PARK CITY, UT (Jan. 16) – Olympians Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME), Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA), Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI), and Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City) lead a team of 29 top ranked athletes named to the 2013 FIS World Snowboarding Championships Team. New to join the World Snowboarding Championship team roster is three-time U.S Grand Prix slopestyle winner Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV), four-time X Games medalist Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO) and three-time X Games medalist Sage Kotsenburg (Park City, UT). The FIS World Championships take place Jan. 17-27 at Stoneham, PQ.
2013 U.S. SNOWBOARDING FIS WORLD SNOWBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Snowboardcross
Men
Nick Baumgartner, Iron River, MI 12/17/1981
Nate Holland, Squaw Valley, CA 11/8/1978
Seth Wescott, Sugarloaf, ME 6/28/1976 (Carrabassett Valley Academy)
Jonathan Cheever, Saugus, MA 4/17/1985
Women
Faye Gulini, Salt Lake City, UT 3/24/1992
Jackie Hernandez, Londonderry, VT 12/2/1992 (International Snowboard Training Center)
Jenna Feldman, Linwood, NJ 6/3/1990 (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Halfpipe
Men
Spencer Shaw, Stratton Mountain, VT 1/29/1993 (Stratton Mountain School)
Taylor Gold, Steamboat Springs, CO 11/17/1993 (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Brett Esser, Dubuque, IA 10/12/1992
Brennen Swanson, Stillwater, MN 3/13/1990
Women
Kaitlyn Farrington, Sun Valley, ID 12/18/1989
Kelly Marren, Hillsborough, CA 8/22/1991
Arielle Gold, Steamboat Springs, CO 5/4/1996 (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Serena Shaw, Stratton Mountain, VT 1/22/1995 (Stratton Mountain School)
Slopestyle
Men
Chas Guldemond, Reno, NV 4/22/1987
Eric Willett, Breckenridge, CO 1/2/1988
Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, UT 7/27/1993
Ryan Stassel, Anchorage, AK 10/23/1992
Women
Jordie Karlinski, Snowmass Village, CO 8/24/1989 (Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club)
Ty Walker, Stowe, VT 3/3/1997 (Mt. Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club)
Joanna Dzierawski, South Lake Tahoe, CA 11/27/1984
Jessika Jenson, Rigby, ID 8/7/1991
Alpine
Men
Mike Trapp, Hyannis, MA 7/10/1988 (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Justin Reiter, Crested Butte, CO 2/2/1981 (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
AJ Muss, Steamboat Springs, CO 12/15/1994 (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Converse Fields, Steamboat Springs, CO 12/30/1989 (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Women
Madeline Wiencke, Newport, MN 3/1/1989 (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Lynn Ott, Bend, OR 10/20/1967
HIGHLIGHTS
- The FIS World Snowboarding Championships take place every other year with the 2013 event premiering at Stoneham, PQ Jan. 17-27.
- Headlining the top ranked 29 athletes are Olympic snowboardcross athletes, Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME), Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA), Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) and Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, UT).
- Notable slopestyle athletes include Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV), Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO), Sage Kotsenburg (Park City, UT), Jordie Karlinski (Snowmass Village, CO), Ty Walker (Stowe) and Jessika Jenson (Rigby, ID).
- Halfpipe athletes include Kaitlyn Farrington (Bellevue, ID), Kelly Marren (Hillsborough, CA), Spencer Shaw (Stratton Mountain, VT) and Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO).
- Willett, Guldemond, and Kotsenburg all qualified for the big air discipline from the World Snowboard Tour rankings taking place Sat. Jan. 19.
- Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) and Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) are both defending silver and bronze finishers at the La Molina, Spain World Snowboarding Championships in 2011.
- Snowboardcross athletes were invited based upon FIS ranking and finishes at the Telluride and Montafon FIS World Cups.
- Alpine athletes were invited based upon the Parallel World Cup ranking list.
- Halfpipe athletes were invited based upon finishes at the 2012 Dew Tour, and the World Snowboard Tour ranking lists.
- Newly added Olympic sport slopestyle snowboarding athletes were invited based upon the World Snowboard Tour ranking list and finishes at the 2013 Sprint U.S. Grand Prix, the Paul Mitchell Progression Session at Copper Mountain.
QUOTES
Chas Guldemond
I am really hoping to continue my streak after the Grand Prix last week and Dew Tour last month. I feel like my riding is going well and I have put the training in to do my best. It’s cool that slopestyle is included and this is just one step closer to Sochi.
Nate Holland
World Championships is an opportunity to ratchet up the pressure on myself for a race, and a test to rise to the occasion. I am looking forward to this week! Bring it on.
Jeremy Forster, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing Program Director
World Snowboarding Championships is always a great event to bring the team to, there is always such a good international presence. It’s especially exciting for our slopestyle athletes with its Olympic inclusion, everyone has been riding so well and I am looking forward to seeing what the U.S. will do.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, January 18 – Men and women’s slopestyle finals
Saturday, January 19 – Big air finals
Sunday, January 20 – Men and women’s halfpipe finals
Saturday, January 25 – Men and women’s parallel giant slalom finals
Sunday, January 26 – Men and women’s snowboardcross finals
Monday, January 27 – Men and women’s parallel slalom finals
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