Annika Taylor

Annika Taylor (born 4 June 1993) is a cross-country skier with joint British and American nationality.

Early life and education Born in Truckee, California, Taylor is the daughter of Betsy and Peter Taylor. She holds British and American citizenship as her father is originally from the United Kingdom. As a junior, she raced for California's Auburn Ski Club and the Far West Nordic Ski Education Association, winning three CNISSF State Championships and notching three top-10 finishes at the USSA Junior Championships. In 2014 January, her first racing for British came at the Swiss National Championships in Leysin.

2015-2016 season After graduating from university in 2015 May, she started skiing full-time and continued skiing for British National Team. At the same time, she joined the Sugar Bowl Academy, which is based in Norden. In 2017 February, she competed in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 at Lahti, her best result was 38th in the sprint freestyle and 30 km freestyle mass start.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2018 24 76 60 — — — —

World Championships Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2017 23 58 41 38 38 — — 2019 25 58 — — 53 — 16

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2016 22 62 42 2017 23 — 47 2018 24 77 — — 2019 25 — — —