U.S. Fills Quota, Names 20 to XC Olympic Team

Via Facebook on Friday, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced its 20-athlete roster for the U.S. Cross-Country team at upcoming Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team will be one of the largest at the 2018 Olympics with a full squad of 20 athletes, with 11 women and nine men. Twelve of the 20 are U.S. Ski Team members.

According to a press release, “The team includes 20 athletes who qualified for the team through World Cup results as well as domestic racing results at the L.L.Bean U.S. Cross Country Championships.”

The release notes four discretionary picks: Annie Hart, Patrick Caldwell, Noah Hoffman, and Tyler Kornfield.

“The U.S. Ski Team is headed to PyeongChang with one of the most talented and decorated Olympic Teams of all time,” U.S. Ski Team Head Coach Chris Grover said in the press release. “Never in our history have we fielded a team with so many podium-proven World Cup and World Championship athletes. We also have incredible momentum in this Olympic season with 10 World Cup podiums secured by early January. These USA Olympians have prepared extremely well for PyeongChang and are looking to rewrite U.S. cross country skiing history.”

2018 U.S. Olympic Cross Country Skiing Team