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Freestyle NorAm Criteria

NorAm Cup

The NorAm Cup is one of six Continental Cups (Europe, Australian, and New Zealand, South America, Far East). The NorAm Cup is a FIS series of events hosted in the U.S. and Canada and is considered a stepping stone to the World Cup circuit. 

NorAm Start Group Criteria

1. U.S. Team athletes

2. Top 5 U.S. athletes from the previous season’s NorAm Cup standings 

3. Top 5 U.S. athletes from the current season’s FIS Base Points List - not already qualified via criteria 1-2. 

4. Any athlete with a World Cup start in the previous season. 

Please note the following: 

  • NorAm Start Group athletes will be named in a timely manner once the U.S. Team nomination process is complete in the spring. 
  • The NorAm Start Group list of athletes will be published on the U.S. Ski and Snowboard website.
  • Athletes who qualify for the NorAm Start Group must contact the Freestyle Office by Sept 1 of the competition season to accept spot.
  • No additional athletes will be named to the NorAm Start Group if a NorAm Start Group athlete declines for any reason. 
  • If a NorAm Start Group athlete is injured and unable to compete in the U.S. Selection Events, the athlete must provide all medical documentation stating that they are unable to compete. Once medically cleared to compete, he/she would retain NorAm Start Group status. 
  • NorAm Start Group athletes will lose status if they do not compete in all event days in the U.S. Selection Events. 

NorAM Tour Pre-Season Qualification Criteria (Reflects changes voted upon by the Executive Committee in October 2023 to the motions approved at the 2023 Freestyle Sport Committee Meeting at USSS Congress - See Resources Section.)

5. Athletes ranked in the Grand Prix List (GPL) will be named to any remaining U.S. Basic Nation quota spots after criteria 1-4 in the NorAm Start Group section (up to a total of 25 spots per gender - see NAC rule 10.3).

Please note:

FOR SEASON 2023-2024: The "U.S. Grand Prix List (GPL)" will represent a ranking of the U.S. athletes utilizing the best single moguls event and best dual moguls event from the previous season U.S. National Championships and current season U.S. Selection Events using place points. Foreign athletes will be excluded from the place point tally at the U.S. National Championships. At the U.S. Selection Events foreign athletes will remain at their place rank. Ties will be broken by the best finish, then the second-best finish, then the third-best finish, then the fourth best finish. If a tie still exists, the best finish from the U.S. Selection Events will break the tie.

FOR SEASON 2024-2025: The "U.S. Grand Prix List (GPL)" will represent a ranking of the U.S. athletes utilizing the best single moguls event and best dual moguls event from the previous season U.S. National Championships, previous season FIS Open and current season U.S. Selection Events using place points. Foreign athletes will be excluded from the place point tally at the U.S. National Championships. At the U.S. Selection Events and FIS Open, foreign athletes will remain at their place rank. Ties will be broken by the best finish, then the second-best finish, then the third-best finish, then the fourth-best finish then fifth-best finish and then sixth-best finish. If a tie still exists, the best finish from the U.S. Selection Events will break the tie.

NorAM Tour In-Season Qualification Criteria  

6. Athletes ranked in the GPL will be named to any remaining Basic Nation quota spots.

7. Any remaining Basic Nation starts in the U.S. NorAM events will be filled using the FFSP and the “FFSP Schedule for NorAm Starts.”

FFSP Schedule for NorAm Starts

  • To be posted by Nov 1, 2023.

2023/24 NorAm Start Group Athletes

Athletes must accept NorAm Start Group status by September 1st of the competition season by emailing freestyle@usskiandsnowboard.org 

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  • Kasey Hogg
  • Tess Johnson
  • Kylie Kariotis
  • Jaelin Kauf
  • Elizabeth Lemley
  • Alli Macuga
  • Kai Owens
  • LuLu Shaffer
  • Skylar Slettene
  • Hannah Soar
  • Sami Worthington

MEN

  • Peyton Billeisen
  • Dylan Marcellini
  • Garrett Marley
  • Cole McDonald
  • Charlie Mickel
  • Nick Page
  • Jack Petrone
  • Ryan Tam
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