The fourth FIS points list of the season was released today providing some clarity to the naming of the U.S. cross-county Olympic Team.
The points list serves as the third criteria for selection to the team, following World Cup ranking, and coaches’ discretion. With discretion as number two the points list may or may not have a role in who is selected to the team.
Please note that the following is a consolidated ranking of the top-10 U.S. athletes in each category, pulled from the master list, which includes all active registered FIS athletes in the world. Athletes in bold have met the objective criteria of a top-50 World Cup ranking.
Full FIS points lists can be found here.
Men’s distance
1. Hoffman
2. Freeman
3. Gregg
4. Liebsch
5. Ellefson
6. Havlick
7. Bjornsen
8. Newell
9. Koos
10. Sinnott
Women’s Distance
1. Stephen
2. Diggins
3. Randall
4. Bjornsen
5. Brooks
6. Caldwell
7. Fitzgerald
8. Gregg
9. Brennan
10. Patterson
Men’s Sprint
1. Newell
2. Hamilton
3. Koos
4. Bjornsen
5. Blackhorse-von Jess
6. Sinnott
7. Ellefson
8. Hanneman
9. Naney
10. Scott
Women’s Sprint
1. Randall
2. Bjornsen
3. Caldwell
4. Diggins
5. Sargent
6. Brooks
7. Stephen
8. Bender
9. Gregg
10. Brennan
