The US Ski Team has announced some of its rosters for the coming ski season, and as you may expect, they include Vermonters and our neighbors nearby. Many of these skiers are poised to be named to the roster for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The Olympic team will be named in January.
2010 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), along with World Cup sprint medalist Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, Vermont), Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) and three-time U.S. champion Liz Stephen (East Montelier, Vermont) are among the athletes headlining the newly named <link http: www.usskiteam.com crosscountry external-link-new-window to us ski team>2010 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team.
A Team
Morgan Arritola (5/13/86; Ketchum, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
Kris Freeman (10/14/80; Andover, NH; Andover Outing Club)*
Torin Koos (7/19/80; Leavenworth, WA; Leavenworth Winter Sports Club)*
Andy Newell (11/30/83; Shaftsbury, Vermont; Stratton Mountain School)*
Kikkan Randall (12/31/82; Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University Nordic)*
Liz Stephen (1/12/87; East Montpelier, Vermont; Burke Mountain Academy)
B Team
Noah Hoffman (8/1/89; Aspen, CO; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
Garrott Kuzzy (11/26/82; Hayward, WI; CXC Elite)
Taz Mannix (6/14/86; Talkeetna, AK; Alaska Pacific University Nordic)
Morgan Smyth (2/10/86; Vernon, VT; Northern Michigan University)
Lindsay Williams (6/16/84; Hastings, MN; Northern Michigan University)*
2010 U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team
The <link http: www.usskiteam.com jumping external-link-new-window to us ski team>2010 Nordic Combined Ski Team includes Billy Demong (3/29/80; Vermontville, NY; Lake Placid Ski Club/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club). <link http: www.usskiteam.com jumping external-link-new-window to us ski team>Demong performed really well last season. Let's hope he continues his winning ways.
Notice how all these guys are from America's few ski-jumping towns?
A Team
Billy Demong (3/29/80; Vermontville, New York; Lake Placid Ski Club/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)*
Todd Lodwick (11/21/76; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)*
Johnny Spillane (11/24/80; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)*
B Team
Brett Camerota (1/9/85; Park City, UT; National Sports Foundation)*
Eric Camerota (1/9/85; Park City, UT; National Sports Foundation)*
Brett Denney (2/26/90; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Bryan Fletcher (6/27/86; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Taylor Fletcher (5/11/90; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
Nick Hendrickson (6/20/91; Park City, UT; Park City Nordic Ski Club)
Alex Miller (12/24/85; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)
(Date of birth, hometown and club program; * indicates Olympian)
PHOTO: Andy Newell of Vermont trains near Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, in late May. Photo courtesy of US Ski Team.
