BIOGRAPHY:
A native New-Englander, Sargent joins the U.S. Ski Team after four impressive seasons at Dartmouth College. After leading the Big Green to two undefeated carnival seasons in 2009 and 2010, Ida emerged on the international scene in 2011, earning fourth in the U23 World Championships 1k freestyle sprint and competing in her first World Championships in Oslo, Norway. Add to that a U.S. Championships podium in 2010, and Sargent has all the makings of a promising young contender.

ISD SAYS:
The 2011 season started out great but a car accident and some injuries kind of derailed my goals and training for the season. I was never able to get back into the same form that I started the season in, but it was still a season with lots of great experience as I started my first World Cups and raced in my first World Championships. Next year I'm looking to build on that experience and improve my World Cup results.

FIRST TRACKS:
Sargent grew up in Vermont as the youngest in a family of nordic skiers, so her parents put her on skis about as soon as she could walk. Not long after she started racing, she fell in love with the sport and hasn’t looked back since.

OFF THE SNOW:
Ida balances skiing with college so that takes up about all of her time. She's studying biology and psychology at Dartmouth College and would like to become a physical therapist at some point after she's finished ski racing.