Kendall Kramer

Kendall Kramer
Kramer (right) with Märta Rosenberg and Siri Wigger in 2020
Personal information
Born (2002-06-26) June 26, 2002
Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportSkiing
ClubAlaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center[1]
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  United States
World University Games
2023 Lake Placid 15 km freestyle
Youth Olympic Games
2020 Lausanne 5 km classical
Junior World Championships
2020 Oberwiesenthal 4 × 3.33 km relay

Kendall Kramer (born June 26, 2002) is an American cross-country skier.[2] She represented the United States in cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Early Life and Education

Born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, Kramer attended West Valley High School.[3] She began cross-country skiing in seventh grade and competed at West Valley High School in cross country, Nordic skiing, and track and field, where she was a 14-time state champion.[4] Kramer majored in psychology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, graduating in 2025.[3]

Career

As a U18, Kramer represented the United States at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Lahti, Finland, where she finished fourth in the individual classic, her first-ever 15 km race.[5] Later that year, Kramer swept the individual races the 2019 U.S. Cross Country Junior National Championships in Anchorage, Alaska, placing first in the individual freestyle, the sprint classic and the mass start classic.[6] She made her World Cup debut in March of 2019 in Quebec City, where she skied all three races in the 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals.

At the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, Kramer earned a bronze medal in the 5 km individual classic race.[7] Kramer won a silver medal as part of the 4 × 3.3 km women's relay team at the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany.[8]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   Individual   Skiathlon   Mass start   Sprint   Relay   Team 
 sprint 
2026 23 38 — 26 — — —

World Championships

 Year   Age   Individual   Skiathlon   Mass start   Sprint   Relay   Team 
 sprint 
2025 22 — — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "University Elite Team". apunordic.com. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Kendall KRAMER - Athlete Biography - Cross-Country". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Bragg, Beth (April 17, 2020). "Kendall Kramer decides to stay home to ski and run for the Nanooks". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Timm, Blake (March 1, 2026). "Hometown Proud: Kramer Eyes More Running, Skiing Success At Alaska". University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  5. ^ Fasterskier (January 24, 2019). "U20 Worlds 15 k/30k Classic Mass Start Rundown: A Big Day for the U.S. and Canada". Fasterskier.
  6. ^ Fry, Devin (March 28, 2019). "Fairbanks' Kendall Kramer wins Pride of Alaska award". KTVF Fairbanks. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  7. ^ Bragg, Beth. "Fairbanks skier Kendall Kramer captures bronze medal at Winter Youth Olympics". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  8. ^ Bragg, Beth (March 6, 2020). "Alaska skiers part of a gold-and-silver day for America at World Junior Championships". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.


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