Winter Vinecki

Winter Lee Vinecki (born December 18, 1998) is an American marathon runner, triathlete, and aerial skier. She represented the United States in aerial skiing at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.

Biography Vinecki ran a marathon in Antarctica on March 30, 2013, when she finished the Antarctica Marathon with a time of 4 hours, 49 minutes, and 45 seconds, giving her third place in the women's race. In November 2013, she completed a marathon in Athens, Greece, which made her the youngest person to complete a marathon on seven continents, as she had done so on the other six continents previously. However, on September 6, 2014, Vinecki's record as the youngest person to run a marathon on all seven continents was broken. She ran these marathons with her mother, Dawn Estelle, and the two are the first mother-daughter pair to complete seven marathons on seven continents. The marathons were in the United States, Kenya, Antarctica, Mongolia, Peru, New Zealand, and Greece.

She was the national IronKids triathlon champion in 2010 and 2011 and finished in 2012 as an official ambassador for IronKids. She lives with a host family in Park City, Utah, training at Utah Olympic Park, The 2014 FIS Junior World Ski Championships were held later that month in Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy. Vinecki placed fifth in ladies' aerials with a total of 162 points. She had a goal to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

In August 2017, Vinecki received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development in recognition of her community service efforts and work with youth.

In 2024 and 2026, Vinecki won the Lac-Beauport FIS World Cup's women’s aerials ski competition.