John Farra

John Farra
Personal information
Born	September 10, 1970 (age 54); Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing

John Farra (born September 10, 1970) is an American former cross-country skier.^[1] He competed in the men's 10 kilometre classical event at the 1992 Winter Olympics.^[2] Following the Olympics, Farra worked in several roles as a high performance director,^[3] including for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.^[4]

Biography

Farra was born in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1970, and began skiing when he was two years old.^[3]^[4] Farra attended the University of Utah, and would later go on to coach the university's cross-country ski team.^[3] He also attended the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid.^[3]

In 1990, Farra joined the US Ski Team ahead of the 1992 Winter Olympics.^[4] At the 1992 Winter Olympics, Farra finished in 60th place in the men's 10 kilometre classical event,^[5] and in 49th place in the men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit event.^[6]

In 2008, Farra became the Nordic Director of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.^[4]^[7] He went on to become the High Performance Director of the U.S. Paralympics Nordic ski programme.^[8]^[9] In 2018, Farra was also named as the High Performance General Manager of USA Triathlon.^[10]

^ "Interview with USSA Nordic Director John Farra". Faster Skier. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Farra Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "John Farra". Olympedia. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "John Farra Departs USSA and Joins USOC as HP Director for US Paralympic Nordic Skiing". Ski Trax. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "10 kilometres, Classical, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "10/15 kilometres Pursuit, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "John Farra named new USSA nordic director". Ski Racing. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "John Farra Named High Performance Director for Paralympics Nordic Skiing". Infobae. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Meet Saratoga Springs' John Farra, Team USA's Paralympic Nordic Skiing Director". Saratoga Living. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "USA Triathlon Names John Farra High Performance General Manager". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2022.