Wendy Wagner

Wendy Wagner
Personal information
Born(1973-10-31)October 31, 1973
DiedNovember 6, 2025(2025-11-06) (aged 52)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubAPU Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (1999, 20012006)
Indiv. starts39
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts7
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (75th in 2002)
Discipline titles0

Wendy Kay Wagner (October 31, 1973 – November 6, 2025) was an American cross-country skier.[1] She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2] After the Olympics, Wagner worked as an avalanche forecaster for the United States Forest Service.[3] Wagner died on November 6, 2025, at the age of 52, following an 18-month battle with ovarian cancer.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 28 36 48 23 13 N/a
2006 32 50 N/a 35 14 10

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1999 25 69 N/a 56 46 N/a 14 N/a
2001 27 N/a 26 29 47 CNX[a] 44 12 N/a
2003 29 N/a 38 32 44 42 N/a
2005 31 N/a N/a 50 47 23 DNF
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Sprint
1999 25 NC N/a NC
2001 27 94 N/a N/a NC
2002 28 75 N/a N/a 49
2003 29 85 N/a N/a NC
2004 30 80 66 N/a NC
2005 31 96 NC N/a 69
2006 32 84 82 N/a 61

References

  1. ^ "About Utah: Skier had a childhood on the go". Deseret News. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wendy Wagner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Meet Wendy Wagner". Forest Service. March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Wendy Wagner, Two-Time Olympian Turned Avalanche Forecaster, Dies at 52". Nordic Insights. November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "WAGNER Wendy". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 13, 2019.