Joanne Reid

Quick Facts

• Daughter of 1980 Olympic speedskating bronze medalist Beth (Heiden) Reid, and the niece of Eric Heiden,  five-time Olympic gold medalist in Speedskating at the Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980

• She was an NCAA champion cross-country skier at the University of Colorado before taking up biathlon in 2015

• She has an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics and a graduate degree in engineering from the University of Colorado

• Hobbies include mountain biking, climbing, rollerblading, and microbrewery touring

Biographical Information 

Joanne Reid is the daughter of 1980 Olympic speedskating bronze medalist Beth (Heiden) Reid and the niece of Eric Heiden, the only Winter Olympian to win 5 gold medals in a single Olympics, which he accomplished at the Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980.

Joanne Reid was an NCAA cross-country skiing champion at the University of Colorado before taking up biathlon in 2015. She made her World Championship debut for Team USA in 2017 and, a year later, her Olympic debut at the Winter Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018. 

Off the snow, Reid enjoys mountain biking, climbing, rollerblading and microbrewery touring, and says the number one thing she misses when she is on the road is Colorado craft beer.

Olympic Experience

• 2-time Olympian
  • Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 11th (4 x 6km Relay - Women), 29th (10km Pursuit - Women), 34th (7.5km Sprint - Women), 57th (15km Individual - Women)
  • Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 13th (4 x 6km Relay - Women), 15th (2 x 6 + 2 x 7.5km Relay - Mixed), 22th (15km Individual - Women), 86th (7.5km Sprint - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2023 – 13th (4 x 6km Relay - Mixed), 15th (4 x 6km Relay - Women), 61th (15km Individual - Women), 75th (7.5km Sprint - Women)
• Years of participation: 15km Individual - Women 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023; 4 x 6km Relay - Mixed 2023; 4 x 6km Relay - Women 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023; 7.5km Sprint - Women 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023; 10km Pursuit - Women 2017, 2019, 2021; 4 x 7.5km Relay - Mixed 2021; 12.5km Mass Start - Women 2019
• Top finish: 9th – 2019 (4 x 6km Relay - Women)