Will Brandenburg

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, Brandenburg began skiing at 11 months[1] and started racing at age seven at Ski Bluewood near Dayton. He moved with his family to Spokane as a youth, then raced with the Spokane Ski Racing Association at Mt. Spokane,[1][2] and later at Schweitzer Mountain near Sandpoint in nearby northern Idaho. A 2005 graduate of Mead High School in Spokane,[3] he also played high school football for the Panthers, with a brief stint at quarterback.[4]

Brandenburg was named to the U.S. development team in May 2006.[2] At the 2007 U.S. Alpine Championships in April, he placed second in the giant slalom in at Alyeska, won by Ted Ligety.[5][6] A day earlier, Brandenburg was named U.S. junior alpine ski racer of the year by Ski Racing magazine.[7]

Brandenburg was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics,[8] and finished tenth in super combined event, won by Bode Miller, and had the second best time in its slalom run, behind Ligety.[9] He was also a member of the U.S. team for the 2011 World Championships and raced in the slalom.

Brandenburg's best World Cup finish is sixth place in a slalom at Kranjska Gora in March 2012.[10][11]

He won the combined event at the 2013 U.S. Alpine Championships at Squaw Valley.[12]