Jade Thurgood and Faye Gulini named to U.S Snowboard Team

Gold medallists USA's Lindsey Jacobellis and USA's Nick Baumgartner hold their national flag on the podium during the venue ceremony after the snowboard mixed team cross final during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Genting Snow Park Stadium in Zhangjiakou on February 12, 2022. Photo: Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images, courtesy of US Ski and Snowboard

PARK CITY, Utah — U.S. Ski and Snowboard officially announced today the 49-athlete roster making up the 2022-23 U.S. Snowboard Team, including the halfpipe, slopestyle, and snowboardcross teams. Park City Ski and Snowboard Team athlete Jade Thurgood and Salt Lake City’s Faye Gulini represent Utah on the list.

The pro slopestyle team is led by some of the best riders in the world, including Olympic medalists Julia Marino (2022), Red Gerard (2018), and Jamie Anderson (2018, 2014). The pro halfpipe team is headlined by two-time Olympic gold medalist halfpipe star Chloe Kim, two-time World Championship medalist Maddie Mastro, and veteran Taylor Gold.

On the snowboardcross side, Olympic gold medalists in mixed-team snowboardcross Nick Baumgartner and Lindsey Jacobellis return with a large and talented team of 13 riders.

“The U.S. Snowboard Team is in a great spot going into this 2022-23 season,” said JJ Thomas, Head Coach of the U.S. Snowboard Halfpipe Team, in a statement. “We are currently wrapping up a huge camp in Saas Fee, Switzerland. Our veterans are in form while the development team is a whole new group of talented athletes that are improving daily.”

With three domestic World Cups this season at two storied venues, U.S. fans will have the opportunity to watch the best in the world compete in the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe and Visa Big Air presented by Toyota at Copper Mountain, Colo., December 16-17, as well as the second stop of the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., for halfpipe and slopestyle February 2-4. All events will be broadcast on NBC/CNBC and streamed live on Outside+.

The first snowboard event for the 2022-23 FIS Snowboard Park & Pipe World Cup season is scheduled to kick off with the Big Air Chur Festival World Cup in Chur, Switzerland, on October 22, 2022. 

2022-23 U.S. SNOWBOARD TEAM
(Hometown; club; birthdate)

SLOPESTYLE / BIG AIR
 
PRO TEAM

Men

Chris Corning (Avon, Colorado; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/7/99)
Brock Crouch (Mammoth Mountain, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 8/22/99)
Sean FitzSimons (Hood River, Oregon; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; Central Oregon Series; 9/22/22)
Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colorado; Rocky Mountain Series; 6/29/00)
Judd Henkes (La Jolla, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 4/3/01)
Dusty Henricksen (Mammoth Lakes, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2/2/03)
Luke Winkelmannn (Blowing Rock, North Carolina; Connections Academy; Rocky Mountain Series; 12/18/00)

Women

Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, California; South Lake Tahoe Series; 9/13/90)
Hailey Langland (San Clemente, California; Tahoe Select Snowboard Team; Tahoe Series; 8/2/00)
Julia Marino (Westport, Connecticut; Southern Vermont Series; 9/11/97)
Ty Schnorrbusch (Monroe, New Jersey; Tru Snowboarding; Rocky Mountain Series; 05/15/2002)

ROOKIE TEAM

Men

Fynn Bullock-Womble (Mebane, North Carolina; One Team LLC; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/3/05)
Jake Canter (Evergreen, Colorado; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen Snowmass Series; 7/9/03)
Liam Johnson (Savage, Minnesota; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 11/26/04)
Lucas Ferry (Pennington, New Jersey; American Snowboard Training Center; Southern Vermont Series; 6/16/04)

Women

Kaitlyn Adams (Summit County, Colorado; Worldwide Snowboarding; Rocky Mountain Series; 09/16/2005)
Courtney Rummel (West Bend, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Advanced Ski & Snowboard Program; Midwest Best Series; 11/12/02)
Jade Thurgood (Salt Lake City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 1/27/02)
Rebecca Flynn (Victoria, Minnesota; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/24/2006)

HALFPIPE

PRO TEAM

Men

Taylor Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/17/93)
Chase Josey (Hailey, Idaho; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; Big Mountain West Series; 3/31/95)
Lucas Foster (Telluride, Colorado; Jim Smith Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/17/99)
Toby Miller (Truckee, California; Tahoe Select Snowboard Team; North Tahoe Series; 2/14/00)
Joey Okesson (Southbury, Connecticut; Okemo Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/23/02)

Women

Chloe Kim (Torrance, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 4/23/00)
Maddie Mastro (Wrightwood, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2/22/2000)

ROOKIE TEAM

Men

Noah Avallone (Montauk, New York; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 5/16/07)
Alessandro Barbieri (Portland, Oregon; Tahoe Select Snowboard Team; USASA Division – Mt. Hood; 10/5/08)
Levko Fedorowycz (Topanga, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 8/21/04)
Kade Martin (Bellyache Ridge, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/21/06)
Sumner Orr (Manchester, Vermont; Okemo Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 3/22/2006)

Women

Sonora Alba (San Pedro, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 7/16/06)
Tessa Maud (Carlsbad, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 10/10/03)
Bea Kim (Palos Verdes, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 1/25/07)

SNOWBOARDCROSS

Women

Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, Utah; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/24/92)
Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vermont.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/19/85)
Meghan Tierney (Rumson, New Jersey; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/5/97)
Stacy Gaskill (Golden, Colorado; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 5/21/00)  

DEVELOPMENT

Acy Craig (Morrisville, Vermont; Stratton Mountain School; Big Mountain West Series; 12/3/22)
Livia Molodyh (Hubbard, Oregon; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 6/30/99)
Bri Schnorrbusch (Monroe Township, N.J.; Gould Academy Competition Program; Maine Mountain Series; 1/30/2006)

Men

Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, Michigan; Superior Series; 12/17/81)
Alex Deibold (Manchester, Vermont.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 5/8/86)
Hagen Kearney (Norwood, Colorado; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/6/91)
Senna Leith (Vail, Colorado; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/8/97)  
Connor Schlegel (Edwards, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/13/2002)
Jake Vedder (Pinckney, Michigan; International Snowboard Training Center; Great Lakes Snow Series; 4/16/98)
Cody Winters (Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/20/2000)

DEVELOPMENT

Tyler Hamel (Bethel, Maine; Gould Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 7/12/2004)

COACHING STAFF

Slopestyle Coaching Staff:

Mike Ramirez – Co-Head Coach
Dave Reynolds – Co-Head Coach
Eric Beauchemin – Rookie Team Coach

Halfpipe Coaching Staff:

JJ Thomas – Head Coach
Maddy Schaffrick – Pro Team Coach
Danny Kass – Rookie Team Coach

Snowboardcross Coaching Staff

Rob Fagan – Head Coach
Nathan Park – Pro Team Coach