PARK CITY, UT (Dec. 18, 2014) – Olympic medalists Alex Deibold (Manchester Center,VT), Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton, VT), along with eight-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA), headline U.S. Snowboarding’s 2014-15 snowboardcross team. The team has been training for the upcoming season ,with heavy anticipation for big U.S. events like X Games in Aspen, CO Jan. 22-25 and the FIS World Cup in Squaw Valley, CA March 2-8.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Stacked Roster: U.S. Snowboarding named 16 athletes to its 2014-15 snowboardcross team including Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton, VT), eight-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA), two-time Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) and Olympic bronze medalist Alex Deibold (Manchester Center, VT).
- On The Up: Olympians Alex Deibold and Trevor Jacob moved up to the A Team and this season will be Mick Dierdoff’s debut with the U.S. Snowboarding team.
- SBX Development: NorAm Tour winner Meghan Tierney will be one of the 2015 Snowboardcross Development Group members. This is the first year for the development group. Members will receive team benefits while continuing to work with their current club programs.
- Alpine Snowboarding: Parallel Giant Slalom and Slalom Olympian Justin Reiter has also been named to the U.S. Snowboarding team. He will continue to compete on the FIS World Cup tour, which kicks off Dec. 18 in Montafon, Austria. This year will also mark the first year of the newly formed U.S. Snowboard Racing Team, a separate non-profit started by coaches and riders dedicated to supporting alpine snowboarding.
QUOTES
Peter Foley, Head U.S. Snowboarding Coach
I am really looking forward to this season. I feel like in some ways we are reinventing ourselves as we start over on a new Olympic cycle. The challenge is to join together as a team and make another jump ahead, and that will be exciting to be a part of.
Alex Deibold, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist
After a long and fun summer I'm more excited than ever to get back on snow and get the season going. I’m Stoked to be a part of the team for my 10th year now and I’m already having a blast with my teammates over in Austria and am looking forward to the winter more than ever!
Nate Holland, Olympian
It’s always an honor to ride for U.S. Snowboarding. I’m most excited that my home mountain, Squaw Valley, is hosting the U.S. stop of the FIS World Cup tour. Snow Park Technologies is building the track, which should be a real eye-opener for the rest of the world. It’s going to be bad to the bone.
2015 U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross Team Roster
Name, Hometown, Club, Date of Birth, USASA Series
* Denotes Olympian
2015 U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross A Team
Men
Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) 12/17/81*
Alex Deibold (Manchester Center, VT; Stratton Mountain School) 5/18/86, Southern Vermont Series*
Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, ID) 11/8/78 *
Trevor Jacob (Golden City, CA) 8/6/93, Unbound/Mammoth Series*
Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy) 6/28/76 *
Women
Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, UT; Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy) 3/24/92, Rocky Mountain Series*
Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT, Stratton Mountain School) 8/19/85, Southern Vermont Series*
2015 U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross B Team
Men
Jonathan Cheever (Saugus, MA; University of Massachusetts Lowell) 4/17/85, Maine Mountain Series
Mick Dierdorff (Steamboat Springs, CO) 5/12/91, Rocky Mountain Series
Hagen Kearney (Telluride, CO; International Snowboard Training Center) 11/6/91, Rocky Mountain Series
Alex Tuttle (Stratton, ME; Carrabasett Valley Academy) 11/13/90
Women
Jackie Hernandez (Londonderry, VT; International Snowboard Training Center) 12/2/92, Southern Vermont Series*
2015 U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross Development Group
Men
Roger Carver (Placerville, CA, ISTC) 1/23/9, South Tahoe Series
Jarod Minghini (Snowshoe, WV) 5/21/88, South Tahoe Series
Mike Perle (Saddle River, NJ) 1/21/94
Women
Meghan Tierney (Edwards, CO) 1/15/97, Rocky Mountain Series
U.S Snowboarding Alpine Team
Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO), Rocky Mountain Series*
U.S. Snowboarding Staff
Jeremy Forster, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Director
Abbi Nyberg, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing Program Manager
Kelsey Sloan, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing Team Manager
U.S. Snowboarding SBX Staff
Peter Foley, Head U.S. Snowboarding Coach
Jeff Archibald, U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross Coach
Andrew Buckley, U.S. Snowboarding Wax Technician
Curtis Bacca, U.S. Snowboarding Wax Technician
Mal Prior, U.S. Snowboarding Wax Technician
Mike Stann, U.S. Snowboarding Wax Technician
Dr. Tom Hackett, U.S. Snowboard Team Physician
Official U.S. Snowboarding Suppliers
Uniform/Licensees
Burton
High Sierra
Smartwool
2XU
Wax/Tools
Dominator
EPS
Reliable Racing
Sun Valley Ski Tools
Swix
Tools4Boards
WEND Wax
Wintersteiger
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