US 2023 Junior/U23 World Championships Cross Country Ski Team Announced

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced 22 athletes to represent the United States at the FIS Junior & U23 World Cross Country Championships from Jan. 28 through Feb. 4 in Whistler, British Columbia.

The following athletes have been selected to represent the United States at the upcoming FIS U23 and Junior World Nordic Championships.

U23 World Championship Team

Women

Sophia Laukli - Yarmouth, ME; University of Utah/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Novie McCabe - Winthrop, WA; University of Utah/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Sydney Palmer-Leger - Park City, UT; University of Utah/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Anabel Needham - Houghton, MI; Michigan Tech University
Kate Oldham - Aspen, CO; Montana State University

Men

JC Schoonmaker - Tahoe City, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Gus Schumacher - Anchorage, AK; Alaska Winter Stars/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Luke Jager - Anchorage, AK; University of Utah/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Zanden McMullen - Anchorage, AK; APU Nordic Ski Center/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
John Steel Hagenbuch - Ketchum, ID; Dartmouth College/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team

Junior World Championship Team

Women

Samantha Smith - Sun Valley, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation/U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Nina Schamberger - Leadville, CO; Summit Nordic Ski Club
Haley Brewster - Avon, CO; University of Vermont
Ava Thurston - Waterbury, VT; Dartmouth College
Rose Horning - Leadville, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
Hattie Barker - Underhill, VT; University of New Hampshire

Men