U.S. Ski Team nominations announced

The following is the USSA’s preliminary list of nominations for the 2013-14 U.S. Alpine Ski Team. The nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria. The USSA will announce the actual team roster this fall, naming those athletes who accept the responsibilities of being a part of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team and are planning to compete in the 2013-14 season. Team staff will work individually with nominated athletes to provide education on Team responsibilities and programs leading up to the formal team announcement this fall.

A TEAM

Men

David Chodounksy (6/25/84; Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team)

Travis Ganong (7/14/88; Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)

Nolan Kasper (3/27/89; Warren, VT; Burke Mountain Academy)

Ted Ligety (8/31/84; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team)

Bode Miller (10/12/77; Franconia, NH; Carrabassett Valley Academy/Franconia Ski Club)

Steven Nyman (2/12/82; Sundance, UT; Park City Ski Team/Sundance)

Marco Sullivan (4/27/80; Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)

Women

Stacey Cook (7/3/84; Mammoth Mountain, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski Team)

Julia Mancuso (9/9/84; Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)

Alice McKennis (8/19/89; Glenwood Springs, CO; Rowmark Ski Academy)

Laurenne Ross (8/17/88; Bend, OR; Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)

Leanne Smith (5/28/87; N. Conway, NH; Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team)

Lindsey Vonn (10/18/84; Vail, CO; Ski&Snowboard Club Vail/Buck Hill Ski Team)

Mikaela Shiffrin (03/13/95; Eagle-Vail, CO; Burke Mountain Academy)

B TEAM

Men

Thomas Biesemeyer (1/30/89; Keene, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation)

Will Brandenburg (1/1/87; Spokane, WA; Schweitzer Alpine Racing)

Ryan Cochran-Siegle (3/27/92; Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s/Mt Mansfield Ski Club)

Nick Daniels (4/5/91; Tahoe City, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)

Erik Fisher (3/21/85; Middleton, ID; Bogus Basin/Rowmark Ski Academy)

Tommy Ford (3/20/89; Bend, OR; Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)

Jared Goldberg (6/17/91; Holladay, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation)

Colby Granstrom (9/21/90; Lake Stevens, WA; Mission Ridge Ski Education Foundation)

Tim Jitloff (1/11/85; Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team)

Robby Kelley (5/26/90; Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s/Mt. Mansfield Ski Club)

Brennan Rubie (4/8/91; Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Ski Team)

Andrew Weibrecht (2/10/86; Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation)

Women

Resi Stiegler (11/14/85; Jackson Hole, WY; Jackson Hole Ski&Snowboard Club)

Julia Ford (03/30/1990; Plymouth, NH; Holderness Ski Team)

Abigail Ghent (9/25/92; Edwards, CO; Ski&Snowboard Club Vail)

Katie Ryan (1/3/93; Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club)

C TEAM

Men

Michael Ankeny (1/17/91; Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team)

Bryce Bennett (7/14/92; Olympic Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)

Kieffer Christianson (8/11/92; Anchorage, AK; Burke Mountain Academy)

Robert Cone (1/12/92; Killington, VT; Middlebury College)

Samuel Dupratt (11/28/93; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Education Foundation)

Will Gregorak (9/30/90; Longmont, CO; Ski&Snowboard Club Vail)

Nicholas Krause (5/12/93; Northborough, MA; Stratton Mountain School)

Wiley Maple (5/25/90; Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard)

Brian McLaughlin (6/24/93; Topsfiled, MA, Green Mountain Valley School)

Keith Moffat (2/3/91; Berkeley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)

Sandy Vietz (7/16/93; Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School)

Women

Jacqueline Wiles (7/13/92; Aurora, OR; White Pass Ski Club)

DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Men

Jack Auty (3/13/95; Durham, NH; Burke Mountain Academy)

Ronnie Berlack (4/21/94; Franconia, NH; Burke Mountain Academy)

Daniel Duffy (3/12/94; Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School)

Drew Duffy (6/1/95: Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School)

Tanner Farrow (5/21/93; Ketchum, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)

Alexander Ginnis (11/17/94; Kaprun, Austria: Green Mountain Valley School)

Women

Katharine Irwin (6/5/94; Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)

Lila Lapanja (12/3/94; Incline Village, NV; Sugar Bowl Academy/Diamond Peak)

Anna Marno (11/23/92; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)

Paula Moltzan (4/7/94; Lakeville, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team)

Foreste Peterson (9/9/93; Berkeley, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy)