Elisabeth Bocock / Kronplatz ITA / GEPA pictures

Narvik, Norway — The United States will send 16 athletes to compete at the 45th FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, set for March 5–15, 2026, in Narvik, Norway. The roster blends proven World Cup experience with some of the fastest rising junior talent in North America.

Leading the team is Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Elisabeth Bocock, an established force on the World Cup tour. Bocock finished third in giant slalom at last year’s Junior World Championships and was part of the bronze-medal USA Team Parallel squads in both 2024 and 2025. She owns seven career World Cup top-30 results, including three top-15 finishes, and returns to the junior stage as one of the most experienced athletes in the field.

Also returning is Logan Grosdidier, 17, the youngest member of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. Now in just her second year racing under FIS, Grosdidier is competing in her second Junior World Championships. Last season she finished seventh in giant slalom, immediately establishing herself among the world’s top technical juniors.

Her trajectory has continued upward. Grosdidier has been excelling at the top of continental cup racing across the globe and made her World Cup debut in Semmering this December. She was well within reach of qualifying for a second run before skiing out in the final timing sector. She currently ranks third in slalom and second in giant slalom in the 2026 NorAm standings.

Together, Bocock and Grosdidier headline a balanced American squad capable of contending across both speed and technical disciplines.

Narvik’s terrain will demand strength, balance and committed execution at the limit — the qualities that separate the best junior athletes in the world.


Championship Schedule — Narvik, Norway

The competition opens with two days of downhill training before racing begins, then builds toward the slalom in the final days.

March 5–6 — Downhill training
March 7 — Downhill (Women & Men)
March 8 — Super-G (Women)
March 8 — Team Combined (Women)
March 9 — Super-G (Men)
March 9 — Team Combined (Men)
March 11 — Team Parallel (Women & Men)
March 12 — Giant Slalom (Women)
March 13 — Giant Slalom (Men)
March 14 — Slalom (Women)
March 15 — Slalom (Men)


🇺🇸 USA Roster

45th FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships


🇺🇸 Women

  • 🇺🇸 Elisabeth Bocock — Salt Lake City, Utah
    Stifel U.S. Ski Team / Rowmark Ski Academy
    Born: September 3, 2005
  • 🇺🇸 Julia Cunningham — Truckee, California
    Team Palisades Tahoe
    Born: October 19, 2007
  • 🇺🇸 Logan Grosdidier — Wenatchee, Washington
    Stifel U.S. Ski Team / Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
    Born: December 16, 2008
  • 🇺🇸 Maya Maxson — Edwards, Colorado
    Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
    Born: May 22, 2009
  • 🇺🇸 Beatrice May — East Burke, Vermont
    Regional Development Team / Burke Mountain Academy /Dartmouth College
    Born: November 24, 2006
  • 🇺🇸 Mari Renick — Vail, Colorado
    Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
    Born: June 5, 2009
  • 🇺🇸 Katie Rowekamp — Girdwood, Alaska
    Regional Development Team / Burke Mountain Academy
    Born: October 10, 2009
  • 🇺🇸 Viktoria Zaytseva — Edwards, Colorado
    Stifel U.S. Ski Team / Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
    Born: October 18, 2007

🇺🇸 Men

  • 🇺🇸 Stanley Buzek — Silverthorne, Colorado
    Stifel U.S. Ski Team / Team Summit
    Born: August 18, 2005
  • 🇺🇸 Maximilien Hoder — Stowe, Vermont
    Apex 2100
    Born: September 12, 2005
  • 🇺🇸 John Kerbaugh — Williston, Vermont
    Stifel U.S. Ski Team / Mount Mansfield Academy
    Born: November 11, 2005
  • 🇺🇸 Alex Krupka — Vail, Colorado
    Regional Development Team / Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
    Born: March 30, 2006
  • 🇺🇸 Aksel Lindenmeyr — Crested Butte, Colorado
    Regional Development Team / Apex 2100
    Born: November 25, 2005
  • 🇺🇸 Jeremy Nolting — Steamboat Springs, Colorado
    Stifel U.S. Ski Team / Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
    Born: July 26, 2005
  • 🇺🇸 Jevin Palmquist — Eagan, Minnesota
    Regional Development Team / Team Summit
    Born: March 6, 2007
  • 🇺🇸 Mattias Wilson — Jackson, Wyoming
    Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy
    Born: October 6, 2006

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About the Author: Peter Lange

Lange is the current Publisher of Ski Racing Media. However, over 38 seasons, he enjoyed coaching athletes of all ages and abilities. Lange’s experience includes leading Team America and working with National Team athletes from the United States, Norway, Austria, Australia, and Great Britain. He was the US Ski Team Head University Coach for the two seasons the program existed. Lange says, “In the end, the real value of this sport is the relationships you make, they are priceless.”