US Ski Team names 2015-16 alpine roster

The U.S. Ski Team announced its nominations for the 2015-16 season Thursday, identifying 51 total athletes on the A, B, C, and D Teams for next season.

Each athlete accepting a nomination to the U.S. Ski Team receives a high level of world class program support and education opportunities, along with access to the USSA Center of Excellence as well as athletic benefits including an elite coaching, sport science, sports medicine and high performance staff.

An official team announcement will be made in the fall.

2015-16 U.S. Alpine Team Nominations

Women

A Team

• Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski Team; 7/3/1984)
• Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team 3/9/1984)
• Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO; Rowmark Ski Academy; 9/19/1989)
• Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; 8/17/1988)
• Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO; Burke Mountain Academy; 3/13/1995)
• Leanne Smith (North Conway, NH; Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team; 5/28/1987)
• Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY; Jackson Hole Ski Club; 11/14/1985)
• Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Buck Hill; 10/18/1984)

B Team

• Paula Moltzan (Lakeville, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team/Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 5/7/1994)
• Katie Ryan (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club; 1/3/1993)
• Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, OR; Pacific Northwest Ski Association/White Pass Ski Club; 7/13/1992)

C Team

• Lila Lapanja (Incline Village, NV; Diamond Peak Ski Team/Sugar Bowl; 12/3/1994)
• Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 11/23/1992)
• Alice Merryweather (Hingham, MA; Stratton Mountain School; 10/5/1996)
• Nina O’Brien (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy; 11/29/1997)

D Team

• Breezy Johnson (Victor, ID; Rowmark Ski Academy; 1/19/1996)
• Stephanie Lebby (Big Bear Lake, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 2/19/1997)
• Patricia Mangan (Derby, NY; Holimont Race Team; 3/7/1997)
• Galena Wardle (Basalt, CO; Aspen Valley Ski Club; 4/24/1998)

Men

A Team

• David Chodounsky (Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team; 6/25/1984)
• Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 7/14/1988)
• Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team; 1/11/1985)
• Ted Ligety (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team; 8/31/1984)
• Bode Miller (Franconia, NH; Carrabassett Valley Academy; 10/12/1977)
• Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT; Park City Ski Team/Sundance Ski Team; 2/12/1982)
• Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 4/27/1980)
• Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation; 2/10/1986)

B Team

• Michael Ankeny (Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team and Club; 1/17/1991)
• Tommy Biesemeyer (Keene, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation; 1/30/1989)
• Kieffer Christianson (Anchorage, AK; Burke Mountain Academy; 8/11/1992)
• Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club; 3/27/1992)
• Tommy Ford (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation; 3/20/1989)
• Jared Goldberg (Holladay, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 6/15/1991)
• Nolan Kasper (Warren, VT; Burke Mountain Academy; 3/27/1989)
• Wiley Maple (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club; 5/25/1990)
• Hig Roberts (Steamboat Springs, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 3/15/1991)

C Team

• Erik Arvidsson (Woodside, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 9/3/1996)
• Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 7/14/1992)
• Andrew Duffy (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School; 6/1/1995)
• Sam DuPratt (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Education Foundation; 11/28/1993)
• Mark Engel (Truckee, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy; 10/1/1991)
• AJ Ginnis (Vouliagmeni, Greece; Green Mountain Valley School; 11/17/1994)
• Robby Kelley (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s Ski Club/Mt. Mansfield Ski Club; 5/26/1990)
• Tim Kelley (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s Ski Club/Mt. Mansfield Ski Club; 5/20/1986)
• Nick Krause (Northboro, MA; Stratton Mountain School; 5/12/1993)
• Brennan Rubie (Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 4/8/1991)
• Kipling Weisel (San Francisco, CA; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 3/26/1995)

D Team

• Addison Dvoracek (Truckee, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team; 1/27/1996)
• Patrick Kenney (Hingham, MA; Burke Mountain Academy; 2/13/1997)
• Sam Morse (Carrabassett Valley, ME; Carrabasset Valley Academy; 5/27/1996)
• River Radamus (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 2/12/1998)

National University Team

• Griffin Brown (North Fayston, VT; University of Vermont; 2/8/1995)
• Garret Driller (Tahoe City, CA; Montana State; 8/24/1996)
• Tanner Farrow (Ketchum, ID; Westminster; 5/21/1993)
• Alex Leever (Vail, CO; University of Denver; 7/6/1995)
• Brian McLaughlin (Topsfield, MA; Dartmouth; 6/24/1993)
• Sandy Vietze (Warren, VT; University of Vermont; 7/16/1993)

Release courtesy of USSA