U.S. Ski & Snowboard has officially announced its nominations for the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team, with 37 athletes nominated to represent the country in both slopestyle and halfpipe.
Athletes are nominated to the team based on a set of predetermined criteria. After formal nominations, those who are officially accepted will be announced to the team in September. Each category includes a pro and rookie team, with Olympic medalists like Alex Hall and Colby Stevenson making the pro slopestyle team and Alex Ferreira and Nick Goepper representing the pro halfpipe team.
Nominations for the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team are as follows:
SLOPESTYLE
PRO TEAM
Women
- Ella Andrews (Northampton, MA; Killington Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 2/23/2007)*
- Marin Hamill (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; University of Utah; 4/5/2001)
- Rell Harwood (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; University of Utah; 6/1/2001)
- Grace Henderson (Madbury, NH; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; University of Utah; 4/28/2001)
- Jay Riccomini (he/him) (Port Matilda, PA; Team Summit Colorado; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/12/2004)
Men
- Mac Forehand (Winhall, VT; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/4/2001)
- Alex Hall (Salt Lake City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; University of Utah; 9/21/1998)
- Hunter Henderson (Madbury, NH; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; University of Utah; 12/28/2002)
- Cody LaPlante (Truckee, CA; Olympic Valley Freestyle and Freeride Team; North Tahoe Series; 2/15/2002)
- Troy Podmilsak (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 8/23/2004)
- Konnor Ralph (Helena, MT; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Mt. Hood Series; Salt Lake Community College; 1/27/2003)
- Colby Stevenson (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; University of Utah; 10/3/1997)
ROOKIE TEAM
Women
- Kate Gray (Crowley Lake, CA; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; 06/29/2006)
- Avery Krumme (Squamish, British Columbia; BC Freestyle Team; 08/23/2008)
Men
- Anders Chapman (Hood River, OR; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Mt. Hood Series; 10/7/2006)
- Hugh MacMenamin (Hudson, WI; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Mt. Hood Series; 1/23/2006)
- Henry Townshend (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 2/16/2006)
- Walker Woodring (Sun Valley, ID; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/13/2010)
HALFPIPE
PRO TEAM
Women
- Hanna Faulhaber (Carbondale, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; Colorado Mountain College; 9/4/2004)
- Svea Irving (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; University of Colorado Boulder; 2/27/2002)
- Riley Jacobs (Oak Creek, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; Colorado Mountain College; 8/14/2003)
Men
- Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/12/1996)
- Tristan Feinberg (Aspen, CO; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/23/2003)
- Alex Ferreira (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen/Snowmass Series; 8/14/1994)
- Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, IN; Cork Tech Freeski; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/14/1994)
- Hunter Hess (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; Central Oregon Series; Salt Lake Community College 10/1/1998)
- Birk Irving (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 7/26/1999)
- Matt Labaugh (Rye, NY; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; Colorado Mountain College; 1/5/2004)
- Dylan Ladd (Lakewood, CO; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; University of Colorado Boulder; 8/29/2001)
- David Wise (Reno, NV; 6/30/1990)
ROOKIE TEAM
Women
- Piper Arnold (South Lake Tahoe, CA; Sierra at Tahoe; South Tahoe Series; 6/1/2007)
- Kate Gray (Crowley Lake, CA; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; Unbound Series; 6/29/2006)
- Keva Kelly (Truckee, CA; Olympic Valley Freestyle Freeride Team; North Lake Series; 12/23/2010)
Men
- Ben Fethke (Boise, ID; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 4/14/2006)
- Nick Geiser (Carbondale, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen/Snowmass Series; Colorado Mountain College; 10/4/2004)
- Cael McCarthy (Steamboat Springs CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 5/18/2005)
- Kai Morris (Aspen, CO; Pro Team Foundation; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/22/2004)
