U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces Freeski, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, And Big Air Team Nominations For The 2020-21 Season
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced its U.S. Freeski Team halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air nominations for the 2020-21 season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season.
Nominations for this year’s team illustrate the natural progression through the U.S. freeskiing athlete pipeline with new faces across the rookie and pro teams. Leading the way for the U.S. is an elite group of five Olympic medalists. Coming up through the ranks is an energetic and talented group of rookies from freeski programs around the country.
U.S. athletes are coming off of a spectacular 2019-20 season earning 20 podiums at FIS World Cups and 12 podiums at X Games and Dew Tour. The U.S. Freeski Team is prepared for a challenging World Championships season ahead with 25 pro-level and 15 rookie freeskiers taking to elite international competition.
Each athlete accepting the nomination to the U.S. Freeski Team receives world-class program support, along with access to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Center of Excellence, as well as athletic benefits including elite coaching, sport science, sports medicine, and high-performance staff, and education opportunities.
An official team announcement will be made in the fall.
2020-21 U.S. Freeski Team Nominations
(Hometown; Club; USASA Series; Birthdate)
HALFPIPE
PRO TEAM
Men
- Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte, Colo.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/12/96)
- Alex Ferreira (Aspen, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen/Snowmass Series; 8/14/94)
- Birk Irving (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Freeride Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 7/26/99)
- David Wise (Reno, Nev.; 6/30/90)
- Lyman Currier (Boulder, Colo.; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/28/94)
- Hunter Hess (Bend, Ore.; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; Central Oregon Series; 10/01/98)
- Taylor Seaton (Avon, Colo.; 7/16/90)
- Jaxin Hoerter (Breckenridge, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 7/17/00)
- Cassidy Jarrell (Aspen, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/31/99)
Women
- Brita Sigourney (Carmel, Calif.; Intermountain Series; 1/17/90)
- Devin Logan (West Dover, Vt.; Mount Snow Academy; Southern Vermont Series; 2/17/93)
- Annalisa Drew (Andover, Mass.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Southwest Colorado Series; 5/28/93)
- Carly Margulies (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; Unbound Series; 12/24/97)
- Abigale Hansen (June Lake, Calif.; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; Unbound Series; 5/26/98)
ROOKIE TEAM
Men
- Hunter Carey (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Competition Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 6/12/02
- Connor Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/26/03)
- Dylan Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.; Winter Park Competition Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/29/01)
- Sammy Schuiling (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 7/16/00)
Women
- Svea Irving (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Freeride Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/27/02)
- Hanna Faulhaber (Carbondale, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/04/04)
- Riley Jacobs (Oak Creek, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/14/2003)
SLOPESTYLE / BIG AIR
PRO TEAM
Men
- Alex Hall (Salt Lake City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 9/21/98)
- Mac Forehand (Winhall, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/4/01)
- Colby Stevenson (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 10/3/97)
- Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Hanley Consulting Inc.; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/14/94)
- Willie Borm (Chaska, Minn.; Midwest Freeskiing Association; 5/21/97)
- Kiernan Fagan (Brownfield, Maine; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/18/02)
- Deven Fagan (Brownfield, Maine; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/18/02)
- Cody LaPlante (Truckee, Calif.; Squaw Valley Freestyle and Freeride Team; North Tahoe Series; 2/15/02)
Women
- Maggie Voisin (Whitefish, Mont.; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 12/14/98)
- Caroline Claire (Manchester Center, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 2/2/00)
- Darian Stevens (Missoula, Mont.; Missoula Freestyle Ski Team; 10/29/96)
ROOKIE TEAM
Men
- Hunter Henderson (Madbury, N.H..; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 12/28/2002)
- Richard Thomas (Orono, Minn.; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Upper Midwest Snow; 8/16/01)
- Troy Podmilsak (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 8/23/2004)
Women
- Rell Harwood (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 6/1/01)
- Marin Hamill (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 4/5/01)
- Grace Henderson (Madbury, N.H.; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 4/28/01)
- Bella Bacon (Ellicottville, N.Y.; Agenda Freeski; Western New York Series; 1/29/04)
- Jenna Riccomini (Port Matilda, Penn.; Team Summit Colorado; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/12/2004)
