US names 16 alpine athletes to World Juniors team

By Published On: February 27th, 2015Comments Off on US names 16 alpine athletes to World Juniors team

PARK CITY, Utah – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association named a group of 16 elite athletes to compete at the 2015 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships scheduled for March 7-13 at Hafjell, Norway. The team is headlined by World Cup and FIS Alpine World Ski Championships competitor Paula Moltzan, who grabbed a pair of top-10 finishes at World Junior Champs a year ago and is currently ranked sixth in the overall NorAm Cup standings.

“This is a strong and diverse Junior Worlds Team with athletes from some of the best club programs around the country,” said U.S. Ski Team Alpine Director Patrick Riml. “We look forward to being competitive in Norway and using the Championships as a platform for the future.”

The event is also designed to serve as a test event for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer. Notably absent from the U.S. roster is Mikaela Shiffrin, who will remain in Europe to focus on the World Cup where she is leading the Audi FIS World Cup slalom standings and is third in the overall standings. The venues at Hafjell and Kvitfjell were used during the 1994 Olympic Winter Games where Tommy Moe, Diann Roffe and Picabo Street won medals.

2015 FIS Alpine Junior World Championships Team

Men

  • Kipling Weisel, San Francisco, CA, 3/26/95 (U.S. Ski Team; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
  • Sam Morse, Carrabassett Valley, ME, 5/27/96 (U.S. Ski Team; Carrabassett Valley Academy)
  • AJ Ginnis, Waitsfield, VT, 11/17/94 (U.S. Ski Team; Green Mountain Valley School)
  • Erik Arvidsson, Woodside, CA, 9/3/96 (U.S. Ski Team; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
  • Drew Duffy, Warren, VT, 6/1/95 (Green Mountain Valley School)
  • Alex Leever, Vail, CO, 7/6/95 (University of Denver; Team America)
  • Jack Auty, Durham, NH, 3/13/95 (Global Racing Ski Team; Burke Mountain Academy)
  • Florian Szwebel, Avon, CO, 9/4/96 (National Training Group; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)

Women

  • Paula Moltzan, Lakeville, MN, 5/7/94 (U.S. Ski Team; Buck Hill Ski Team)
  • Katherine Irwin, Vail, CO, 6/5/94 (Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Breezy Johnson, Victor, ID, 1/19/96 (U.S. Ski Team; Rowmark Ski Academy)
  • Alice Merryweather, Hingham, MA, 10/5/96 (Stratton Mountain School)
  • Nina O’Brien, Edwards, CO, 11/29/97 (National Training Group; Burke Mountain Academy)
  • Patricia Mangan, Derby, NY, 3/7/97 (National Training Group; Holimont Race Team)
  • Stephanie Lebby, Big Bear Lake, CA, 2/19/97 (U.S. Ski Team; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
  • Galena Wardle, Basalt, CO, 4/24/98 (National Training Group; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club)

Release courtesy of USSA

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