American female cross-country skiers

Leslie Thompson (born 1963) is a former American cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Calgary in 1988 and her best individual finish of 32nd in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Lillehammer in 1994.
Thompson's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 20th twice in the 30 km event (1993, 1995). Her best World cup finish was 17th in a 10 km event in Switzerland in 1993.
Thompson earned seven individual career victories in FIS races at distances between 5 km and 30 km from 1993 to 1995.

Elizabeth "Liz" Stephen (born January 12, 1987, in East Montpelier, Vermont) is a retired American cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2018.

Patricia Ross (born 8 March 1959 in Middlebury, Vermont) is an American former cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1984. She attended the University of New Hampshire and skied for the 'Cats. She graduated in 1982 with a degree in physical education.
Ross finished seventh in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
After retiring, she became a real estate broker in upstate New York.

Kristina Joder (born July 11, 1978) is an American cross-country skier. She competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Brenda White (born February 4, 1966) is an American cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 15 kilometre classical event at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Beth Paxson (born February 10, 1960) is an American cross-country skier. She competed in three events at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Paxson also skied at the University of Vermont, where she is a 1984 graduate.

Sophia Shuell Caldwell Hamilton (born March 22, 1990) is a retired American cross-country ski racer who specialized in sprint disciplines. She won two races and achieved a total of 10 podiums in World Cup competition. Since 2019, Caldwell has been married to fellow US cross-country teammate Simeon Hamilton. On March 22, 2021, aged 31, she announced retirement from competitive skiing.

Kerrin Petty-Nilsson (born 6 January 1970 in Townsend, Vermont, United States), is a US-Swedish cross-country skier. After competing on the cross-country ski team at the University of Vermont, she represented the United States during the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer and in Nagano in 1998. She won the 1998 women's main competition of Vasaloppet. and the unofficial women's competitions in 1994 and 1996.
In 1996, she won the Swedish women's 30 kilometers national championship. and in 1996 and 1997, she won Tjejvasan.Petty-Nilsson now works as an environment and health-protection inspector of Forshaga Municipality.