U.S. Ski Team Announces 2025 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Team

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is thrilled to announce the 16 athletes that will represent the United States at the 2025 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in St. Moritz/Engadin, Switzerland, March 18-30, 2025.

The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships are back in Switzerland for the first time since 1999, marking the first time St. Moritz/Engadin has held a World Championship-level freestyle competition. The freestyle events will take place in Corviglia, above St. Moritz Dorf. Switzerland has a rich freestyle culture, and the best athletes in the world are ready to take on the challenge. 

Olympic silver medalist, four time World Championship medalist and three time Crystal Globe winner Jaelin Kauf leads the moguls athletes into her fifth World Championships team. At the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, she brought home two silver medals. Kauf is joined by 2018 Olympian and two time World Championships team member Tess Johnson. Kasey Hogg and Kylie Kariotis are making their World Championships debuts after breakthrough World Cup seasons.

2022 Olympian Nick Page will make his third World Championships appearance, coming off of two World Cup podiums this season. Stifel U.S. Ski Team veteran Dylan Walczyk is heading to his sixth World Championships. Asher Michel and Charlie Mickel will be attending their first World Championships after earning multiple new personal best results this season, including a podium finish by Mickel at World Cup finals.

The aerials side is led by 2022 Olympic gold medalist Chris Lillis and 2023 world champion Quinn Dehlinger. Lillis and Dehlinger shared the top of the podium in the mixed aerials team event at the last FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, in 2023, and they are looking for a repeat. Dehlinger also has a silver medal from the individual aerials event in 2023. Connor Curran is making his World Championships debut alongside Ian Schoenwald, building momentum off of season’s best results in the last World Cups. 

The women’s team is headlined by Kaila Kuhn, who recently landed her first triple in competition. Kuhn is a 2022 Olympian and three time World Championship team member. Tasia Tanner, the 2024 FIS Rookie of the Year, is making her World Championships debut alongside Karenna Elliott. Dani Loeb is heading to her second World Championships. 

“This team has worked so hard this season, and their efforts have paid off with 32 podiums across eight different athletes,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport Anouk Patty. “The athletes headed to World Championships are a great mix of seasoned competitors and rising stars. I know they will continue to push the boundaries and find success in Switzerland.”

2025 FIS FREESTYLE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
(Hometown; Club; College/University; Birthdate; past World Championships Teams)
*Denotes first World Championships team

Moguls 
Women

• Kasey Hogg (Kensington, NH; Wasatch Freestyle; University of Utah; 1/8/2003)*
• Tess Johnson (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Harvard Extension School; 6/19/2000; 2019, 2021)
• Kylie Kariotis (Novato, CA; Wasatch Freestyle; Boston College; 7/14/2004)*
• Jaelin Kauf (Alta, WY; Grand Targhee Ski & Snowboard Foundation/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 9/26/1996; 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)

Men

• Asher Michel (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Competition Center; 12/9/2005)*
• Charlie Mickel (Durango, CO; Wasatch Freestyle/Durango Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 7/6/2004)*
• Nick Page (Park City, UT; Wasatch Freestyle; 8/1/2002; 2021, 2023)
• Dylan Walczyk (Rochester, NY; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 6/25/1993; 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)

Aerials 
Women

• Karenna Elliott (Cincinnati, OH; Elite Aerial Development Program/Park City Ski & Snowboard; Utah Valley University; 5/24/2000)*
• Kaila Kuhn (Boyne City, MI; University of Utah; 4/8/2003; 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Dani Loeb (Pintlala, AL; Elite Aerial Development Program; University of Utah; 8/10/2001; 2021)
• Tasia Tanner (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard/Fly Freestyle; University of Utah; 7/26/2002)*

Men 

• Connor Curran (Cincinnati, OH; Park City Ski & Snowboard/Elite Aerial Development Program; Utah Valley University; 9/23/2004)*
• Quinn Dehlinger (Cincinnati, OH; Elite Aerial Development Program; Salt Lake Community College; 6/8/2002; 2023)
• Chris Lillis (Rochester, NY; Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team; University of Utah; 10/4/1998; 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Ian Schoenwald (Kaysville, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Utah Valley University; 6/18/2004)*