Erik Arvidsson: GEPA Photos

Every year the season’s two best-ranked North American competitors earn personal World Cup Qualification through the Nor Am Cup in each discipline. Now that the final Nor Am Cup downhills have been contested the two women and men who have earned the downhill quota spots for the 2023-24 World Cup season have been decided. All the 2023-24 Nor Am Cup downhill quota spot recipients are US World Cup veterans who scored World Cup points during the 2022-23 season.

Women’s NorAm Cup downhill season title

On the women’s side there was a tie for the downhill title

Lauren Macuga, age 20, DOB July 4th, 2002: Stifel US Alpine Team, Park City Ski Team, Winter Sports School, Rossignol, LOOK 

Trish Mangan, age 26, DOB March 7th, 1997: Independent, HoliMont Snowsports, Dartmouth College, HEAD, SWIX, ASP

Men’s Nor Am Cup downhill season title

Personal World Cup Qualification through the Nor Am Cup

On the men’s side, two Stifel US Alpine Team members were first and second in the season Nor Am Cup downhill standings.

2023 NorAm downhill champion: Erik Arvidsson age 26, DOB September 3rd, 1996; USST, Team Palisades Tahoe, Middlebury College, HEAD

Second in the season downhill standings: Kyle Negomir, age 24, DOB October, 10th, 1998; Stifel US Alpine Team, Ski and Snowboard Club Vail, Atomic