Park City, UT (Mar. 13, 2015) – A strong group of U.S. freeskiers, led by slopestyle and halfpipe U.S. Revolution Tour winner Birk Irving (Winter Park, CO), will be competing at the 2015 FIS Junior World Ski Championships March 28- April 1 in Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy U.S. Rookie Team slopestyle coach DJ Montigny will lead an dynamic team of coaches including Ski and Snowboarding Club Vail’s half pipe specialist Peter O’Brien and Carrabassett Valley Academy skicross coach Alex Wiken.
Follow U.S. Freeskiing’s Facebook and Twitter pages for updates. Live scoring and results are provided through FIS Freestyle.
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Abbi Nyberg, U.S. Freeskiing Program Director
This is an amazing group of very talented juniors heading to Italy for Freeskiing Junior World Championships. These athletes come from some of the best clubs and programs in the country. We look forward to competing with the best juniors in the world.
U.S. Freeskiing 2015 FIS Junior World Championships Team
Slopestyle
Men
Birk Irving – Winter Park, CO; US Freeskiing Rookie Team
Aaron Milligan – Avon, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
Carson Kerr – Pittsburgh, PA; PNSA
Bobby Sullivan – Chelmsford, MA; Nashoba Valley Ski Area
Women
Caroline Claire – Wilmington, VT; Stratton Mountain School
Emilee Cox – Pocatello, ID
Nikita Rubocki – Boise, ID; Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation
Halfpipe
Men
Birk Irving – Winter Park, CO; US Freeskiing Rookie Team
Jaxin Hoerter – Breckenridge, CO
Jake Mageau – Bend, OR; Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation
Lennon Vaughan – Steamboat Springs, CO; Team Park City United
Women
Paula Cooper – Steamboat Springs, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
Anna Gorham – Bend, OR
Sierra Bowman – Mammoth Lakes, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski & Snowboard Club
Carson Campisi – Basalt, CO; Aspen Valley Ski/Snowboard Club
Skicross
Men
Tyler Wallasch – Acton, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski & Snowboard Club
Danny O’Neal – Baker City, OR; Mission Ridge Ski Ed Foundation
Michael Hayes – Beverly, MA; Carrabassett Valley Academy
Russell Malm – Mammoth Lakes, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski Club
Women
Michael Gardner – Stateline, NV; Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation
Whitney Gardner – Stateline, NV; Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation
Abigail Zagnoli – Kingfield, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy
Coaches
DJ Montigny – Slopestyle; US Rookie Team
Peter O’Brien – Halfpipe; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
Alex Wiken – Skicross; Carrabassett Valley Academy
Schedule
Mar. 28 – Slopestyle skiing
Mar. 30 – Halfpipe skiing
Apr. 1 – Skicross
