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US World Junior Championship/U23 Teams Named Following Nationals in Houghton
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US World Junior Championship/U23 Teams Named Following Nationals in Houghton

Ben TheyerlJanuary 13, 2023

Following a record-setting number of athletes competing in the U.S. Nationals in Houghton last week— over 400 skiers from across the US made the trip to the Copper Country—US Ski and Snowboard has announced the selections for the US World Junior and U23 Championships, to be held in Whistler, British Columbia from January 28th-February 4th. Athlete selections have also been announced for the U18 Nordic Nation’s Cup Trip, to be held in Jyvaskyla, Finland February...

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Q & A with New Faces on the US Ski Team: Michael Earnhart
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Q & A with New Faces on the US Ski Team: Michael Earnhart

Ben TheyerlJune 22, 2022

U.S. Ski & Snowboard recently announced its U.S. Ski Team nominations for the 2022-23 season. Of the 22 athletes named to the team this season, six were not on the previous year’s roster, either newly named or renamed: Michael Earnhart, Walker Hall, Zak Ketterson, Will Koch, Finn O’Connell, and Sammy Smith. To help fans get to know these new(er) faces, FasterSkier is doing a series of interviews, providing insights into the factors that have contributed to development,...

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With ‘Bigger Target’ on His Back, Torchia Joins U.S. Ski Team, Sticks with NMU
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With ‘Bigger Target’ on His Back, Torchia Joins U.S. Ski Team, Sticks with NMU

Gabby NaranjaMay 10, 2016

After being nominated to the U.S. Ski Team D-team, Northern Michigan University junior Ian Torchia has decided to stay in school while simultaneously accepting the nod to the country's most-coveted training group. “One of the main reasons why I wanted this to happen is to show that you can do it while you’re in college,” Torchia explains.

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Challenges Both New and Familiar For American TD of Junior/U23 World Championships in Kazakhstan
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Challenges Both New and Familiar For American TD of Junior/U23 World Championships in Kazakhstan

Chelsea LittleFebruary 17, 2015

Anchorage's Matt Pauli served as the FIS Technical Delegate for Junior and U23 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in early February. He reports back that though the local committee was hardworking and accommodating of challenges with snowpack, the venue was brand new - and not, he believes, ideal to host an Olympic Games. Luckily, the Soldatskoe venue where he worked at Asian Winter Games in 2011 is a good alternative.

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Junior/U23 World Championships Open with Skate Sprints; Diggins Second
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Junior/U23 World Championships Open with Skate Sprints; Diggins Second

FasterSkierJanuary 29, 2014

With a World Cup sprint victory already under his belt, Russia's Sergey Ustiugov racked up another U23 title and Jessie Diggins came oh-so-close, winning the women's qualifier then placing second to Germany's Elisabeth Schicho in the final. France's Jean Tiberghien won the junior men's sprint, Sweden's Jonna Sundling captured her first individual junior title, and Canada's Katherine Stewart-Jones placed 15th.

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