Park City athletes named to US Ski & Snowboard national teams

Womens Para Snowboard Banked Slalom podium at last winter's Paralympics with the gold and silver going to two of the Utah-connected athletes newly named to next winter's national teams of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Photo: TownLift // Michele Roepke

PARK CITY, Utah — U.S. Ski & Snowboard, headquartered in Park City, announced the athletes who accepted their nominations and will represent the organization on its 2026-27 National Teams.

Among the athletes with lifelong or longtime ties to Park City are alpine skiers Lindsey Vonn, Lauren Macuga, and Annika Hunt; ski jumper Josie Johnson; para alpine skier Saylor O’Brien; freestyle skiers Tasia Tanner, Nick Page, Cole McDonald, and Alli Macuga ; cross-country skier Sydney Palmer-Leger; and freeskiers Marin Hamill, Henry Townshend, Marty Kingston, Troy Podmilsak, and Rell Harwood.

The full roster includes athletes from across the country, but those highlighted here have ties to Park City and/or Utah through their hometowns, schools, clubs or other connections to the Wasatch Mountains.

All athletes qualified for the team based on existing criteria.

“This year’s roster has a great mix of riders who have already stood on the biggest stage and young athletes who are ready to make their mark,” Park City native Rick Bower, U.S. Snowboard Team sport director, said in a statement. “We’ve also made some big changes in our coaching staff across all disciplines and I’m excited to see the new energy it brings to each group. It’s exciting to build towards 2030 as one team.”

Other athletes with connections to the Wasatch Mountain Range include:

ALPINE: Mary Bocock, Elisabeth Bocock, Breezy Johnson, Ava Sunshine, Isabella Wright, Tatum Grosdidier, Jay Poulter

PARA ALPINE: Tyler McKenzie, Matthew Brewer, Robert Enigl, Noah Bury

CROSS COUNTRY: Sophia Laukli, Novie McCabe, Zach Jayne, Neve Gerard

PARA CROSS COUNTRY: Oksana Masters, Sydney Peterson

SNOWBOARD: Faye Gulini Thelen, Bri Schnorrbusch, Rebecca Flynn

PARA SNOWBOARD: Kate Delson, Brenna Huckaby, Jackie Hamwey

SKI JUMPING: Kevin Bickner

FREESTYLE: Winter Vinecki, Chris Lillis, Kaila Kuhn, Quinn Dehlinger, Connor Curran, Ashley Caldwell, Karenna Elliott, Kyra Dossa, Dani Loeb, Ian Schoenwald, Beaudin Napolitano, Ashton Salwan, Jaelin Kauf, Kasey Hogg, Charlie Mickel, Kylie Kariotis, Asher Michel, Dylan Marcellini, Abby McLarnon

FREESKI: Colby Stevenson, Alex Hall, Konnor Ralph, Hunter Hess, Ben Fethke, and siblings Grace and Hunter Henderson.