U.S. team named for Junior World Championships

U.S. team named for Junior World Championships{mosimage}The top male and female junior finishers from this year’s Evolution Tour and Race to the Cup events qualified for the 2005 Junior World Championships next week in Zermatt, Switzerland. Additional spots were awarded to athletes with outstanding performances at other events throughout the season.

The championships, which run April 20-24, originally were scheduled for April 4-8 in Arosa, Switzerland, but unseasonally warm weather created poor snow conditions, forcing organizers to reschedule the events.

The Team will be competing for Junior World Championships titles in parallel giant slalom, halfpipe and snowboardcross. Named to the team are:

Men
Mac Cloyes (’88, South Londonderry, VT; PGS), Joe Eddy (’85, Mammoth Lakes, CA; HP), Michael Goldschmidt (’87, Bondville, VT; HP), Abe Greenspan (’87, Glenbrook, NV; SBX), Gavin Hill (’88, Park City, UT; HP), David Manthei (’85, Steamboat Springs, CO; PGS, HP), Robert Minghini (’86, South Lake Tahoe, CA; SBX), Jack Mitrani (’88, Bondville, VT; HP), Ethan Peskowitz (’87, Brooklyn, NY; SBX), Brandon Reid (’86, Vail, CO; SBX), Jeremy Thompson (’88, Elka Park, NY; HP), Louie Vito (’88, Bellefontaine, OH; HP), Vic Wild (’86, White Salmon, WA; PGS).

Women
Clair Bidez (’87, Minturn, CO; HP), Abby Champagne (’86, Chester, NH; PGS), Callan Chythlook (’89, Girdwood, AK; PGS, SBX), Eliza Greene (’89, Chester, VT; HP), Ellery Hollingsworth (’91, Darien, CT; HP), Jordan Karlinski (’89, Snowmass Village, CO; SBX, HP), Kim Krahulec (’88, Silverthorne, CO; SBX), Mackenzie Matters (’85, Eagan, MN; SBX, HP), Ashley Nice (’85, Gates Mills, OH; PGS), Andi Jo Stump (’86, Wenatchee, WA; PGS).National team coaches working with the Junior Worlds team are Bud Keene (halfpipe) and Steve Persons (alpine). Guest coaches include Rick Shimpeno (Stratton, VT), Andy Gilbert (Sun Valley, ID) and HansJoerg Berger (Steamboat Springs, CO).

Schedule:
April 20 Snowboardcross qualifications
April 21 SBX finals
April 22 Parallel giant slalom
April 23 Halfpipe
April 24 Big air/weather day

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