Rosie Brennan Posts Top 15 Finish In Women’s Cross-Country Ski 10K

Feb 10, 2022, 1:07 AM | Updated: 1:09 am

Rosie Brennan of Team United States competes during the Women's Cross-Country Sprint Free Qualification on Day 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at The National Cross-Country Skiing Centre on February 08, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

BY TREVOR ALLEN

KSL Sports

SALT LAKE CITY – Park City native Rosie Brennan posted a top 15 finish in the Women’s Cross Country 10K competition at the Winter Olympic Games.

Rosie Brennan recorded her Cross Country ski 10K time of 29:28.6 which was good for 13th place at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Therese Johaug of Norway won the gold medal with a time of 28:06.3. Finland took the silver and bronze medals with Kerttu Niskanen’s 28:06.7 time placing her in second with Krista Parmakoski finishing third with a time of 28:37.8.

Brennan was born in Salt Lake City and raised in Park City. She currently resides in Anchorage, Alaska. Brennan is competing in her second Winter Olympic Games after making her debut in PyeongChang in 2018.

And they're off. 💨

The women's cross-country 10km classic is underway on @USA_Network and @peacockTV. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/GPwZZKPSfP

— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 10, 2022

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