Dear Cross Country Community,
We are pleased to announce the USA Cross Country Team for World Cup Period 2 of the 2022-23 season:
Tour de Ski 2022-23
Men
- Finn O’Connell Objective SuperTour Leader
- Ben Ogden Objective 8th World Cup Sprint, 12th Overall World Cup
- JC Schoonmaker Objective 19th World Cup Sprint
- Gus Schumacher Objective 29th World Cup Distance
- Hunter Wonders Objective 35th World Cup Distance
- Scott Patterson Discretion 14th Ruka 20 km F Pursuit
- Zak Ketterson Discretion 26th Lillehammer 10 km F
- Johnny Hagenbuch Discretion SuperTour Results
- Kevin Bolger Alternate 24th Davos Sprint F
- Luke Jager Alternate 25th Lillehammer Sprint F
Women
- Hailey Swirbul Objective SuperTour Leader
- Jessie Diggins Objective 4th World Cup Sprint, 2nd Overall World Cup
- Julia Kern Objective 6th World Cup Sprint
- Rosie Brennan Objective 20th World Cup Sprint, 12th Overall World Cup
- Sophia Laukli Objective 28th World Cup Distance
- Alayna Sonnesyn Objective 42nd Overall World Cup
- Novie McCabe Discretion 25th Ruka 20 km F Pursuit
- Sydney Palmer-Leger Discretion SuperTour Results
The above discretionary selections were nominated by a 15-person working group that includes:
- James Southam Athlete Rep
- Ida Sargent Athlete Rep
- Cami Thompson-Graves Senior Club Coach
- Leo Hipp Senior Club Coach
- Andy Newell Senior Club Coach
- Erik Flora Senior Club Coach
- Pepa Miloucheva Senior Club Coach
- Perry Thomas Senior Club Coach
- Chris Mallory Senior Club Coach
- Dan Weiland Senior Club Coach
- Dragan Danevski Senior Club Coach
- Chris Grover USST
- Matt Whitcomb USST
- Jason Cork USST
- Kristen Bourne USST
The nominations were then approved by a discretionary selection review group comprised of:
- Kelsey Phinney S. Ski & Snowboard Athlete Rep
- Anouk Patty S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport
- Bryan Fish S. Ski & Snowboard Development Director
The Working Group has nominated 8 athletes for women, 8 athletes for men, and 2 alternates for men based on those alternates’ World Cup performance. The Working Group decided not to nominate additional athletes for the Tour de Ski due to the logistic, support demand, and health concerns surrounding the Tour, as well as to create a balanced and fair selection platform at the U.S. Nationals in Houghton, where athletes currently performing at comparable levels can demonstrate their abilities.
The above discretionary selection process will be repeated for each period of World Cup this 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
chris.grover@usskiandsnowboard.org
