John Farra Named U.S. Ski & Snowboard Para Sport Director
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has officially announced John Farra as the organization’s Para Sport Director. Starting June 1, Farra – who has more than 18 years of experience in the Olympic and Paralympic movement across multiple sports – will lead the Stifel U.S. Para Nordic Ski Team, Stifel U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team and Toyota U.S. Para Snowboard Team.
Farra is no stranger to U.S. Ski & Snowboard. A 1992 Olympian, Farra led the U.S. nordic program from 2008-11, where he was responsible for creating and executing high-performance plans for cross country skiing, nordic combined and ski jumping. During his tenure, the program won four Olympic medals and six World Championship medals.
Outside of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, Farra held prominent positions with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) as high-performance director of Para nordic skiing and high-performance general manager for USA Triathlon – leading the programs to 24 Paralympic medals. Farra competed in cross country skiing at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France, was a member of the U.S. World Championships team, a U.S. national champion and an NCAA All-American. Most recently, Farra was the Director of Sport Development for U.S. Biathlon, leading sport development initiatives, coaches education, talent identification and event development.
“We are excited to welcome John back to U.S. Ski & Snowboard,” said Anouk Patty, U.S. Ski & Snowboard chief of sport. “John has a wealth of experience in the Olympic and Paralympic space, as well as a background as an elite athlete himself, and is well-positioned to lead these three programs to new heights.”
“After speaking with U.S. Ski & Snowboard athlete representatives and leadership, I found myself highly motivated to contribute, with a tremendous opportunity to build a strong foundation across all four disciplines as we work toward 2030 and our home Games in 2034,” said Farra. “It makes it especially meaningful to return to U.S. Ski & Snowboard as an alumni athlete and to the organization where I started my high-performance career. I am fired up to work with, and for, the athletes starting June 1.”
Farra will be based at the USANA Center of Excellence powered by iFIT in Park City, Utah.
