U.S. Ski & Snowboard formally introduced the 30 athletes who’ve accepted their nominations and been named to the 2024-25 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Staff rosters for moguls and aerials. All athletes certified for the group primarily based on the present freestyle moguls and aerials World Cup standards.
The 2024-25 aerials group is headlined by 2022 Olympic aerials group gold medalists Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld. Becoming a member of them is 2023 world champion Quinn Dehlinger and Winter Vinecki, who completed second within the total 2023-24 season standings.
2022 Olympic silver medalist Jaelin Kauf, who completed second within the 2023-24 total season standings, leads the moguls group nominations together with Olivia Giaccio, the primary lady to win a World Cup with a cork 1080. The boys’s aspect is highlighted by Nick Web page, who landed on the rostrum 3 times final season.
Karenna Elliott, Tasia Tanner and Connor Curran are all transferring as much as the aerials A group for the primary time following breakthrough 2023-24 seasons. Elliott earned her first World Cup win in Lac-Beauport, Canada; Curran completed on the rostrum for the primary time in Deer Valley; and Tanner was awarded the coveted 2024 FIS Rookie of the 12 months award. Moreover, this 12 months’s roster contains new expertise, with two athletes being referred to as as much as the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Staff from Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard.
There are additionally three promotions to have a good time on the moguls group. Kasey Hogg, Dylan Marcellini and Landon Wendler have been nominated to the A group for the 2024-25 season. Final 12 months, Hogg turned the primary lady to throw a cork 1080 in a World Cup qualification run, the second lady to throw one in a World Cup behind teammate Olivia Giaccio. Marcellini and Wendler each earned their first World Cup podiums in Deer Valley and Bakuriani, Georgia, respectively.
“The 2024-25 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Staff is a unprecedented group of athletes who embody the spirit and excellence of American freestyle snowboarding,” mentioned Matt Gnoza, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Freestyle Sport Director. “With an ideal mix of seasoned champions and rising stars, this group is poised to realize nice issues within the coming season. Final 12 months’s successes laid a powerful basis and I’m desperate to see how this gifted crew builds on that momentum. I’m excited to help these athletes as they proceed to push the boundaries of the game heading right into a World Championship season.”
The 2024-25 moguls World Cup moguls season is about to kick off in Ruka, Finland on Nov. 30, 2024. This season brings extra possibilities for U.S. freestyle followers to observe the motion on residence soil because the aerials World Cup circuit kicks off in Lake Placid, New York for the primary time since 2018 on Jan. 18, 2025. Moreover, the moguls athletes return to the birthplace of freestyle snowboarding, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, for a set of moguls and twin moguls occasions Jan. 25-26. The home World Cup season wraps with the Tremendous Bowl of freestyle snowboarding: the Intermountain Well being Freestyle Worldwide at Deer Valley, Feb. 6-8. 19 moguls and 9 aerials World Cups are scheduled, together with World Cup Finals in Livigno, Italy, the location of the 2026 Olympic Winter and Paralympic Video games. For the complete home freestyle World Cup schedule, click on right here.
The season will conclude in Engadin, Switzerland, for the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships Mar. 18-30. 4 athletes per gender per sport might be chosen to characterize the US in opposition to the most effective on the planet.
Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Staff
(Hometown; Membership; School; Birthdate)
AERIALS
A TEAM
Girls
- Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, VA; College of Utah; 9/14/1993)
- Karenna Elliott (Cincinnati, OH; Elite Aerial Improvement Program/Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard; Utah Valley College; 5/24/2000)
- Kaila Kuhn (Boyne Metropolis, MI; College of Utah; 4/8/2003)
- Dani Loeb (Pintlala, AL; Elite Aerial Improvement Program; College of Utah; 8/10/2001)
- Tasia Tanner (Park Metropolis, UT; Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard/Fly Freestyle; College of Utah; 7/26/2002)
- Winter Vinecki (Gaylord, MI; Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard; College of Utah/St. Mary’s College College of Regulation; 12/18/1998)
Males
- Connor Curran (Cincinnati, OH; Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard/Elite Aerial Improvement Program; Utah Valley College; 9/23/2004)
- Quinn Dehlinger (Cincinnati, OH; Elite Aerial Improvement Program; Salt Lake Group School; 6/8/2002)
- Chris Lillis (Rochester, NY; Bristol Mountain Freestyle Staff; College of Utah; 10/4/1998)
- Justin Schoenefeld (Lawrenceburg, IN; Excellent North Slopes; Utah Valley College; 8/13/1998)
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Girls
- Kyra Dossa (Cleveland, OH; Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard; College of Utah; 1/24/2004)*
- Megan Smallhouse (Reno, NV; Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard; College of Utah; 1/16/2001)
Males
- Derek Krueger (Cleveland, OH; Elite Aerial Improvement Program; College of Utah; 6/2/2003)
- Ian Schoenwald (Kaysville, UT; Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard; Utah Valley College; 6/18/2004)*
MOGULS
A TEAM
Girls
- Olivia Giaccio (Redding, CT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports activities Membership; Columbia College; 8/15/2000)
- Kasey Hogg (Kensington, NH; Wasatch Freestyle; College of Utah; 1/8/2003)
- Tess Johnson (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Membership Vail; Harvard Extension College; 6/19/2000)
- Jaelin Kauf (Alta, WY; Grand Targhee Ski & Snowboard Basis/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports activities Membership; College of Utah; 9/26/1996)
- Elizabeth Lemley (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Membership Vail; 1/22/2006)
- Alli Macuga (Park Metropolis, UT; Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard; College of Utah; 9/24/2003)
- Hannah Soar (Somers, CT; Killington Mountain College; College of Utah; 6/4/1999)
Males
- Dylan Marcellini (Walnut Creek, CA; Wasatch Freestyle/Olympic Valley Freestyle; College of Utah; 9/29/2002)
- Nick Web page (Park Metropolis, UT; Wasatch Freestyle; 8/1/2002)
- Landon Wendler (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports activities Membership; Los Angeles Movie College; 10/12/2000)
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Girls
- Kai Owens (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Membership Vail; College of Utah; 8/16/2004)
- Sami Worthington (Park Metropolis, UT; Park Metropolis Ski & Snowboard/Wasatch Freestyle; College of Utah; 6/15/2004)
Males
- Cole McDonald (Park Metropolis, UT; Wasatch Freestyle; College of Utah; 3/6/2003)
- Asher Michel (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Competitors Heart; 12/9/2005)
- Charlie Mickel (Durango, CO; Wasatch Freestyle/Durango Winter Sports activities Membership; College of Utah; 7/6/2004)
- Dylan Walczyk (Rochester, NY; Ski & Snowboard Membership Vail; 6/25/1993)
*Newly named to the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Staff
2024-25 FREESTYLE COACHES AND STAFF
Anouk Patty – Chief of Sport
Matt Gnoza – Freestyle Sport Director
Tami Sturdy – Freestyle Staff Supervisor
Maddison Beck – Freestyle Athletic Improvement Coach
Ryan Odeja – Freestyle Press Officer
Alex Cohen – Sport Psychologist
Aerials
Vladimir Lebedev – Aerials Head Coach
Stanislav Kravchuk – Aerials World Cup Coach
Matt DePeters – Aerials World Cup Coach
Peter Toohey – Aerials Athletic Coach
Moguls
Bryon Wilson – Moguls Head Coach
Steve Desovich – Males’s Moguls World Cup Coach
Joshua Kober – Moguls World Cup Coach
Jill Radzinski – Moguls Athletic Coach
You may also like:
