Morgan Arritola

Morgan Arritola (born May 13, 1986 in California) is an American cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. Her best World Cup finish was 11th in a 4 × 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2007 while her best individual finish was 24th in a 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event in Canada in 2008.

Morgan Arritola
Arritola in 2012
Country United States
Born (1986-05-13) May 13, 1986
Bend, Oregon, United Staters
Ski clubSun Valley Ski Education Foundation
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (20082011)
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts19
Team starts3
Overall titles0 – (90th in 2008)
Discipline titles0

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Arritola had her best finish of 14th in the 4 × 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 22nd in the 30 km mass start.

It was announced on 19 January 2010 that she had qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she earned her best finish of 12th in the 4 × 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 34th in the 10 km event.

Arritola competed in the World Mountain Running Championships in 2012 in Ponte di Legno, Italy, finishing third overall. Morgan won a bronze individual medal and led the US Women's Team to a gold medal. Arritola was the U.S. Mountain Running national champion in 2013 and 2015, and runner-up in 2014.[1]

Arritola began her college education at Westminster College in Salt Lake City before being recruited for professional sport.

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 
2010213434DNF11

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20092240312113
2011244321

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2008219058
20092211582
20102310684NC
2011249868NC54

References

  1. "2015 US Mountain Running Championships Results". July 25, 2015.
  2. "ARRITOLA Morgan". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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