Aelin Peterson
Aelin Peterson | |
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Country | United States |
Born | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | June 7, 1974
Ski club | Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2 – (2001, 2003) |
Indiv. podiums | 0 |
Team podiums | 0 |
Indiv. starts | 3 |
Team starts | 1 |
Overall titles | 0 |
Discipline titles | 0 |
Aelin Peterson (born June 7, 1974) is an American cross-country skier. She competed in four events at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1]
Biography
Peterson spent her early life in Unalakleet[2] and Fairbanks in Alaska.[3] She was the cross-country skiing champion at Alaska High School in 1991 and 1992.[4] She attended Northern Michigan University before competing in the Junior Nationals, winning five gold and four silver medals between 1992 and 1998.[4] During this time, the U.S. Ski Association ranked her as the best junior skier in the country on two separate occasions.[4]
In 1996, Peterson worked for Strong Capital Management in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.[2] In 2000, she left her job to return to skiing.[5] Before making the US team for the 2002 Winter Olympics, Peterson worked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a stock trader.[4] She quit her job in finance to focus on her qualification for the Olympics.[2] Prior to the Olympics, Peterson was forced to stop skiing for five years after contracting meningitis.[6] She was inducted into the Alaska High School's Hall of Fame in 2006.[4]
In December 2019, Peterson was diagnosed with breast cancer.[7]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]
Olympic Games
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
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2002 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 9 |
World Championships
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 28 | 52 | — | 63 | — | 46 | — |
World Cup
Season standings
Season | Age | ||
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Overall | Sprint | ||
2001 | 26 | NC | NC |
2003 | 28 | NC | NC |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aelin Peterson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c "A Finance Professional Rekindles Her Winter Olympic Dream". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Spokespeople". Healthy Futures. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Aelin Peterson". Alaska Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Her trader job can wait for a dream come true". deseret.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "X-Country Comebacks". New York Post. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "17 years after they were Olympic teammates, two Alaska skiers battle a common foe: Breast cancer". Ancorage Daily News. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "PETERSON Aelin Johanna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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