Caitlin Compton Gregg

Caitlin Compton Gregg (born November 7, 1980) is an American cross-country skier who has competed since 2001.

Caitlin Compton Gregg
Country United States
Born (1980-11-07) November 7, 1980
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Ski clubLoppet Nordic Racing
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (20092010, 20132016)
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts47
Team starts2
Overall titles0 – (73rd in 2016)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Falun10 km freestyle

Career

Gregg starting Nordic skiing at Harwood Union High School in Duxbury, Vermont, as a sophomore.

Her best World Cup finish was 14th in the 10 km Freestyle in Canmore, Alberta in February 2010.

It was announced on January 19, 2010, that she had qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. She ended up placing sixth overall in the team sprint along with Kikkan Randall. Gregg's best individual finish was 30th in the 10 km event.

Gregg's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was third in the 10 km freestyle in Falun in 2015.[1] Her second best finish was 14th in the 4 × 5 km relay at Liberec in 2009 while her second best individual finish was 48th in the 30 km mass start event at those same championships.

Gregg is the only five-time winner, male or female, of the American Birkebeiner ski marathon. She won the race in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018, skiing the 2016 race with a broken toe. Gregg set the course record in the women's freestyle technique in 2011 with a winning time of 2:15:26.0.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010293042116

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20072660DNF14
200928584713
201534Bronze
20173636

Season standings

 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
200928NCNC
2010299467NC
201332NCNC
201433NCNCNC37
2015349967NC68
2016357346NC684233

Personal life

Since May 21, 2011, Caitlin Compton Gregg is married to fellow cross-country skier Brian Gregg.[3]

References

  1. "American women win medals at Nordic worlds". USA Today. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  2. "GREGG Caitlin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. Ski to Sea Podcast Interview with Brian Gregg|http://nwwayoflife.com/ski-to-sea-podcast-brian-gregg-interview Archived 2014-12-04 at the Wayback Machine


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