US Ski Team announces 2014-15 cross-country roster

By Published On: June 2nd, 2014Comments Off on US Ski Team announces 2014-15 cross-country roster
Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall return to the U.S. Ski Team for 2014-15. GEPA/Wolfgang Jannach

Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall return to the U.S. Ski Team for 2014-15. GEPA/Wolfgang Jannach

PARK CITY, Utah – Three-time World Cup sprint champion Kikkan Randall headlines a powerhouse team of women nominated to the 2015 U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team. All five A Team women reached the World Cup podium during the 2014 season. On the men’s side, veteran sprinter Andy Newell and rising talent Simi Hamilton, who won a Tour de Ski stage last season, anchor the American men for the 2015 World Championship season.

The 2015 World Cup season is slated to open Nov. 29-30, 2014 in Kuusamo, Finland, and FIS World Ski Championships will take place Feb. 18 – March 1, 2015 in Falun, Sweden.

2015 U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team Nominated Athletes 

Name, Hometown, Club, Date of Birth (* denotes Olympian)

A TEAM

Men

Simeon Hamilton (Aspen, CO; SMS T2, 5/14/87)*

Andrew Newell (Shaftsbury, VT; SMS T2, 11/30/83)*

Women

Jessica Diggins (Afton, MN; SMS T2, 8/26/91)*

Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center, 12/31/82)*

Elizabeth Stephen (East Montpelier, VT; Burke Mountain Academy, 1/12/87)*

Sadie Bjornsen (Mazama, WA; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center, 11/21/89)*

Sophie Caldwell (Peru, VT; SMS T2, 3/22/90)*

B TEAM

Men

Erik Bjornsen (Mazama, WA; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center, 7/14/92)*

Noah Hoffman (Aspen, CO; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail, 8/1/89)*

Women

Ida Sargent (Craftsbury Common, VT; Craftsbury Green Racing Project, 1/25/88)*

D TEAM

Men

Patrick Caldwell (Hanover, NH; Dartmouth Ski Team, 2/18/94)

Ben Saxton (Lakeville, MN, SMS T2, 6/30/93)

Release courtesy of USSA

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