The U.S. Ski Team has announced its nominations for the 2015-16 season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season.
Each athlete accepting the nomination to U.S. Ski Team receives a high level of world class program support, along with access to the USSA Center of Excellence, as well as athletic benefits including an elite coaching, sport science, sports medicine and high performance staff, and education opportunities.
An official team announcement will be made in the fall.
A TEAM
Men
David Chodounsky (Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team; 6/25/1984)
Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 7/14/1988)
Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team; 1/11/1985)
Ted Ligety (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team; 8/31/1984)
Bode Miller (Franconia, NH; Carrabassett Valley Academy; 10/12/1977)
Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT; Park City Ski Team/Sundance Ski Team; 2/12/1982)
Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 4/27/1980)
Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation; 2/10/1986)
Women
Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski Team; 7/3/1984)
Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team 3/9/1984)
Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO; Rowmark Ski Academy; 9/19/1989)
Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; 8/17/1988)
Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO; Burke Mountain Academy; 3/13/1995)
Leanne Smith (North Conway, NH; Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team; 5/28/1987)
Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY; Jackson Hole Ski Club; 11/14/1985)
Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Buck Hill; 10/18/1984)
B TEAM
Men
Michael Ankeny (Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team and Club; 1/17/1991)
Tommy Biesemeyer (Keene, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation; 1/30/1989)
Kieffer Christianson (Anchorage, AK; Burke Mountain Academy; 8/11/1992)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club; 3/27/1992)
Tommy Ford (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation; 3/20/1989)
Jared Goldberg (Holladay, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 6/15/1991)
Nolan Kasper (Warren, VT; Burke Mountain Academy; 3/27/1989)
Wiley Maple (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club; 5/25/1990)
Hig Roberts (Steamboat Springs, CO; Middlebury College; 3/15/1991)
Women
Paula Moltzan (Lakeville, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team/Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 4/7/1994)
Katie Ryan (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club; 1/3/1993)
Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, OR; Pacific Northwest Ski Association/White Pass Ski Club; 7/13/1992)
C TEAM
Men
Erik Arvidsson (Woodside, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 9/3/1996)
Bryce Astle (Sandy, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 1/16/1995)
Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 7/14/1992)
Ronnie Berlack (Franconia, NH; Burke Mountain Academy; 4/21/1994)
Andrew Duffy (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School; 6/1/1995)
Sam DuPratt (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Education Foundation; 11/28/1993)
Mark Engel (Truckee, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy; 10/1/1991)
AJ Ginnis (Vouliagmeni, Greece; Green Mountain Valley School; 11/17/1994)
Robby Kelley (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s Ski Club/Mt. Mansfield Ski Club; 5/26/1990)*
Tim Kelley (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s Ski Club/Mt. Mansfield Ski Club; 5/20/1986)
Nick Krause (Northboro, MA; Stratton Mountain School; 5/12/1993)
Brennan Rubie (Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 4/8/1991)
Kipling Weisel (San Francisco, CA; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 3/26/1995)
Women
Lila Lapanja (Incline Village, NV; Diamond Peak Ski Team/Sugar Bowl; 12/3/1994)
Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 11/23/1992)
Nina O’Brien (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy; 11/29/1997)
D TEAM
Men
Addison Dvoracek (Truckee, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 1/27/1996)
Patrick Kenney (Hingham, MA; Burke Mountain Academy; 2/13/1997)
Sam Morse (Carrabassett Valley, ME; Carrabasset Valley Academy; 5/27/1996)
River Radamus (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 2/12/1998)
Women
Breezy Johnson (Victor, ID; Rowmark Ski Academy; 1/19/1996)
Stephanie Lebby (Big Bear Lake, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 2/19/1997)
Patricia Mangan (Derby, NY; Holimont Race Team; 3/7/1997)
Alice Merryweather (Hingham, MA; Stratton Mountain School; 10/5/1996)
Galena Wardle (Basalt, CO; Aspen Valley Ski Club; 4/24/1998)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEAM
Griffin Brown (North Fayston, VT; University of Vermont; 2/8/1995)
Garret Driller (Tahoe City, CA; Montana State; 8/24/1996)
Tanner Farrow (Ketchum, ID; Westminster; 5/21/1993)
Alex Leever (Vail, CO; University of Denver; 7/6/1995)
Brian McLaughlin (Topsfield, MA; Dartmouth; 6/24/1993)
Sandy Vietze (Warren, VT; University of Vermont; 7/16/1993)
Note: Team nomination status will be confirmed when FIS base point list is published June 1, 2015.
*Did not accept nomination.
