USSA Announces 2013 World Championships Team

After months of training, racing and waiting, the roster is out. On Saturday afternoon the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association named the cross country team it will take to Val di Fiemme, Italy, for the 2013 FIS World Championships. Thirteen athletes — six men and seven women — made the cut.

Each athlete’s previous World Championships appearances are listed after their names. Between the two squads there are two rookies: Erik Bjornsen and Sophie Caldwell.

Men

1. Erik Bjornsen, Winthrop, WA, U.S. Ski Team/Alaska Pacific University
2. Tad Elliott, Durango, CO, USST/Ski and Snowboard Club Vail Team HomeGrown (2011)
3. Kris Freeman, Andover, NH, USST/Maine Winter Sports Club (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
4. Simi Hamilton, Aspen, CO, USST/Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (2011)
5. Noah Hoffman, Aspen, CO, USST/SSCV Team HomeGrown (2011)
6. Andy Newell, Shaftsbury, VT, USST/SMS T2 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)

Women

1. Sadie Bjornsen, Winthrop, WA, USST/APU (2011)
2. Holly Brooks, Anchorage, AK, USST/APU (2011)
3. Sophie Caldwell, Peru, VT, SMS T2
4. Jessie Diggins, Afton, MN, USST/SMS T2 (2011)
5. Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, AK, USST/APU (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
6. Ida Sargent, Orleans, VT, USST/Craftsbury Green Racing Project (2011)
7. Liz Stephen, E. Montpelier, VT, USST/Burke Mountain Academy (2009, 2011)

 

SCHEDULE

FIS Nordic Ski World Championships