Dear Cross Country Community,
2022-23 U.S. Ski Team Selection Criterion
Please find the selection criterion for the 2022-2023 U.S. Ski Team here:
Due to the pandemic, the FIS has decided to calculate FIS points lists this coming season that include performances dating back to July of 2019. Because these lists will include 3 seasons of an athlete’s races by the time we get to the Spring of 2022, and those races may not be representative of an athlete’s current performance capabilities, the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Competition Services Department and the Cross Country Staff will run its own single-season FIS points list for the 21-22 season this coming spring, and it will be used for the sole purpose of identifying athletes’ World Rank to reflect the original intent of this 2022-23 U.S. Ski Team selection criterion.
2021-22 World Cup Selection Criterion
Now that the 21-22 World Cup calendar and SuperTour calendar are finalized, you can find the 2021-22 World Cup Selection Criterion here:
https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/criteria/cross-country-world-cup-criteria
2021 World Cup Period 1 Nominations
We are pleased to announce the USA Cross Country Team for World Cup Period 1 of the 2021-22 season. Given that we had no national race calendar in 2020-21, no SuperTour or U.S. National Championships, and very few opportunities for head-to-hear racing, the discretionary selections were incredibly difficult for the Working Group. This challenge was compounded by the lack of available FIS racing in some regions, Covid travel restrictions, fewer international competition opportunities (no available Europa Cup, etc.), and a non-representative FIS points list that stretched back two seasons. As a Working Group, we want the community to know that the discretionary decisions made here were not made without hours of considerable debate and anxiety about how to fairly select athletes. There is no getting away from the crude subjectivity of these selections, and all we can say is that we’ve done our absolute best under challenging circumstances. We are sincerely relieved to be returning to head-to-head racing on the SuperTour this coming season.
Ruka Sprint C
Men
Ben Ogden Discretion SuperTour Leader, 17th WSC Sprint C
Kevin Bolger Objective 16th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Logan Hanneman Objective 29th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
JC Schoonmaker Objective 35th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Luke Jager Discretion 31st Falun World Cup Sprint C
Gus Schumacher Discretion 2 x Top-30 WC Sprint 2020-21
Women
Novie McCabe Discretion SuperTour Leader, Historic Sprint Results
Jessie Diggins Objective Overall 2020-21 World Cup Winner
Rosie Brennan Objective 9th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Julia Kern Objective 20th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Hailey Swirbul Objective 30th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Hannah Halvorsen Discretion 16 World Cup Sprint Points 2020-21
Sydney Palmer-Leger Discretion Historic Sprint Results
Katharine Ogden Discretion Historic Sprint Results
Alayna Sonnesyn (alt.) Discretion Historic Sprint Results
Ruka 10/10 km & 15/15 km Pursuits, Lillehammer 15/30 km Skiathlons, Davos 10/15 km F
Men
Ben Ogden Discretion SuperTour Leader, Historic Distance Results
Gus Schumacher Objective 25th 2020-21 World Cup Distance
Scott Patterson Discretion 55 World Cup Points 2020-21
David Norris Discretion 5 World Cup Points 2020-21
Hunter Wonders Discretion Historic Distance Results
Zanden McMullen Discretion 5th 2021 World Junior 10 km F
Adam Martin (alt.) Discretion Historic Distance Results
Women
Novie McCabe Discretion SuperTour Leader, Historic Distance Results
Jessie Diggins Objective Overall 2020-21 World Cup Winner
Rosie Brennan Objective 4th 2020-21 World Cup Distance
Hailey Swirbul Objective 21st 2020-21 World Cup Distance
Katharine Ogden Objective 46th 2020-21 World Cup Distance
Caitlin Patterson Discretion 11 World Cup Points 2020-21
Sophia Laukli Discretion 3 x Top-30 Oberstdorf WSC
Julia Kern Discretion 6 World Cup Points 2020-21
Sydney Palmer-Leger (alt.) Discretion Historic Distance Results
Rosie Frankowski (alt.) Discretion Historic Distance Results
Lillehammer Sprint F, Davos Sprint F, Dresden Sprint F
Men
Ben Ogden Discretion SuperTour Leader, 17th WSC Sprint C
Kevin Bolger Objective 16th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Logan Hanneman Objective 29th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
JC Schoonmaker Objective 35th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Gus Schumacher Discretion 2 x Top-30 WC Sprint 2020-21
Luke Jager Discretion 31st Falun World Cup Sprint C
Women
Novie McCabe Discretion SuperTour Leader, Historic Sprint Results
Jessie Diggins Objective Overall 2020-21 World Cup Winner
Rosie Brennan Objective 9th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Julia Kern Objective 20th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Hailey Swirbul Objective 30th 2020-21 World Cup Sprint
Hannah Halvorsen Discretion 16 World Cup Sprint Points 2020-21
Sydney Palmer-Leger Discretion Historic Sprint Results
Katharine Ogden Discretion Historic Sprint Results
Alayna Sonnesyn (alt.) Discretion Historic Sprint Results
The above discretionary selections were nominated by a 15-person working group that includes:
Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess U.S. Ski & Snowboard Athlete Rep.
Ida Sargent Athlete Rep.
Cami Thompson-Graves U.S. Ski & Snowboard XC Sport Committee Chair / Dartmouth College
Andy Newell BSF
Dragan Danevski MEA
Erik Flora APU
Joe Haggenmiller CXC
Chris Mallory SVSEF
Pepa Miloucheva CGRP
Pat O’Brien SMS
Dan Weiland SSCV
Kate Johnson U.S. Ski Team
Jason Cork U.S. Ski Team
Matt Whitcomb U.S. Ski Team
Chris Grover U.S. Ski Team
The nominations were then approved by a discretionary selection review group comprised of:
Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess U.S. Ski & Snowboard Athlete Rep
Tiger Shaw U.S. Ski & Snowboard CEO
Bryan Fish U.S. Ski & Snowboard Sport Development Manager
The above discretionary selection process will be repeated for each period of World Cup this coming season. As always, if you have questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact me directly.
Sincerely,
Chris Grover
Cross Country Program Director, U.S. Ski Team
