The U.S. Ski Team announced its “preliminary list of nominations” for the 2012 alpine team. There are nine men and seven women on the A-Team, ten men and six women on the B-Team, nine men and two women on the C-Team. The team also nominated a Development Team of 19 skiers. Last year’s team collected a dozen Cup wins, a World Championship and two silver medals.

Nominated skiers have qualified for the teams according to published criteria. They can choose to accept the nominations or not. The actual roster will be announced this fall. Ski Team staff will work with all nominated athletes leading up to the formal team announcement.

Nominated for the men’s A-Team are Jimmy Cochran, Tommy Ford, Europa Cup slalom champion Nolan Kasper, TJ Lanning, World GS Champion Ted Ligety, two-time World Cup overall champion Bode Miller, Steven Nyman, Marco Sullivan and Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht.

The women’s A-Team nominees include Stacey Cook, Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso, Alice McKennis,
Laurenne Ross, Sarah Schleper, Leanne Smith and Lindsey Vonn, the US
World Cup wins record holder (41), an Olympic and World gold medalist who will be seeking her fourth World Cup overall title.
Gepa photo.

Athletes nominated to the 2012 U.S. Ski Team are:
 
A TEAM
Men
Jimmy Cochran (5/29/81; Keene, NH; Cochran’s/Mount Mansfield Ski&Snowboard Club)
Tommy Ford (3/20/89; Bend, OR; Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)
Nolan Kasper (3/27/89; Warren, VT; Burke Mountain Academy)
TJ Lanning (8/27/84; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team)
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; Provo, UT; Park City Ski Team/Sundance)
Marco Sullivan (4/27/80; Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Andrew Weibrecht (2/10/86; Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation)

 
Women
Stacey Cook (7/3/84; Mammoth, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski Team)
Julia Mancuso (9/9/84; Olympic Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Alice McKennis (8/19/89; Glenwood Springs, CO; Rowmark Ski Academy)
Laurenne Ross (8/17/88; Klamath Falls, OR; Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)
Sarah Schleper (2/19/79; Vail, CO; Ski&Snowboard Club Vail)
Leanne Smith (5/28/87; Conway, NH; Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team)
Lindsey Vonn (10/18/84; Vail, CO; Ski&Snowboard Club Vail/Buck Hill Ski Team)
 
 
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)
David Chodounksy (6/25/84; Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle (3/27/92; Starksboro, VT; Mt Mansfield Ski Club)
Erik Fisher (3/21/85; Middleton, ID; Bogus Basin/Rowmark Ski Academy)
Travis Ganong (7/14/88; Squaw Valley; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Colby Granstrom (9/21/90; Lake Stevens, WA; Mission Ridge Ski Education Foundation)
Will Gregorak (9/30/90; Longmont, CO; Ski&Snowboard Club Vail)
Tim Jitloff (1/11/85; Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team)
Wiley Maple (5/25/90; Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard)
 
Women
Hailey Duke (9/17/85; Boise, ID; Park City Ski Education Foundation/McCall Ski Team)
Chelsea Marshall (8/14/86; Pittsfield, VT; Green Mountain Valley School)
Megan McJames (9/24/87; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Education Foundation)
Mikaela Shiffrin (3/13/95; Eagle-Vail, CO; Burke Mountain Academy)              
Kiley Staples (2/2/89; Park City, UT; Rowmark Ski Academy)
Resi Stiegler (11/14/85; Jackson Hole, WY; Park City Ski Team/Jackson Hole)
 
 
C TEAM
Men
Michael Ankeny (1/17/91; Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team)
Nick Daniels (4/5/91; Tahoe City, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Mark Engel (10/1/91; Truckee, CA; Sugar Bowl Ski Team)
Jared Goldberg (6/17/91; Holladay, UT; Team Flow)
Robby Kelley (5/26/90; Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s Ski Club / Mt Mansfield Ski Club)
Keith Moffat (2/3/91; Berkeley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Brennan Rubie (4/8/91; Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Ski Team)
Seppi Stiegler (11/28/88; Wilson, WY; Jackson Hole Ski Club)
Ace Tarberry (2/4/88; North Conway, NH; MWVST-Mount Washington Valley Ski Team)
 
Women
Julia Ford (03/30/1990; Plymouth, NH; Holderness Ski Team)
Brooke Wales (08/28/1990; Sammamish, WA; Mission Ridge Ski Education Foundation)
 
Development Team
Men
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)
Tanner Farrow (5/21/93; Ketchum, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
Nicholas Krause (5/12/93; Northboro, MA; Stratton Mountain School)
Brian McLaughlin (6/24/93; Topsfield, MA; Green Mountain Valley School)
Scott Snow (7/8/93; Sagle, ID; Independence Racing)
Matthew Strand (5/14/93; Lakeville, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team)
Sandy Vietze (7/16/93; Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School)
 
Women
Abigail Ghent (9/25/92; Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
Libby Gibson (12/15/94; Jamaica, VT; Stratton Mountain School)
Katharine Irwin (6/5/94; Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
Lila Lapanja (12/3/94; Incline Village, NV; Sugar Bowl Academy/Diamond Peak)
Brittany Lathrop (3/20/95; S. Londonerry, VT; Stratton Mountain School)
Anna Marno (11/23/92; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Paula Moltzan (4/7/94; Lakeville, MN; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
Foreste Peterson (9/9/93; Berkeley, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy)
Katie Ryan (1/3/93; Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard)
Sydney Staples (2/16/93; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team)