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2022-23 U.S. Freeski Team Announced

By Leann Bentley
October, 21 2022
Birk Irving
U.S. Freeski Ski Team athlete Birk Irving competing during the freeski halfpipe qualification round at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced its U.S. Freeski Team halfpipe, slopestyle and big air team for the 2022-23 season. This year, 23 pro-level and 14 rookie freeskiers will make up the official roster of the winningest freeski team in the world, with five 2022 Olympic medals and 20 World Cup podiums in the 2021-22 season alone. In the months ahead, aside from competing in events around the globe, the World Championships will return with the FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, marking the first time in history that Georgia will host this large-scale event. 

This season, the slopestyle and big air pro team are sure to turn heads with returning 2022 Olympic slopestyle gold and silver medalist Alex Hall and Nick Goepper and 2022 Olympic silver medalist in big air Colby Stevenson. Coming off a successful 2021-22 World Cup and Olympic season, 2022 Olympians Caroline Claire, Marin Hamill and Maggie Voisin lead the talented U.S. slopestyle women’s team. The slopestyle and big air rookie team is filled with up-and-coming talented athletes, namely Jay Riccomini, Charlie Gnoza, Bella Bacon, Troy Podmilsak and Konnor Ralph. 

“We are all really proud of all the athletes that have qualified for the U.S. Freeski Team for the 2022-23 season,” says Freeski Slopestyle/Big Air Head Coach Skogen Sprang. “Tons of hard work and resiliency have paid off for these athletes and we can’t wait to see them progress the sport and push themselves throughout the winter.”

2x Olympian David Wise, 2018 Olympic medalist Alex Ferreira with fellow teammates and World Championship medalists Aaron Blunck and Birk Irving, lead the competitive and talented field of men on the U.S. Halfpipe Pro Team. On the women’s pro roster, 2018 Olympic medalist Brita Sigourney, Hanna Faulhaber and Carly Margulies headline the team. The rookie group is as strong as ever, with Junior World Champion medalist Kate Gray and two-time Junior World medalist Matt Labaugh consistently climbing up the ranks.  

“I’m very excited to be back coaching the U.S. Freeski Halfpipe Team again for another year,” says Freeski Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Riddle. “The team has been looking strong and motivated in offseason training camps and we can’t wait to show off what we’ve been working on! #theszniscoming.”

2022-23 Freeski World Cup Schedule

2023 Freeski World Championships

2022-23 U.S. Freeski Team 

(Hometown; Club; USASA Series; Birthdate) 

*Newly named to the U.S. Freeski Team

Freeski Coaches and Staff

  • Head Coach Halfpipe: Mike Riddle 
  • Halfpipe Pro Team Coach: Matt Margetts
  • Halfpipe Rookie Team Coach: Ryan Carey
  • Head Coach Slopestyle/Big Air: Skogen Sprang                                               
  • Slopestyle/Big Air Pro Team Coach: Dave Euler
  • Slopestyle/Big Air Rookie Team Coach: Ryan Wyble                                                                                  
HALFPIPE PRO TEAM

Women 

  • Brita Sigourney (Carmel, Calif.; Intermountain Series; 1/17/90)
  • Carly Margulies (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; Unbound Series; 12/24/97)
  • Hanna Faulhaber (Carbondale, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/04/04)

Men 

  • Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte, Colo.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/12/96)
  • Alex Ferreira (Aspen, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen/Snowmass Series; 8/14/94) 
  • Birk Irving (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Freeride Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 7/26/99) 
  • David Wise (Reno, Nev.; 6/30/90)
  • Lyman Currier (Boulder, Colo.; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/28/94) 
  • Dylan Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/29/01) 
  • Cassidy Jarrell (Aspen, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/31/99)
  • Hunter Hess (Bend, Ore.; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; Central Oregon Series; 10/01/98)
  • Taylor Seaton (Avon, Colo.; 7/16/90)
HALFPIPE ROOKIE TEAM 

Women

  • Kate Gray (Crowley Lake, Calif.; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; Unbound Series, 06/29/2006)*
  • Svea Irving (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/27/02)
  • Riley Jacobs (Oak Creek, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/14/2003) 

Men 

  • Kai Morris (Aspen, Colo.; Pro Team Foundation; Rocky Mountain Series, 3/22/2004)*
  • Matt Labaugh (Avon, Colo.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, Rocky Mountain Series, 01/05/2004)*
  • Tristan Feinberg (Aspen, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/23/2003)
  • Ben Fethke (Boise, Idaho; Big Mountain West Series; 04/14/2006)*
  • Connor Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/26/03)
  • Hunter Carey (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Competition Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 6/12/02)
SLOPESTYLE / BIG AIR PRO TEAM

Women 

  • Caroline Claire (Manchester Center, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 2/2/00) 
  • Maggie Voisin (Whitefish, Mont.; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 12/14/98)
  • Marin Hamill (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 4/5/01)
  • Rell Harwood (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 6/1/01)
  • Grace Henderson (Madbury, N.H.; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 4/28/01)

Men 

  • Alex Hall (Salt Lake City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 9/21/98)
  • Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Cork Technologies and Consulting; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/14/94)
  • Colby Stevenson (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 10/3/97)
  • Mac Forehand (Winhall, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/4/01) 
  • Cody LaPlante (Truckee, Calif.; Olympic Valley Freestyle and Freeride Team; North Tahoe Series; 2/15/02)
  • Hunter Henderson (Madbury, N.H.; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 12/28/2002)
SLOPESTYLE / BIG AIR ROOKIE TEAM 

Women 

  • Bella Bacon (Ellicottville, N.Y.; Agenda Freeski; Western New York Series; 1/29/04)
  • Jay Riccomini (He/Him) (Port Matilda, Penn.; Team Summit Colorado; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/12/2004) 

Men 

  • Troy Podmilsak (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 8/23/2004)
  • Konnor Ralph (Helena, Mont.; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Mt. Hood Series; 1/27/2003) 
  • Charlie Gnoza (South Londonderry, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/2/2003) 

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