Dear Cross Country Community,
We are pleased to announce the Team for Period 4 of the 2024-25 World Cup season:
Oslo 20 km C Individual
Men
John Hagenbuch Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Gus Schumacher Objective 13th World Cup Distance Standings
Ben Ogden Objective 24th World Cup Distance Standings
Zanden McMullen Objective 27th World Cup Distance Standings
Luke Jager Discretion 21st Les Rousses 20 km C
JC Schoonmaker Discretion 23rd Falun 10 km C
Kevin Bolger Discretion 23rd Falun 20 km F
Zak Ketterson Alternate 29th Les Rousses 20 km C
Michael Earnhart Alternate 12th U23 20 km C
Women
Kate Oldham Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Jessie Diggins Objective 24-25 Overall World Cup Leader
Sophia Laukli Objective 17th World Cup Distance Standings
Julia Kern Objective 26th World Cup Distance Standings
Rosie Brennan Objective 30th World Cup Distance Standings
Kendall Kramer Discretion 18th Cogne 10 km F
Luci Anderson Discretion 22nd Les Rousses 10 km F
Alayna Sonnesyn Discretion 25th Falun 20 km F
Sydney Palmer-Leger Alternate 26th Falun 20 km F
Sammy Smith Alternate 8th WJC 10 km F
Oslo 10 km F Individual
Men
John Hagenbuch Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Gus Schumacher Objective 13th World Cup Distance Standings
Ben Ogden Objective 24th World Cup Distance Standings
Zanden McMullen Objective 27th World Cup Distance Standings
Luke Jager Discretion 21st Les Rousses 20 km C
JC Schoonmaker Discretion 23rd Falun 10 km C
Kevin Bolger Discretion 23rd Falun 20 km F
Zak Ketterson Alternate 29th Les Rousses 20 km C
Michael Earnhart Alternate 12th U23 20 km C
Women
Kate Oldham Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Jessie Diggins Objective 24-25 Overall World Cup Leader
Sophia Laukli Objective 17th World Cup Distance Standings
Julia Kern Objective 26th World Cup Distance Standings
Rosie Brennan Objective 30th World Cup Distance Standings
Kendall Kramer Discretion 18th Cogne 10 km F
Luci Anderson Discretion 22nd Les Rousses 10 km F
Alayna Sonnesyn Discretion 25th Falun 20 km F
Sydney Palmer-Leger Alternate 26th Falun 20 km F
Sammy Smith Alternate 8th WJC 10 km F
Tallinn Sprint F
Men
John Hagenbuch Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Ben Ogden Objective 8th World Cup Sprint Standings
JC Schoonmaker Objective 12th World Cup Sprint Standings
Jack Young Objective 36th World Cup Sprint Standings
Zak Ketterson Objective 37th World Cup Sprint Standings
Keving Bolger Discretion 19th Falun Sprint C
Murphy Kimball Alternate 28th Falun Sprint C
Zanden McMullen Alternate 36th Toblach Sprint F
Women
Kate Oldham Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Jessie Diggins Objective 24-25 Overall World Cup Leader
Julia Kern Objective 21st World Cup Sprint Standings
Rosie Brennan Discretion 18th Davos Sprint F
Alayna Sonnesyn Discretion 19th Toblach Sprint F
Lauren Jortberg Discretion 28th Engadin Sprint F
Luci Anderson Discretion 29th Engadin Sprint F
Sammy Smith Discretion 30th Falun Sprint F
Erin Bianco Alternate 33rd Falun Sprint C
Lahti Sprint F
Men
John Hagenbuch Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Ben Ogden Objective 8th World Cup Sprint Standings
JC Schoonmaker Objective 12th World Cup Sprint Standings
Jack Young Objective 36th World Cup Sprint Standings
Zak Ketterson Objective 37th World Cup Sprint Standings
Keving Bolger Discretion 19th Falun Sprint C
Murphy Kimball Alternate 28th Falun Sprint C
Zanden McMullen Alternate 36th Toblach Sprint F
Women
Kate Oldham Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Jessie Diggins Objective 24-25 Overall World Cup Leader
Julia Kern Objective 21st World Cup Sprint Standings
Rosie Brennan Discretion 18th Davos Sprint F
Alayna Sonnesyn Discretion 19th Toblach Sprint F
Lauren Jortberg Discretion 28th Engadin Sprint F
Luci Anderson Discretion 29th Engadin Sprint F
Sammy Smith Discretion 30th Falun Sprint F
Erin Bianco Alternate 33rd Falun Sprint C
Lahti 50 km C Mass Start
Men
John Hagenbuch Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Gus Schumacher Objective 13th World Cup Distance Standings
Ben Ogden Objective 24th World Cup Distance Standings
Zanden McMullen Objective 27th World Cup Distance Standings
Luke Jager Discretion 21st Les Rousses 20 km C
JC Schoonmaker Discretion 23rd Falun 10 km C
Kevin Bolger Discretion 23rd Falun 20 km F
Zak Ketterson Alternate 29th Les Rousses 20 km C
Michael Earnhart Alternate 12th U23 20 km C
Women
Kate Oldham Objective 24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader
Jessie Diggins Objective 24-25 Overall World Cup Leader
Sophia Laukli Objective 17th World Cup Distance Standings
Julia Kern Objective 26th World Cup Distance Standings
Rosie Brennan Objective 30th World Cup Distance Standings
Kendall Kramer Discretion 18th Cogne 10 km F
Luci Anderson Discretion 22nd Les Rousses 10 km F
Alayna Sonnesyn Discretion 25th Falun 20 km F
Sydney Palmer-Leger Alternate 26th Falun 20 km F
Sammy Smith Alternate 8th WJC 10 km F
The above discretionary selections were nominated by a 15-person working group that included:
James Southam Athlete Rep.
Ida Sargent Athlete Rep.
Cami Thompson-Graves Dartmouth College
Andy Newell Bridger Ski Foundation
Eliška Albrigtsen University of Alaska Fairbanks
Erik Flora Alaska Pacific University
Chad Salmela Team Birkie
Peter Holmes SVSEF Gold Team
Pepa Miloucheva Craftsbury GRP
Maria Stuber SMS T2
Sophie Caldwell Hamilton AVSC
Kristen Bourne 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:
Tyler Kornfield U.S. Ski & Snowboard Athlete Rep
Anouk Patty U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport
Bryan Fish U.S. Ski & Snowboard Development Director
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
