10 skiers with Utah ties named to ’24/25 U.S. Alpine Ski Team

Isaiah Nelson races at Sun Valley, Idaho. 2024 Toyota US Alpine Championships, Super G. Photo: Steven Konrreich @steven_kornreich

PARK CITY, Utah — U.S. Ski and Snowboard officially announced the 48 athletes who have accepted their nomination to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the upcoming 2024-25 season.  

Two-time Olympic champion and winningest alpine skier in history Mikaela Shiffrin, 2022 Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle, world champion and three-time World Cup podium finisher Paula Moltzan and world champion and World Cup podium finisher River Radamus highlight the roster of alpine athletes returning to the 2024-25 roster. 

After a successful 2023-24 season, several alpine athletes have advanced to a higher team status. New A Team athletes include Lauren Macuga of Park City, AJ Hurt and Jacqueline Wiles. Macuga skied to an impressive top five result in World Cup speed, Hurt claimed her first career podium and Wiles snagged a podium in her comeback from injury. On the men’s side, Ryder Sarchett rejoins the C Team after impressing the world with his Junior World Championship victory in giant slalom. 

The 2024-25 World Cup schedule is robust, with 20 women’s World Cups and 19 men’s events officially scheduled for the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup calendar. The season also includes the World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, Feb. 4-16. The tour starts with a weekend of giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, Oct. 26-27, before heading north to Levi, Finland, where both the men’s and women’s slalom teams compete.

North American fans have many opportunities to see their favorite alpine skiers shine with four World Cups in the United States, including the women’s slalom and giant slalom races at the Stifel Killington Cup in Killington, Vermont, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1. The following weekend marks the first of two back-to-back World Cup speed races at the Stifel Birds of Prey presented by United Airlines in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The men race downhill, super-G and giant slalom Dec. 6-8, with the women racing downhill and super-G Dec. 14-15—the women’s first time on the famed Birds of Prey downhill. After the full World Cup calendar and a World Championship, the tour will close with World Cup Finals in Sun Valley, Idaho at the Stifel Sun Valley Finals March 22-27, where the top skiers in each discipline will fight for overall titles in front of an American crowd. 

“This is a dedicated and determined group of athletes ready to compete at the highest level as we head into a World Championship season,” says U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport Anouk Patty in a statement. “The summer training at the USANA Center of Excellence and on the snow shows that these skiers are poised to enter the winter season ready to race. We cannot wait to see what they achieve.” 

2024-25 Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team 

(Hometown; Club; College; Birthdate)

A TEAM

Women

• AJ Hurt (Carnelian Bay, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; Dartmouth College; 12/5/2000)
• Lauren Macuga (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 7/4/2002)
• Paula Moltzan (Prior Lake, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; University of Vermont; 4/7/1994)
• Nina O’Brien (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Team Palisades Tahoe; Dartmouth College; 11/29/1997)
• Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 3/13/1995)
• Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, OR; White Pass Ski Club; 7/13/1992)
• Isabella Wright (Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 2/10/1997)               

 Men

• Bryce Bennett (Olympic Valley, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; 7/14/1992)
• Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s Ski Club/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club; University of Vermont; 3/27/1992)
• Tommy Ford (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation; Dartmouth College; 3/20/1989)
• Jared Goldberg (Holladay, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; University of Utah; 6/15/1991)
• River Radamus (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 2/12/1998)    

B TEAM

Women

• Keely Cashman (Strawberry, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; Montana State University; 4/4/1999)
• Katie Hensien (Redmond, WA; Rowmark Ski Academy; University of Denver; 12/1/1999)
• Tricia Mangan (Buffalo, NY; Holimont Race Team; Dartmouth College; 3/7/1997)

 Men

• Erik Arvidsson (Woodside, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; Middlebury College; 9/3/1996)
• Sam DuPratt (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard Team; University of Utah; 11/28/1993) 
• Sam Morse (Carrabassett Valley, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Dartmouth College; 5/27/1996)
• Kyle Negomir (Littleton, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Dartmouth College; 10/3/1998)
• Ben Ritchie (Waitsfield, VT; Green Mountain Valley School; 9/5/2000)
• Jett Seymour (Steamboat, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Denver; 11/5/1998)
• Luke Winters (Gresham, OR; Sugar Bowl Academy; 4/2/1997)

C TEAM

Women

• Elisabeth Bocock (Salt Lake City, UT; Rowmark Ski Academy; Dartmouth College; 9/3/2005)
• Mary Bocock (Salt Lake City, UT; Rowmark Ski Academy; Dartmouth College; 10/7/2003)
• Tatum Grosdidier (Wenatchee, WA; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 7/24/2004) 
• Stella Johansson (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Dartmouth College; 9/2/2003) 
• Allison Mollin (Truckee, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; 7/7/2004) 
• Liv Moritz (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; University of Denver; 11/28/2004) 
• Dasha Romanov (Thornton, CO; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; University of New Hampshire; 5/3/2003)
• Ava Sunshine (Encinitas, CA; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Burke Mountain Academy; University of Utah; 6/20/2002)

Men

• Stanley Buzek (Silverthorne, CO; Team Summit Colorado; 8/18/2005) 
• Bridger Gile (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/15/1999)
• Isaiah Nelson (Wayzata, MN; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club; 4/3/2001)
• Camden Palmquist (Eagan, MN; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club/Team Summit Colorado; 4/15/2003)
• Jay Poulter (Bondville, VT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/Stratton Mountain School; University of Utah; 7/1/2003)
• Cooper Puckett (Steamboat, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Dartmouth College; 3/31/2003)
• Ryder Sarchett (Sun Valley, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; University of Colorado Boulder; 7/28/2003)
• Jack Smith (Sun Valley, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 4/24/2001)

DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Women

• Paige DeHart (Sun Valley, CO; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 4/27/2005)*
• Kaitlin Keane (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Dartmouth College; 11/26/2004)
• Kjersti Moritz (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Middlebury College; 11/28/2004)
• Emma Resnick (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Dartmouth College; 7/23/2003)

Men

• Finnigan Donley (Anchorage, AK; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 2/28/2005) 
• Colin Hanna (Sun Valley, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 12/15/2004) 
• John Kerbaugh (Williston, VT; Mt. Mansfield Academy; 11/11/2005) 
• Jevin Palmquist (Eagan, MN; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club/Team Summit Colorado; 3/6/2007)*
• Sawyer Reed (Hingham, MA; Green Mountain Valley School; 7/26/2005)  
• Hunter Salani (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 2/25/2005) 

*Newly named to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team

2024-25 Alpine Coaches & Staff

• Chief of Sport: Anouk Patty
• Alpine Development Director: Chip Knight
• Vice President of High Performance: Gillian Bower
• Director of Alpine Sport Science: Per Lundstam 
• Alpine Elite Team Manager: Aaron Strubel
• Alpine Communications Manager: Sierra Ryder
• Women’s Alpine Press Officer: Mackenzie Moran 

MEN

Men’s Head Coach:

• Mark Tilston

Men’s World Cup Speed:

• Head Coach: Burkhard Shaffer
• Coach: Florian Scheiber
• Coach: Austin Savaria
• Strength & Conditioning Coach: Daniel Sanz
• Physical Therapist: Martina Plunger 

Men’s World Cup Tech:

• Head Coach: Fabien Munier
• Coach: Claude Cretier
• Coach: Nathan Bryant
• Slalom Coach: Tristan Glasse-Davies
• Strength & Conditioning Coach: Bernd Wiener
• Physical Therapist: Vincent Corrado

Men’s Europa Cup:

• Head Coach: Clement Tomamichel
• Coach: Brian Morgan

Men’s NorAm:

• Head Coach: Michael Bansmer
• Coach: Francio Bertolini
• Strength & Conditioning Coach: Will Horstmann

WOMEN

Women’s Head Coach:

• Paul Kristofic

Women’s World Cup Speed:

• Head Coach: Alex Hoedlmoser
• Coach: Daniel Dejori
• Strength & Conditioning Coach: Kip Spangler
• Physical Therapist: Shannon Colleton

Team Shiffrin: 

• Head Coach: Karin Harjo
• Coach: Janne Haarala
• Physical Therapist: Regan Dewhirst 
• Public Relations: Megan Harrod
• Strength & Conditioning: Bob Poehling

Women’s World Cup Tech:

• Head Coach: Rudi Soulard
• Coach: Zan Spillar
• Coach: Scott Graham
• Strength & Conditioning: Per Lundstam

Women’s Europa Cup:

• Head Coach: Marjan Cernigoj
• Coach: Miha Kuerner 
• Strength & Conditioning: Foreste Peterson

Women’s Development: 

• Head Coach: Seth McCadam
• Coach: Kevin Keane
• Strength & Conditioning: Foreste Peterson
• Physical Therapist: Madison Whitaker