Tricia MANGAN

United States of America

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 7 Mar 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Place of birth: BUFFALO, NY

Birth Country:

United States of America

Residence: BUFFALO, NY

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Alpine Skiing	Women's Alpine Combined	11

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Downhill 1st Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Downhill 2nd Training	Cancelled
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Downhill 3rd Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Alpine Combined Downhill 1st Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Alpine Combined Downhill	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Women's Alpine Combined Slalom	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Mixed Team	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
DNF	Women's Giant Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Alpine Combined
2017/2018	114	31

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Downhill	Super G	Alpine combined
2021/2022	1 x 36th	1 x 36th
2018/2019		1 x 46th
2017/2018		1 x 35th	1 x 19th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
36	Downhill	2021/2022	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	1:45.22
36	Super G	2021/2022	St. Moritz, SUI	1:23.84
37	Super G	2021/2022	Lake Louise, CAN	1:21.07
40	Super G	2021/2022	Val d'Isere, FRA	1:22.12
40	Downhill	2021/2022	Val d'Isere, FRA	1:46.22
43	Super G	2021/2022	Zauchensee, AUT	1:13.73
43	Super G	2021/2022	St. Moritz, SUI	1:01.13
46	Downhill	2021/2022	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:10.15

Nickname:

Tricia.

Hobbies:

Running, kite boarding, reading, beading, all recreational water sports. "I love exploring with friends, doing things that excite/scare me, and learning new things." (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Biomedical engineering - Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH, USA).

Family:

Father, David. Mother, Martha. Twin brother, William. Younger brother, Andrew. Older brothers, Connor and Peter.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Holimont (NY, USA)

Sporting relatives:

Younger brother, Andrew (Rowing): Won a national Para rowing championship in 2021.

Her entire family are rowers and skiers and compete in triathlons. Three of her brothers, and her parents, were competitive rowers in college. (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021)

Debut:

2013 FIS event in Copper Mountain (Giant slalom - 14th)
2016 World Cup in Killington (Giant slalom - DNF1)

National team:

2017

Start:

She started skiing at the age of two. "My parents taught us to ski super young, which I don't really remember." (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021; dartmouthsports.com)

Reason:

"I remember really liking all the people I skied with when I was younger, so that was a big motivator to continue." (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021)

Ambition:

"As I continue my skiing career, I hope to inspire others to step out of tradition and find new ways to create their own speed in ski racing and life." (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021)

Memorable:

Her first World Cup points in Lenzerheide in January 2019, finishing 19th in Alpine combined, as well as her first NorAm win in Copper Mountain. "I remember being so unbelievably excited and proud internally." The second time she competed at the U16 Nationals. "I went from practically getting last the year before, being super determined to get faster all year, and then getting fourth overall and making the National Training Group the next year." (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021)

Influence:

All four of her brothers, William, Andrew, Connor and Peter. (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021)

Award:

Collegiate All America First Team honours (2019 and 2020).
Pam Merrill Award from Dartmouth College as best first year women's skier (2019).
Named Women's Rookie of the Year by the Eastern Interscholastic Ski Association (2019).

General Interest

UNUSUAL APPROACH
She took an unusual pathway to pursue her dreams. "I didn’t take the conventional path of foregoing school, but instead, continued pursuing my studies at Dartmouth College while competing internationally. This feat was challenging, but it allowed me to grow tremendously, as I was forced to prioritise what was really important and focus on efficiency and hard work." (triciamangan.org)

Milestones

Debuted at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, finishing ninth with the USA in the team parallel event.

Competed in four Junior World Championships (2015-18) with her best finish fourth in super-G in 2018 at Davos. She was seventh in Alpine combined in 2016 at Sochi.

Scored her first World Cup points in January 2019, finishing 19th in Alpine combined at Lenzerheide.

Social Media

Athlete Blog: https://patriciamangan.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tricia.mangan.9
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Tricia-Mangan-1530250550429170
https://www.instagram.com/tricia_mangan/
Athlete Website: https://www.triciamangan.org/
Team Website: https://www.teamusa.org/us-ski-and-snowboard/athletes/Tricia-Mangan

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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