Dear Cross Country Community,
We are pleased to announce the USA Cross Country Team for World Cup Period 3 of the 2022-23 season:
Livigno Sprint F & Toblach Sprint F
Men
- John Hagenbuch Objective SuperTour Leader
- Ben Ogden Objective 7th World Cup Sprint
- JC Schoonmaker Objective 16th World Cup Sprint
- Zak Ketterson Discretion 17th Val di Fiemme Sprint C
- Kevin Bolger Discretion 24th Davos Sprint F
- Luke Jager Discretion 25th Lillehammer Sprint F
- Will Koch Alternate SuperTour & US Nats Qualification History
- Logan Diekmann Alternate 35th Davos Sprint F
- Adam Witkowski Alternate 1st US Nats Sprint F Qualification
Women
- Hailey Swirbul Objective SuperTour Leader
- Julia Kern Objective 6th World Cup Sprint
- Jessie Diggins Objective 8th World Cup Sprint
- Rosie Brennan Objective 19th World Cup Sprint
- Alayna Sonnesyn Discretion 24th Davos Sprint F
- Novie McCabe Discretion 2nd American US Nats Sprint F Qualification
- Lauren Jortberg Discretion 1st US Nats Sprint F Qualification
Les Rousses 10 km F & Toblach 10 km F
Men
- John Hagenbuch Objective SuperTour Leader
- Ben Ogden Objective 24th World Cup Distance
- Gus Schumacher Objective 30th World Cup Distance
- Hunter Wonders Objective 32nd World Cup Distance
- Scott Patterson Objective 38th World Cup Distance
- Zak Ketterson Discretion 26th Beitostølen 10 km F
- David Norris Alternate 2nd US Nats 10 km F
- Zanden McMullen Alternate 2nd Sun Valley SuperTour 10 km F
- Finn O’Connell Alternate 4th Sun Valley SuperTour 10 km F
Women
- Hailey Swirbul Objective SuperTour Leader
- Jessie Diggins Objective 6th World Cup Distance
- Rosie Brennan Objective 9th World Cup Distance
- Sophia Laukli Objective 28th World Cup Distance
- Alayna Sonnesyn Objective 45th World Cup Overall
- Julia Kern Discretion 17th Oberstdorf 20 km F
- Novie McCabe Discretion 2nd US Nats 10 km F
- Sydney Palmer-Leger Alternate 3rd US Nats 10 km F
- Alex Lawson Alternate 1st Sun Valley SuperTour 10 km F
- Sarah Goble Alternate 4th US Nats 10 km F
Les Rousses Sprint C
Men
- John Hagenbuch Objective SuperTour Leader
- Ben Ogden Objective 7th World Cup Sprint
- JC Schoonmaker Objective 16th World Cup Sprint
- Zak Ketterson Discretion 17th Val di Fiemme Sprint C
- Luke Jager Discretion 1st US Nats Sprint Q Qualification
- Kevin Bolger Discretion 30th Val di Fiemme Sprint C
- Logan Diekmann Alternate 32nd Ruka Sprint C
- Will Koch Alternate 1st Sun Valley SuperTour Sprint C Qualification
- Zanden McMullen Alternate 2nd American US Nats Sprint Q Qualification
- Peter Wolter Alternate 1st Silver Star SuperTour Sprint C Qualification
Women
- Hailey Swirbul Objective SuperTour Leader
- Julia Kern Objective 6th World Cup Sprint
- Jessie Diggins Objective 8th World Cup Sprint
- Rosie Brennan Objective 19th World Cup Sprint
- Alayna Sonnesyn Discretion Sprint C History
- Kendall Kramer Discretion 2nd American US Nats Sprint Q Qualification
- Margie Freed Discretion 3rd American US Nats Sprint Q Qualification
- Alex Lawson Alternate 4th American US Nats Sprint Q Qualification
- Lauren Jortberg Alternate 5th American US Nats Sprint Q Qualification
- Sydney Palmer-Leger Alternate 6th American US Nats Sprint Q Qualification
Les Rousses 20 km C Mass Start
Men
- John Hagenbuch Objective SuperTour Leader
- Ben Ogden Objective 24th World Cup Distance
- Gus Schumacher Objective 30th World Cup Distance
- Hunter Wonders Objective 32nd World Cup Distance
- Scott Patterson Objective 38th World Cup Distance
- Zak Ketterson Discretion 31st Ruka 10 km C
- Luke Jager Alternate 1st US Nats 20 km C Mass Start
- David Norris Alternate 2nd US Nats 20 km C Mass Start
- Finn O’Connell Alternate 1st Sun Valley SuperTour 15 km C Mass Start
- Zanden McMullen Alternate 3rd US Nats 20 km C Mass Start
- Peter Wolter Alternate 4th US Nats 20 km C Mass Start
Women
- Hailey Swirbul Objective SuperTour Leader
- Jessie Diggins Objective 6th World Cup Distance
- Rosie Brennan Objective 9th World Cup Distance
- Sophia Laukli Objective 28th World Cup Distance
- Alayna Sonnesyn Objective 45th World Cup Overall
- Julia Kern Discretion 12th Val Müstair 10 km C Pursuit
- Sydney Palmer-Leger Discretion 2nd US Nats 20 km C Mass Start
- Novie McCabe Alternate 3rd US Nats 20 km C Mass Start
- Alex Lawson Alternate 4th US Nats 20 km C Mass Start
- Sarah Goble Alternate SuperTour Distance 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 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
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