Name: Clare Egan
Sport: Biathlon
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 125lbs
DOB: 11/19/1987
Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, Maine
High School: Cape Elizabeth High School, '06
College: Wellesley '10 - International Communication, UNH '12 - MA Linguistics
Team/Club: Craftsbury Green Racing Project
Coach(es): Jonne Kahkonen, Jean Paquet, Algis Shalna, Pepa Miloucheva
Olympic Experience
  • 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games - 61st in sprint / 62nd in individual / 13th in relay
World Championship Experience
  • 2017 (Hochfilzen, AUT) - 20th in sprint / 22nd in individual / 24th in mass start / 41st in pursuit / 14th in relay / 16th in mixed relay
  • 2016 (Oslo, NOR) - 66th in individual / 84th in sprint / 13th in relay
  • 2015 (Kontiolahti, FIN) - 40th in sprint / 51st in individual / 52nd in pursuit / 12th in relay
Other Career Highlights
  • 2018 US Biathlon National Championships (Park City, Utah) - 2nd in sprint / 2nd in pursuit / 2nd in mass start
Personal: Hobbies: singing duets, guitar, letter-writing, gardening, learning languages
More

Did you know...? 
My dream vacation spot is… Big Major Cay ("Pig Island"), Bahamas 
When traveling, the thing I miss the most is… my stuffed animal pig, Hilda 
My favorite meal is… (vegetarian) risotto 
I never leave my house without… my lucky pigs 
If I were not an athlete, I would... have a pet miniature piglet 


More on Clare:

Clare started skiing in middle school for Cape Nordic and was a Maine high school state champion and two-time member of the New England Junior National team. As an undergraduate at Wellesley College, she ran cross-country and track and started the Wellesley Ski Team. After graduating in 2010, Clare spent a year at the University of New Hampshire, where she competed in Division I cross-country, track, and Nordic skiing while pursuing a master's degree in linguistics. She joined the Craftsbury Green Racing Project in June of 2011 and competed in her first biathlon race in 2013. Following the 2014 season, Clare was named to U.S. Biathlon's development program. She made her biathlon World Cup debut in January of 2015 and has competed on the World Cup circuit ever since as a member of the US Biathlon A Team. She was a member of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 World Championship Teams and the 2018 Winter Olympic Team. 


SPORT DATA 

Biathlon Since: 2013, cross-country ski racing since: 2002 
Member of National Team since:  2014 
Skis:  Salomon  
Boots:  Salomon 
Club:  Craftsbury Green Racing Project  
Coaches:  Jonne Kahkonen, Jean Paquet, Algis Shalna, Pepa Miloucheva

WORLD CUP TOTAL FINAL RANK

2017/18  - 63
2016/17  - 56
2015/16  - 67
2014/15  - 96

WORLD CUP TOP RESULTS (INCL. OWG AND WCH.) 

POS COMP. SEASON EVENT
6 PU 2018/19 Pokljuka (SLO) WC
11 PU 2018/19 Antholz (ITA) WC
13 SP 2018/19 Oberhof (GER) WC
13 SP 2017/18 Kontiolahti (FIN) WC
14 MS 2018/19 Nove Mesto (CZE) WC
15 MS 2018/19 Antholz (ITA) WC
15 SP 2018/19 Pokljuka (SLO) WC
16 SP 2015/16 Oestersund (SWE) WC
20 PU 2018/19 Nove Mesto (CZE) WC
20 SP 2016/17 Hochfilzen (AUT) WCH