Susan DUNKLEE

Historical Results

Hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, gardening, unicycling, woodworking, reading, jigsaw puzzles.

Athlete

Completed studies in ecology at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH (2008).

Father, Stanley Richard "Stan" Dunklee. Mother, Judi (parents run a veterinary hospital in Barton). Older brother.

English, German

Craftsbury Green Racing Project

National: Armin Auchentaller (ITA)

Father Stan Dunklee (Cross-country skiing): Competed at the Innsbruck 1976 and Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Winter Games with his best result of eighth in the relay in 1980. Several times American champion, including two titles over 50km (1976, 1979) and one title over 15 km (1978).

Uncle Everett Dunklee (Cross-country skiing): Competed in the men's 15km and 50km Sapporo 1972 Olympic Winter Games.

Athletics, cross-country skiing: During her studies at Dartmouth College, she was active in cross-country skiing and athletics. In athletics, she ran middle distance and steeplechase and once just missed participation in the USA Championships. In cross-country skiing, she competed for the Dartmouth ski team. In 2002, she contested her first FIS races and in January 2004 she took part in her first USA Championships. In December 2004, she reached the podium for the first time at the NorAm Cup races in Presque Isle. Two months later, in Stowe, Vermont, she won her only FIS classic-style 5km race.

2009 IBU Cup in Altenberg (Individual - 40th, Sprint - 38th)
2011 World Cup in Oestersund (Individual - 44th, Sprint - 28th, Pursuit - 31st)

2008

Learned how to ski at age two with her family. Competed in athletics and cross-country skiing, before moving to Lake Placid in 2008 to join the USA biathlon development program. Later returned to Vermont and became a member of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project in 2010.

As a cross-country skier she was recruited in 2008 by the USA Biathlon Association.

She splits her time training between Craftsbury, VT and Lake Placid, NY, the headquarters of the national team. (teamusa.org, 2021)

First podium (third) in the 2017/28 World Cup in Oslo: “It’s quite a different experience from fourth place to third place! I feel like I have been on the edge so many times in the last couple years, that I’m ready to be here. I’m ready to try to do it again in the future." (teamusa.org, 20 Mar 2014)

Biathlete Michael Slesingr (CZE), four-time Olympian (2006-2018), three-time World Championships medallist (one gold, one silver, one bronze).

Biathlete Martin Fourcade (FRA), five-time Olympic and 13-time World champion.

Biathlete Lowell Baily (USA), four-time Olympian (2006-2018), and 2017 World champion.

"Michal Slesingr, Martin Fourcade, and Lowell Bailey. They are phenomenal athletes and leaders who insist on fighting for the integrity of our sport." (biathlon23.wordpress.com, 12 Oct 2017)

Her father, cross-country skier Stan Dunklee (USA). "The Olympics were certainly a dream of mine from a young age, and having an Olympian role model to look up to in the family helped that dream seem more attainable. The best advice I've ever received came from my dad: 'Remember to keep it fun!'" (Vermont Sports, Jan/Feb 2018)

“I need balance and I need to use my mind. When training or racing isn’t going well, I need a means of distancing myself from biathlon." (biathlon23.wordpress.com, 4 Apr 2021)

Biathlon23’s performance of the season: for an unexpected podium finish in the Nove Mesto single mixed relay together with Sean Doherty. (biathlon23.wordpress.com, 4 Apr 2021)