2024-25 U.S. Nordic Combined Team Announced
U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 14 athletes named to the U.S. Nordic Combined Team for the 2024-25 season.
Two-time Olympian and four-time World Championships team member Ben Loomis and 2022 Olympian and 2023 World Championships team member Stephen Schumann return to lead the men’s nordic combined team for the 2024-25 season. Two-time World Championships team member Annika Malacinski will lead the women's roster.
The nordic combined season will kick off in Ruka, Finland on Nov. 28, 2024 for the first World Cup of the 2024-25 season. The World Cup season will wrap up for women’s nordic combined in Oslo, Norway, March 14-16 and Lahti, Finland, March 21-23 for the men.
“I'm thrilled to announce this year’s nordic combined teams!” said Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined Sport Director Anders Johnson. “Their impressive progress over the past year has been remarkable and a true testament to their hard work and dedication. I’m really looking forward to watching this team excel this season on the World Cup tour and at the World Championships in Trondheim, Norway.”
2024-25 U.S. Nordic Combined Team
(Hometown; Club; College; Birthdate)
A Team
Women
- Annika Malacinski (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Colorado Mountain College; 5/9/2001)
Men
- Ben Loomis (Eau Claire, WI; Flying Eagles Ski Club; DeVry University; 6/9/1998)
- Niklas Malacinski (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Colorado Mountain College; 12/7/2003)
- Stephen Schumann (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Arizona State University; 3/14/2000)
B TEAM
Women
- Alexa Brabec (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 10/08/2004)
- Kai McKinnon (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Educational Foundation; 5/6/2008)
C TEAM
- Carter Brubaker (Anchorage, AK; Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage; Arizona State University; 12/21/2003)
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Women
- Haley Brabec (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 6/6/2007)
- Ella Wilson (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 3/4/2008)
Men
- Skylar Amy (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Ski Stars; 11/19/2005)
- Ian Carmak (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 10/29/2008)
- Augie Roepke (Park City; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 5/9/2008)
- Arthur Tirone (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 2/8/2008)
- Caleb Zuckerman (Hanover, NH; Ford Sayer Ski Club; 11/1/2005)
2024-25 Nordic Combined Coaches & Staff
- Chief of Sport: Anouk Patty
- Nordic Combined Program Director: Anders Johnson