US Freestyle Team named with 13 local athletes, including skiers from Wasatch Freestyle

2023 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International FIS Ski World Cup at Deer Valley Resort - Dual Moguls. Photo: Steven Kornreich/U.S. Ski Team @usskiteam // @steven_kornreich

PARK CITY, Utah — U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the athletes who have accepted their nomination to the 2023-24 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team moguls and aerials team rosters. This year there are 29.

The 2023-24 aerials team is highlighted by 2022 Olympic gold medalists Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld, 2022 Olympic bronze medalist Megan Nick and 2023 world champion Quinn Dehlinger. The moguls team is led by 2022 Olympic silver medalist Jaelin Kauf and 2022 World Cup winner Nick Page. 

The FIS Freestyle World Cup circuit kicks off in Ruka, Finland Dec. 2-3, for both moguls and aerials. The 2023-24 season will include two domestic events, including the FIS Freestyle World Cup at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire Jan. 26-27, 2024, for the first moguls World Cup in history at the “Birthplace of Freestyle Skiing.”

Next is the annual favorite Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort, Feb. 1-3, 2024, which will host both aerials and moguls teams from around the world. The 2023-24 season is more extensive than in years past and promises to excite across the board. 

“The team could not be more excited about the upcoming season, and to host two freestyle World Cups on home soil for the first time in years,” said Matt Gnoza, U.S. Ski and Snowboard freestyle sport director in a statement. “The athletes have put in a lot of hard work this summer and I’m confident they will be successful this season.” 

For the full domestic freestyle schedule, click here. 

Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team

(Hometown; Club; College/University; Birthdate)

AERIALS

A TEAM

Women

• Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, VA; Elite Aerial Development Program; University of Utah; 9/14/1993)
• Kaila Kuhn (Boyne City, MI; Park City Ski & Snowboard; University of Utah; 4/8/2003)
• Dani Loeb (Pintlala, AL; Park City Ski & Snowboard; University of Utah; 8/10/2001)
• Megan Nick (Shelburne, VT; Elite Aerial Development Program; University of Denver; 7/9/1996)
• Winter Vinecki (Gaylord, MI; Park City Ski & Snowboard; St. Mary’s University School of Law; 12/18/1998)

Men

• Quinn Dehlinger (Cincinnati, OH; Elite Aerial Development Program; Salt Lake Community College; 6/8/2002)
• Chris Lillis (Rochester, NY; Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team; Monroe Community College; 10/4/1998)
• Justin Schoenefeld (Lawrenceburg, IN; Elite Aerial Development Program; Utah Valley University; 8/13/1998)

D TEAM 

Women

• Karenna Elliott (Cincinnati, OH; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Utah Valley University; 5/24/2000)
• Megan Smallhouse (Reno, NV; Park City Ski & Snowboard; University of Utah; 1/16/2001)
• Tasia Tanner (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; University of Utah; 7/26/2002)

Men

• Conner Curran (Cincinnati, OH; Park City Ski & Snowboard; University of Utah; 9/23/2004)
• Derek Krueger (Cleveland, OH; Park City Ski & Snowboard; University of Utah; 6/2/2003)

MOGULS

A TEAM

Women

• Olivia Giaccio (Redding, CT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Columbia University; 8/15/2000)
• Tess Johnson (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Harvard Extension School; 6/19/2000)
• Jaelin Kauf (Alta, WY; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 9/26/1996)
• Elizabeth Lemley (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 1/22/2006) 
• Alli Macuga (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; University of Colorado Boulder; 9/24/2003)
• Kai Owens (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; University of Utah; 8/16/2004)
• Hannah Soar (Somers, CT; Killington Mountain School; University of Utah; 6/4/1999)

Men

• Cole McDonald (Park City, UT; Wasatch Freestyle; University of Utah; 3/6/2003)
• Nick Page (Park City, UT; Wasatch Freestyle; 8/1/2002)
• Dylan Walczyk (Rochester, NY; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 6/25/1993)

D TEAM 

Women

• Kasey Hogg (Park City, UT; Wasatch Freestyle; University of Utah; 1/8/2003)
• Sami Worthington (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard/Wasatch Freestyle; University of Utah; 6/15/2004)

Men

• Dylan Marcellini (Walnut Creek, CA; Wasatch Freestyle; University of Utah; 9/29/2002)
• Asher Michel (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Competition Center; 12/09/2005)
• Charlie Mickel (Durango, CO; Durango Winter Sports Club/Wasatch Freestyle; University of Utah; 7/06/2004)
• Landon Wendler (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Winter Sports Club; Los Angeles Film School; 10/12/2000)

COACHES AND STAFF

Freestyle Staff

Matt Gnoza – Freestyle Program Director
Tami Strong – Freestyle Team Manager
Deb Newson – Freestyle Development Coordinator
Madison Beck – Freestyle High Performance Coach
Alex Cohen – Freestyle Sport Psychologist
Ryan Odeja – Freestyle Press Officer

Aerials

Vladimir Lebedev – Aerials Head Coach
Stanislav Kravchuk – Aerials World Cup Coach
Matt DePeters – Aerials World Cup Coach
Peter Toohey – Aerials Athletic Trainer

Moguls

Bryon Wilson – Moguls Head Coach
Caleb Martin – Moguls World Cup Coach
Joshua Kober – Moguls Development Coach