U.S. Wins Freestyle 2025 Marc Hodler Trophy

tates brought home the 2025 freestyle Marc Hodler Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best cumulative results across all FIS Junior World Championship freestyle events. This is the eighth win for the United States since 2014. The U.S. won by just seven points over the second-place nation, China, which dominated the aerials events, while the U.S. athlete shone in moguls and ski cross.

The action began earlier this season with the freestyle moguls and aerials Junior World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In moguls, the team was led by Porter Huff, who finished fourth and Abby McLarnon, who also took fourth. On duals day, the women were on fire finishing in second, third, fourth and seventh place with Reese Chapdelaine and Abby McLarnon taking silver and bronze. The event came to a close with the dual moguls team event, where Jiah Cohen and Reese Chapdelaine (USA 2) took home gold and Anabel Ayad and Chase Littlefield (USA 3) rounded out the podium in third place. At the end of the events in Almaty, the U.S. sat second in the trophy standings behind China.

The best junior ski cross athletes flocked to Isola, France at the beginning of April to wrap up their season with ski cross and ski cross team events. Morgan Shute continued her international tear in women's ski cross with a third-place performance, becoming the first U.S. ski cross athlete to earn a Junior World Championships medal since 2018. Her podium moving the U.S. ahead of China in the overall standings. However, the battle for the trophy wasn’t done yet, and it all came down to the ski cross team event, where the U.S. finished in ninth place to earn two points and secure the 2025 Marc Hodler Trophy.

HIGHLIGHTS
(Hometown; Club; Date of Birth)

• Gold, dual moguls team - Reese Chapdelaine (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 9/3/2005), Jiah Cohen (Minturn, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 05/28/2006)
• Silver, dual moguls - Reese Chapdelaine (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 9/3/2005)
• Bronze, dual moguls - Abby McLarnon (Steamboat Springs, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/16/2006)
• Bronze, dual moguls team - Anabel Ayad (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 9/1/2005), Chase Littlefield (Yarmouth, ME; Wasatch Freestyle; 3/9/2006)
• Bronze, ski cross - Morgan Shute (Allendale, NJ; Carrabassett Valley Academy; 9/13/2006)