slalom after the first run. She crashed near the finish of the second run, suffering multiple leg fractures. O'Brien rehabbed from this devastating injury and returned to competition, teaming up with Paula Moltzan, Tommy Ford, and River Radamus to win gold in the team event at the 2023 World Championships. In her second Olympic experience at the 2026 Milano-Cortina games, she recorded her best finish of 20th in the giant slalom.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel 2019 21 110 52 53 — — — 2020 22 74 50 37 — — — 19 2021 23 43 31 17 — — rowspan=6 — 2022 24 68 42 29 — — 30 2023 25 70 — 26 — — rowspan=4 2024 26 2025 27 37 47 11 — — 2026 28 34 31 10 — —
Top-ten finishes 0 podiums, 12 top tens (11 GS, 1 SL) Season Date Location Discipline Place2021December 29, 2020 Semmering, Austria Slalom 9th2022October 23, 2021 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 9th2023January 25, 2023 Kronplatz, Italy Giant slalom 10th2025October 26, 2024 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 7thNovember 30, 2024 Killington, United States Giant slalom 6thJanuary 21, 2025 Kronplatz, Italy Giant slalom 10thFebruary 21, 2025 Sestriere, Italy Giant slalom 8th2026October 25, 2025 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 6thDecember 6, 2025 Tremblant, Canada Giant slalom 10thJanuary 3, 2026 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 8thJanuary 24, 2026 Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic Giant slalom 5thMarch 25, 2026 Hafjell, Norway Giant slalom 8th
World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedParallelTeam event 2019 2134 28— — — rowspan=3 — 2021 23 DNF2 10 — — —10 6 2023 25 DNF1 11 — — —9 1 2025 27 — 19 — — — 4
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined Teamcombined Team event 2022 24 — DSQ2 — — — — 2026 28 DNF1 20 — — DNF1-DNS
References
External links
Nina O'Brien at Milano Cortina 2026