Freestyle

2015 U.S. Freestyle Moguls Team Named

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USSA
2014-12-09 09:01
 

RUKA, FINLAND (Dec. 9, 2014) – Olympic Champion Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT), along with Olympic veterans Patrick Deneen (Cle Elum, WA) and Bryon Wilson (Butte, MT), will lead the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team’s moguls squad for the 2015 season. The team was named this week in advance of the Dec. 13 FIS Freestyle World Cup season opener in Ruka, Finland. Also returning to the team this year are Heidi Kloser (Vail, CO) and Sho Kashima (South Lake Tahoe, CA). Both spent the off-season recovering from injuries and plan to return to the World Cup mid-season. The World Cup tour comes to the U.S. on Jan. 8-10 for the Visa Freestyle International at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort and Jan. 29-31 for the Putnam Freestyle World Cup in Lake Placid. NY. This season, athletes will also compete at the 2015 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships in Kreischberg, Austria Jan. 14-25.

 

Highlights

  • The U.S. Freestyle Moguls team named 20 athletes to its roster this season, including Olympic Champion Hannah Kearney and Olympic veterans Patrick Deneen, Bryon Wilson and Heidi Kloser.
  • Final Season?: In what she says will be her final season, Hannah Kearney is hoping to add to her very impressive results roster, including two Olympic medals, six World Championship medals and eight crystal globes.
  • World Champs: The 2015 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships will be a highlight of the season. Athletes will compete in Kreischberg, Austria Jan. 14-25.
  • Return from Injury: Sho Kashima and Heidi Kloser are both expected to return to the World Cup mid-season after battling injuries in the off-season.
  • Sochi Olympians Heather McPhie and Eliza Outtrim will not be competing this season.
  • Bradley Wilson suffered a knee injury during training in Finland and will not be competing in the World Cup opener.
  • The FIS World Cup season kicks off in Ruka, Finland on Dec. 13 with dual moguls.
  • Domestic World Cups include the Visa Freestyle International at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort Jan. 8-10 and the Putnam Freestyle World Cup in Lake Placid, NY Jan. 29-31.
  • Colorado’s Steamboat Ski Resort will host this year’s U.S. Championships Mar. 26-29.

 

QUOTES

Garth Hager, Head Coach, U.S. Freestyle Moguls Team
The post-Olympic season is like a clean slate for many. There’s less pressure of qualifying and some athletic turn over will create opportunities for younger athletes. Our team has varying World Cup experience but is unified in the goal of winning the Mogul Nations' cup back from Canada. World Championships is quite early this season, so our selection process includes successes from last season as well. It looks to be an exciting season as the veterans lead the charge and the younger athletes look to gain any advantage they can. 

2015. U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
Name, (Birthdate; Hometown; Club)
*Indicates Olympian

A Team
Patrick Deneen (12/25/1987; Cle Elum, WA) *

Sho Kashima (11/1/1986; South Lake Tahoe, CA; Heavenly Valley Ski Foundation)
Hannah Kearney (2/26/1986; Norwich, VT; Waterville Valley Black & Blue Trail Smashers) *

Heidi Kloser (9/18/1992; Vail, CO; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail) *

Heather McPhie (5/28/1984; Bozeman, MT; Bridger Freestyle) *
Eliza Outtrim (7/18/1985; Hamden, CT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) *
Sophia Schwartz (11/24/1990; Sun Valley, ID; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Bradley Wilson (6/5/1992; Butte, MT; Wasatch Freestyle, Deer Valley Resort)

B Team
Joe Discoe (2/23/1987; Telluride, CO; Telluride Freestyle Club)
Mikaela Matthews (12/24/1991; Frisco, CO; Team Summit)
Troy Murphy (6/13/1992; Bethel, ME; Planet Ski International)
K.C. Oakley (5/5/1988; Piedmont, CA; Park City Freestyle Team)
Bryon Wilson (4/7/1988; Butte, MT; Wasatch Freestyle, Deer Valley Resort) *

C Team
Jeremy Cota (10/24/1988; Carabassette Valley, ME; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Ali Kariotis (4/29/1995; Tiburon, CA; Squaw Valley Freestyle Team)
Keaton McCargo (10/7/1995; Telluride, CO; Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club)
Bruce Perry Jr. (10/9/1995; Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Competition Center)
Thomas Rowley (7/2/1994; Long Beach, NY; Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club)
Morgan Schild (8/25/1997; Pittsford, NY; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)
Dylan Walczyk (6/21/1993; Rochester, NY; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)

Coaching Staff
Garth Hager, Head Moguls Coach
Lance Field, Moguls Coach
Matt Gnoza, Moguls Coach
Caleb Martin, Moguls Coach

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