Hailey Swirbul

Hailey Swirbul
Swirbul in January 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-07-10) July 10, 1998
Sport
Country United States
SportSkiing
ClubAPU Nordic Ski Center
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (20192023)
Indiv. starts55
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts6
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (23rd in 2021)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  United States
Junior World Championships
2018 Goms 5 km classical
2017 Park City 4 × 3.33 km relay
2018 Goms 10 km skiathlon

Hailey Swirbul (born July 10, 1998) is an American cross-country skier. Although she initially retired following the 2022/2023 season, she announced in fall 2025 that she was returning to professional skiing in time for the 2025/2026 World Cup race season.[1]

On December 13, 2020, she clinched her first podium in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup by finishing third in the 10 km freestyle race in Davos, Switzerland.[2]

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing on March 27, 2023.[3]

She however competed and placed 19th in the 50 km classical race at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[4]

Her brother Keegan is a professional road cyclist.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2022 23 32 40 6
2026 27 39 19

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2021 22 37 26 4
2023 24 26 18 33 5

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
2019 20 NC NC NC NC N/a 41
2020 21 77 59 75 19 54 N/a
2021 22 23 21 30 4 32 18 N/a N/a
2022 23 44 29 44 N/a N/a DNF N/a N/a
2023 24 51 44 46 N/a N/a N/a N/a

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2020–21 December 13, 2020 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2022–23 February 5, 2023 Toblach, Italy 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Brennan / Diggins / Kern

References

  1. ^ "Hailey Swirbul Comes out of Retirement, Resumes Professional Ski Career". Nordic Insights. September 5, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "Rosie Brennan wins another World Cup cross-country race, shares podium with teammate". NBC Sports. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "APU's Rosie Brennan finishes World Cup season in 4th; teammate Hailey Swirbul announces retirement from World Cup racing". Anchorage Daily News. March 28, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Sweden's Andersson claims decisive victory in cross-country 50km classic race Reuters. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ "SWIRBUL Hailey". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 15, 2020.