[2] She was a late qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, her second ever international skiing competition following the 2010 World Cup in Canmore.

[6] Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Brooks began skiing as a young girl, primarily at Snoqualmie Pass where her family owned a cabin and she took lessons through the Junior Nordic Program.

[7] She competed in Nordic skiing events in high school and college, but never raced at NCAA's.

[11] Her entrance to the Olympics came as a surprise as she was not a full-time athlete, and had only recently begun to think about skiing at an elite level.

On 22 January 2014, Brooks was selected to represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.