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.

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.

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).

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2010 21 34 34 — 11 —

World Championships Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2009 22 40 31 21 — 13 — 2011 24 — 43 21 — — —

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2008 21 90 58 — — — 2009 22 115 82 — — — 2010 23 106 84 — — 2011 24 98 68 54 — —