Park City, Utah (Feb. 17, 2025) - U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named 16 athletes to represent the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team at the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway from Feb. 27 to March 9. The team will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals across six events: four individual races—20k skiathlon, 10k classic, 50k skate and a skate sprint—and two team events: the team sprint and 4x7.5k relay.

The World Championships will bring the world’s best skiers to the renowned tracks of Granåsen. Athletes from more than 60 countries will compete in six races per gender over 11 days. The Championships will also host nordic combined, ski jumping and the Para nordic sprint competitions, with an estimated 130,000+ spectators to be in attendance.

Women’s Team
Three-time Olympic medalist and six-time World Championship medalist Jessie Diggins leads the women’s team. Diggins made history with the first individual gold medal for the U.S. at the 2023 World Championships in the 10k skate. She is joined by veteran and two-time Olympian Rosie Brennan, making her sixth World Championships appearance, 2023 World Championship medalist and 2022 Olympian Julia Kern, 2022 Olympian Sophia Laukli, Alayna Sonnesyn, who captured a career-best World Cup result earlier this season, and Kendall Kramer and Kate Oldham, all making their World Championship debuts.

Men’s Team
The men’s team, including Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher, features young but formidable talent. Ogden, a 2022 Olympian, will make his third World Championships appearance after earning his second World Cup podium earlier this season. Schumacher, an Olympian and the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup winner, returns for another championship, as well as 2022 Olympian Kevin Bolger, making his fourth World Championships team. They are joined by 2022 Olympians JC Schoonmaker and Luke Jager. This is Schoonmaker's third World Championships team and Jager's first time competing. First-time World Championship athletes Zanden McMullen, Zak Ketterson and Jack Young will also join the strong roster heading to Norway.  

“We are very excited to announce our nominations to the Trondheim team," said Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Program Director Chris Grover. "The team is led by veteran women who bring decades of experience at the World Championships to the tracks of Granåsen. Beyond these women, we are witnessing a new generation of incredibly talented, hardworking and determined young Americans who have gained valuable experience on the World Cup circuit. We have athletes aiming for top performances in Trondheim and are bringing our most experienced staff to this championship to support them."

2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM 

(Hometown; ski club; college; birth date; past World Championship teams)
*Denotes first World Championships team

Women:

• Rosie Brennan (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University; Dartmouth College; 12/21/1988; 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team; 8/26/1991; 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Julia Kern (Waltham, MA; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team; Dartmouth College; 9/12/1997; 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Kendall Kramer (Fairbanks, AK; Alaska Pacific University; University of Alaska Fairbanks; 6/26/2002)*
• Sophia Laukli (Yarmouth, ME; Aker-Dæhlie; University of Utah; 6/8/2000; 2021, 2023)
• Kate Oldham (Carbondale, CO; Montana State University; 4/27/2002)*
• Alayna Sonnesyn (Stratton, VT; Team Birkie; University of Vermont; 6/22/1996)*

Men:

• Kevin Bolger (Minocqua, WI; Team Birkie; University of Utah; 4/11/1993; 2019, 2021, 2023)
• John Steel Hagenbuch (Ketchum, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation/Dartmouth College; 10/1/2001)* 
• Luke Jager (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University; University of Utah; 1/17/2000; 2023)
• Zak Ketterson (Bloomington, MN; Team Birkie; Northern Michigan University; 4/2/1997)*
• Zanden McMullen (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University; 5/31/2001)*
• Ben Ogden (Landgrove, VT; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team; University of Vermont; 2/13/2000; 2021, 2023)
• JC Schoonmaker (Tahoe City, CA; Alaska Pacific University; University of Alaska Anchorage; 8/12/2000; 2021, 2023)
• Gus Schumacher (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University; University of Alaska Anchorage; 7/25/2000; 2021, 2023)
• Jack Young (Jay, VT; Craftsbury Green Racing Project; Colby College; 12/17/2002)*

2025 FIS World Ski Championships Live Coverage

All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change (FIS Event Schedule)

Wednesday, Feb. 26
7:30 a.m - women’s 7.5k classic - skiandsnowboard.live
9:30 a.m. - men's 7.5k classic - skiandsnowboard.live

Thursday, Feb. 27
6:30 a.m. - skate sprint - skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 1
8:00 a.m. - men's 20k skiathlon - skiandsnowboard.live 

Sunday, March 2
8:00 a.m. - women's 20k skiathlon - skiandsnowboard.live 

Tuesday, March 4
7:00 a.m. - men's 10k classic - skiandsnowboard.live
9:30 a.m. - women's 10k classic - skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, March 5
8:30 a.m. - team sprint - skiandsnowboard.live

Thursday, March 6
6:30 a.m. - men's 4x7.5k relay - skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, March 7
8:00 a.m. - women's 4x7.5k relay - skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 8
5:30 a.m. - men's 50k - skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, March 9
6:30 a.m. - women's 50k - skiandsnowboard.live

All events will stream live on skiandsnowboard.live, with commentary from five-time Winter Olympian Kikkan Randall and Chad Salmela, known for his "Here comes Diggins!" call at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Selection Note
Although the objective selection period for the Trondheim World Championships has closed, the Stifel U.S. Ski Team coaching staff and the Discretionary Selection Review Committee may nominate athletes on Feb. 17 based on extraordinary results. View the discretionary criteria, here.

SAALBACH, Austria (Feb. 4, 2025) – For the second time, U.S. Ski & Snowboard, in partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW) and Kappa, is releasing a race suit designed to bring attention to climate change. The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team will wear the suit during the 2025 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Saalbach, Austria Feb. 4-16, 2025 and the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team will wear a similar race suit at the 2025 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim, Norway Feb. 26 - March 9, 2025.

In 2023, U.S. Ski & Snowboard partnered with POW, a leading nonprofit organization that rallies the outdoor community in support of systemic solutions to climate change, and Kappa, the team’s technical apparel partner and supplier of the team uniform, to bring to life a unique vision of climate change on the alpine athletes’ speed suits. Laddering up to U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s climate change initiative Easy Green, the 2025 suit is a new version of the 2023 World Championships suit, showcasing melting glaciers. 

In addition to the team partner logos traditionally on athlete race suits, the World Championship suit also showcases the POW logo, a key partner of U.S. Ski & Snowboard in the fight against a warming climate, and the Easy Green logo. 

"Climate change directly impacts our athletes and the mountains we cherish. By incorporating a climate change theme into our race suits for the World Championships again, we hope to continue driving awareness and action,” said Sophie Goldschmidt, President and CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. “These suits are a powerful reminder that we must protect the future of winter sports and our planet."

The race suit is designed with Kappa and produced in Italy with 100% Italian fabrics in a factory certified in terms of environmental sustainability. 

“POW fights for clean air, clean water and a healthy environment for all; we’re proud to stand alongside the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team as it puts this mission on the global stage,” said POW CEO Erin Sprague. “The suits will spark global awareness and conversations about climate change and further the climate movement in outdoor communities, moving us closer to common-ground, common-sense solutions needed to tackle the climate crisis. We’re all in this together, and we are excited to see the Stifel U.S. Ski Team racing in these suits.”

“Having a World Championship racing suit that reflects the current climate crisis that we are in is such an important part of advocacy that we can bring to sport as humans, not just as athletes,” said Olympic champion and Stifel U.S. Ski Team cross country skier Jessie Diggins. “As an active board member for Protect Our Winters and member of their athlete alliance, using my voice and the power of sport to call attention to our shared need for clean air, clean water and a healthy planet is the most meaningful thing that I could possibly do. It’s so much more than a ski race. My hope is that seeing us race in these suits that visually show the impact of our changing climate will be a reminder of what’s at stake. It can help people remember the small, everyday actions that they can take, as well as the larger policy actions that countries can take in order to swing the needle and protect not only snow sports, but outdoor recreation for everyone in our future.”

About U.S. Ski & Snowboard
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is the Olympic National Governing Body (NGB) of ski and snowboard sports in the USA, based in Park City, Utah. Tracing its roots directly back to 1905, the organization represents nearly 200 elite skiers and snowboarders in 2022, competing in seven teams; alpine, cross country, freeski, freestyle, snowboard, nordic combined, and ski jumping. In addition to fully funding the elite teams, U.S. Ski & Snowboard also provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders across the USA, encouraging and supporting them in achieving excellence. By empowering national teams, clubs, coaches, parents, officials, volunteers, and fans, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to the progression of its sports, athlete success, and the value of team. For more information, visit www.usskiandsnowboard.org.

About Protect Our Winters (POW)
Protect Our Winters is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps passionate outdoor people protect the places and lifestyles they love from climate change. Founded in 2007 by professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones, POW is a community of athletes, scientists, creatives and business leaders advancing non-partisan policies that protect our world today and for future generations. For more information, visit www.protectourwinters.org

About Kappa®
Kappa® is one of the brands owned by BasicNet SpA, an Italian company that also owns Robe di Kappa®, Jesus Jeans®, K-Way®, Superga®, Sabelt®, Briko® and Sebago®, leading clothing, footwear and accessories brands for sport and leisure. BasicNet operates worldwide through a network of entrepreneurs who, under license, produce or distribute products with the Group’s trademarks. BasicNet provides these companies with research and development, product industrialization and global marketing services. All business processes take place solely via the internet, which makes BasicNet a “fully web integrated company”. BasicNet, based in Turin, has been listed on the Italian Stock

For more information, please contact:
Courtney Harkins, U.S. Ski & Snowboard, courtney.harkins@usskiandsnowboard.org
Leigh Capozzi, Protect Our Winters, leigh@protectourwinters.org 

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At the first interval of Sunday's 10k skate, it was clear that Jessie Diggins was here to do one thing - win. And she did just that, taking home her 26th individual World Cup victory and her fifth of the 2024-25 season. Adding onto a successful day for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, Gus Schumacher had a strong day with a 10th-place result, alongside teammates Kendall Kramer and Kate Oldham, who notched their career-best World Cup results. 

The men kicked things off today for the final day of racing in sunny Cogne, Italy. The U.S. team has six men at the start: Walker Hall, Zak Ketterson, Zanden McMullen, Ben Ogden, Schumacher, and Hunter Wonders. With the interval start format, it was an athlete against the clock. But, at the 4.5k mark, it was clear that Schumacher was having a strong race. The young U.S. skier, who captured his first World Cup win a year ago at the Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis, MN, looked determined to make every second count. Through the intervals, Schumacher maintained his position within the top 10. Into the finishing stretch, Schumacher of Anchorage, AK, crossed the line in tenth, collapsing at the finish after a hard day's work. After spending the last few weeks back home in Alaska, Schumacher traveled several time zones and thousands of miles away from home to a quick turnaround to racing. This weekend, his focus was to find his speed. Today, he did just that.

"Today felt really good!" said Schumacher, post-race. I could tell in the warmup that things were kinda in a good place. I still didn’t feel adjusted for altitude racing, but it felt good to ski smoothly and powerfully the whole time. It's nice to have some good feelings going into this camp next week, which finishes off the time at altitude. I'll be able to chill out and hits some races in Falun!"

However, Norway’s Harald Østberg Amundsen stole the spotlight today. Skiing the 10k in an astonishing 19 minutes and 39 seconds, Amundsen made a clear statement about his continued dominance this season. Teammates Iver Tildheim Andersen was second and Martin Loewstroem Nyenget third. Ogden was the second fastest American man today in 24th, Ketterson just outside top 30 in 32nd, McMullen 43rd, Wonders 46th and Hall 48th.  

In the women's 10k skate, Diggins was unstoppable from the start. She controlled the race from the get-go, with her lead growing at every interval. Her performance was remarkable; she clocked a sub-24-minute time— the only woman to ski sub-24 on the day— to claim her 26th individual World Cup victory.

Diggins has been in impressive form this season despite battling an injury earlier in the year, which started during the Tour de Ski, and claims her 21st distance World Cup win across 351 World Cup starts.

“The crowd was amazing — I was so thankful for the cheering,” said Diggins after the race. “It was a beautiful day and I just wanted to go really hard, and I did! It’s nice to know that the hard work in training is paying off. Now, I’m excited for a fun and beautiful training camp before the World Championships.”

For the U.S. women, Oldham was 16th and Kramer was 18th - both career-best results for the young Americans and a confidence boost before the two athletes headed to Italy for the Under-23 World Championships. Kramer, who just wrapped up her collegiate running career, thrives in technical distance races and today's result is a testament to her fitness this season. For Oldham, the Montana State University athlete, the last couple weeks on the World Cup have been nothing short of impressive. 

"I’m still here to learn and focus on process goals, but today’s result is icing on the cake of an amazing first experience at World Cup," said Oldham. "It’s a testament to my support system of coaches, techs, teammates, friends and family. “Career best result” is something we’re always chasing as athletes. It may become more elusive as I accumulate more World Cup starts, but for now it’s just adding to the fun of the racing."

Second place, after Diggins, went to Astrid Oeyre Slind of Norway and Kerttu Niskanen of Finland. 

As the season heats up and the World Championships loom, there is one more weekend of racing at the site of last year's World Cup Finals in Falun, Sweden. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team has once again arrived in a new country, this time for three more races before the 2025 FIS Ski World Championships, which kick off at the end of February. Today was the team sprint, where two athletes teamed up together. Gus Schumacher and JC Schoonmaker take home the top result of the day, crossing the line together in tenth. 

The athletes were ready to get things going with the sun shining bright and Italian fans packing into the sprint course atmosphere. With the team sprint format, the top 15 teams advance to the team sprint finals in a qualification round, similar to a standard sprint race. Though you have a teammate, you qualify individually and to advance, your combined times must be within the top 15.

The women kicked things off. For the USA team, Montana's Bridger Ski Foundation athletes Erin Bianco and Emma Albrecht qualified 14th to clinch a spot in the final. Bianco and Albrecht had their first World Cup debuts last season and are excited to be back racing at the sport's highest level.

For Albrecht, this weekend in Cogne is a chance to feel more comfortable on the World Cup. “I hope to leave with the confidence that I have what it takes to be competitive at the World Cup,” she said before the races. For Bianco, it’s all about gaining more World Cup experience. “I’m excited to hopefully treat this race as any other and stick to what I know how to do,” said Bianco. “It’s important to know you don’t have to do anything special and just ski your race.” 

In the women’s team sprint classic final, the pack was together for the first couple of laps, then it began to break up lightly, with USA trailing off the back. The pace from the leaders was fast - Norway, Switzerland and Sweden each taking turns with the lead, with the Finnish team not letting go of that podium potential.

With quick bumps, steep and short uphills and long straightaways, this course favored those with a strong double pole and fast transitions. In the finish, the podium ultimately went to Finland in first, Sweden in second, and Germany in third. USA finished 15th. 

Now, the men's turn at the course. Two USA teams were on the start list, with USA One represented by Gus Schumacher and JC Schoonmaker and Team Two by Zak Ketterson and Luke Jager. In the qualifier, Schumacher showed his speed - qualifying in fourth place. All men were in the top 30, putting up fast enough times to qualify USA teams one and two to the team sprint finals. 

In the first lap of six, Jager put the foot on the pedal and went for it. Into the first exchange, Schumacher and Jager gave their teammates—Schoonmaker to Schumacher and Ketterson to Jager—a perfect chance at maintaining their position in the front pack. 

Going into today’s race, Schumacher focused on feeling good and finding the speed he knew he had. For Schoonmaker, his focus was to “race my best and walk away feeling like I executed the races well.”

Into the race's second half, the Americans were falling back into the tight pack, with Norway, Finland and France expanding the gap ever so slightly. The pace began to accelerate, but the Americans could not hold on. At the end of the race, the Norwegians took home their fourth team sprint victory of the 2024-25 season, outsprinting France, who took second and Sweden in third. 

"It was fun to get to do a team event and team up with one of my best friends and a great guy, Zak!" said Jager. "I'm proud of and very thankful for all the hard work our team did to give us really good skis today, too."

"I am really proud of how Luke and I asserted ourselves and skied where we felt we belong," said Ketterson. "We had a really unfortunate crash that took us out of the fight, but prior to that I felt like it was some of the best skiing Luke or myself had ever done. Taking a lot of positives away from the experience into the next days."

The USA’s first team, including Schumacher and Schoonmaker, was 10th, and the USA team two, with Jager and Ketterson, was 14th. 

Tomorrow, the team is back to racing in another classic sprint. Watch live and on-demand on skiandsnowboard.live with heats taking off at 7:00 a.m. ET. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

20k skate races are no easy task and today’s was no different, except that the athletes had to complete the course in powder-skiing-like conditions. Yet, Jessie Diggins did what she does best - digging deep and finishing fifth on the day to wrap up three days of racing in Engadin, Switzerland. 

Hours before the race, the volunteers were shoveling, re-grooming, and trying to find the finish line in the snowglobe, which was the Engadin World Cup 20k course. With a point-to-point on the menu for the racers, as the saying goes, it was anyone’s game. But the real test wasn’t the distance, the challenging climbs, the high elevation - it was the pure grit it would have to take to get through the snow. 

The men were off the line first. Five Americans were on the roster today, including Gus Schumacher, Zanden McMullen, Luke Jager, Hunter Wonders and Zak Ketterson. With the mass start format, it was everyone all at once. At the first checkpoint of the course, some 6.5k in, the Americans were struggling to stay in the front group, but McMullen and Ketterson were working together to stay within the top 30. At the halfway mark, Ketterson was the lone American in the top 30 and raced consistently to round out the day. At the finish, Ketterson was just one place shy of his season-best distance result, crossing the line in 30th place—a substantial distance result for the Minnesotan. 

McMullen was just eight seconds behind Ketterson in 32nd, with Wonders in 44th, Schumacher in 39th and Jager in 65th. 

For the women, grit was the name of the game - who had the most of it? Who could push through? Diggins answered. 

The American women on the roster were led by Diggins, with Sophia Laukli, Julia Kern, Kate Oldham, Kendall Kramer, Luci Anderson, Lauren Jortberg and Alayna Sonnesyn in tow. 

At the 10.8k mark, Diggins was putting up a fight in the front, trailing behind Astrid Oeyre Slind of Norway but mere seconds - 5.7 to be exact. That became the common theme throughout the rest of the course, with Diggins, Slind Nora Sanness and Anne Kjersti Kalvaa of Norway and France’s Flora Dolici fighting for the top five. With only 2k remaining, Diggins had to put the hammer down, which she did. Yet, here came Jonna Sundling of Sweden, who had risen from sixth place to contend for the podium. Into the finishing stretch, the athletes were gassed, yet Diggins does what she does best - not give up. With the podium out of reach, Diggins sprinted like the first place was on the line and came from behind to have a photo-finish with Kalvaa and was beaten out by .01 of a second to get fifth on the day. Laura was 16th and Kern 19th, rounded out the top 30 for the U.S. women, an encouraging set of results for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. Kramer was next in 36th, Oldham 38th in her first World Cup distance race, Anderson 46th, Jortberg 54th and Sonnesyn 55th. 

The women’s podium ultimately went to Norway’s Slind in first, teammate Sannes in second and Sundling of Sweden in third. 

Now, the team will rest and reset before another round of World Cup races next weekend. 

RESULTS

On a technical course with relentless turns and top speeds, the American team delivered an impressive performance in today’s skate sprint in Engadin, Switzerland, with eight athletes landing in the top 30. Among them were five women, including first-time World Cup racer Kate Oldham and Luci Anderson. Jessie Diggins led the team, finishing in sixth, with Ben Ogden and Julia Kern in 12th. 

Diggins led the charge and showcased her signature grit and speed. In winning her quarterfinal heat, Diggins advanced from the semifinals to the finals and battled her way to a sixth place finish. Despite breaking a pole after a tangle with Sweden’s Maja Dahlqvist, Diggins powered through to close out an impressive day for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. Impressive meaning that over half of the team was in the top 30, a huge feat on the World Cup and a way to showcase the depth of the American skiers. 

"Today, the thorn was getting my ski stepped on and leading me to fall. But consequently, my rose was how I handled it. I think the thing about sportsmanship is that you only ever get your sense of sportsmanship tested when things go wrong. And i'm really proud i kept my head high, smiled and thanked the volunteers and fans, and took time to high-five cute little kids and wax techs! I'm proud of how I handled a situation that was obviously a bummer. Also, this is sport, and sometimes things like that happen."

Joining Diggins in the women’s sprint heats were Kern, Anderson, Oldham and Lauren Jortberg. This marked a special milestone for Oldham and Anderson as they each advanced to the sprint heats for the first time in their World Cup careers. Oldham's achievement was even more remarkable as it came in her World Cup debut—an unforgettable day for the Montana State University skier.

On the men’s side, Ogden, JC Schoonmaker and Jack Young advanced for the U.S. in the sprint heats and put together strong races. Ogden was the sole athlete to move out of the quarterfinals, and had his day cut short in the first semifinal heat. The men's race was won by Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Sweden's young stand-out Edvin Anger in second and France's Lucas Chanavat in third. For the women, it was Sweden's Jonna Sundling in first, Norway's Kristine Stavaas Skistad in second and Dahlqvist in third. 

The Engadin World Cup wraps up Sunday with a 20k skate, promising another day of thrilling racing in this picturesque setting. Stay tuned as the American team looks to cap off a strong weekend.

RESULTS
Women
Men

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team announces the World Junior, Under-23 World Championship and U18 Scandinavian Trip cross country teams. Athletes qualified for the championship during the U.S. National Championship races held in Anchorage, AK, earlier this month. The qualification for these teams is based on an overall points scoring system that rates athletes' best two out of three finishes (juniors category) and best two out of four finishes (U23 category) during the championship event. 

The U23 and Junior World Championships team will head to Seefeld, Austria, for a pre-race training camp and then the race venue will take place in Bergamo-Schilpario, Italy, Feb. 3-9, 2025. Athletes will contest multiple events, including a classic sprint, 20k classic mass start, 10k individual skate and a mixed-gender relay, where each team features two men and two women competing in classic and skate disciplines. 

The U18 trip will take place in Gjøvik, Norway, from Feb. 15-24. Four races are part of the championship program, including two sprint and two distance events. 

Our partners at the National Nordic Foundation (NNF) support these trips. 

Championship Staff, Junior World Championships, U23 Championships

Coaches:

Trip Leader & Head Coach: 

• Greta Anderson, Stifel U.S. Ski Team Coach
• Bryan Fish, Stifel U.S. Ski Team XC Sport Development Director

Coaches: 

• Matt Boobar, Stratton Mountain School 
• Julia Hayes 

Cross Country Service Staff:

• Head of Service: August Teague, Aspen Valley Ski Club
• Service: Peter Holmes, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
• Service: Ben Higgins, Great Glen Outdoor Center
• Service: Quinn Lehmkuhl, Tahoe Endurance
• Service: Tuva Granøien, University Alaska Anchorage
• Service: Colin Rodgers, Green Mountain Valley School
• Service: Perry Thomas 

Cross Country Medical Staff:

• Dr. Jasmine Wiley, MD
• Elizabeth Smith, Physical Therapist

U.S. World Junior Championship Roster

Women:

• Sammy Smith – Stifel U.S. Ski Team & Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; Hailey, ID
• Maeve Ingelfinger – Dartmouth Ski Team; Glacier, MT
• Lena Poduska – Jackson Hole Ski Club; Wilson, WY
• Neve Gerard – University of Utah, Mount Bachelor Sport Education Foundation; Bend, OR
• Sydney Drevlow – Loppet Nordic; Twin Cities, MN
• Nina Schamberger – University of Utah, Summit Nordic Ski Club; Leadville, CO

Men:

• Jack Leveque – Alaska Winter Stars; Anchorage, AK
• Murphy Kimball – Stifel US Ski Team & University of Alaska Anchorage & Alaska Winter Stars; Anchorage, AK
• Justin Lucas – Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center; Anchorage, AK
• Lucas Wilmot – University of Utah & Jackson Hole Ski Club; Wilson, WY
• Cole Flowers – University Alaska Fairbanks & Alaska Winter Stars; Anchorage, AK
• Benjamin Barbier – Montana State University & Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Steamboat Springs, CO

Under-23 (U23) World Championship Roster

Women:

• Kendall Kramer – Stifel U.S. Ski Team & University of Alaska Fairbanks; Fairbanks, AK
• Kate Oldham – Montana State University, Aspen Valley Ski Club; Carbondale, CO
• Sydney Palmer-Leger – Stifel U.S. Ski Team & Stratton Mountain School T2; Park City, UT
• Emma Strack – Saint Lawrence University; Wilson, VT
• Nina Seeman – Dartmouth; Hanover, NH

Men:

• Walker Hall – University of Utah; Winthrop, WA
• Will Koch – Stifel U.S. Ski Team & CU Boulder & Stratton Mountain School T2; Peru, VT
• Michael Earnhart – Stifel U.S. Ski Team & Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center;  Anchorage, AK
• Trey Jones – Stifel U.S. Ski Team & CU Boulder & Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; CO
• Jack Christner – Middlebury Ski Team; Middlebury, VT
• Brian Bushey – University of Utah; Montpelier, VT

Championship Staff; U18 Scandinavian Trip

Team Leader & Head Coach:

• Greta Anderson (Stifel U.S. Ski Team Head Men’s & Women’s Development Coach)

Medical Support:

• Dr. Katie Eichten (Rails on Trails; Spooner, WI)

Head of Ski Service:

• Julien Bordes (Tahoe Endurance; Tahoe, CA)

Ski Service Staff:

• Lydia Youkey (Mount Bachelor Sport Education Foundation; Bend, OR)
• Etienne Bordes (Tahoe Endurance; Tahoe, CA)
• Luna Wasson (Jackson Hole Ski Club; Wilson, WY)
• Erik Flora (APUNSC; Anchorage, Alaska)

U18 Scandinavian Trip Roster

Women:

• Niki Johnson – Tahoe Endurance; Tahoe, CA
• Britta Johnson – Tahoe Endurance; Tahoe, CA
• Ally Wheeler – Casper Nordic Club; Casper, WY
• Annelies Hanna – Ford Sayre Nordic; Lebanon, NH
• Tula Higman – Bridger Ski Foundation; Bozeman, MT
• Lena Poduska – Jackson Hole Ski Club; Wilson, WY
• Ruth Krebs – Craftsbury Green Racing Project; Craftsbury, VT
• Mia Stiassny – Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center; Girdwood, AK
• Linnea Ousdigian – Loppet Nordic Racing; Minneapolis, 

Men

• Nate Struebel – Jackson Hole Ski Club; Wilson, WY
• Will Bentley – Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Breckenridge, CO
• Quinten Koch – Plain Valley Nordic Team; Leavenworth, WA
• Noa Kam-Magruder – Alaska Winter Stars; Anchorage, AK
• Vebjorn Flagstad – Alaska Winter Stars; Anchorage, AK
• Oskar Flora – Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center; Anchorage, AK
• Callahan Waters – Bridger Ski Foundation; Bozeman, MT
• Logan Drevlow – Loppet Nordic; Twin Cities, MN

Jack Leveque – Alaska Winter Stars; Anchorage, AK - qualified for and declined racing on this trip.

The classic sprint was on the program for the second of three races Les Rousses, France and today's race provided an electric day, highlighted by JC Schoonmaker in fifth place and Ben Ogden in ninth. The atmosphere was electric as the course buzzed with cheers and cowbells, even chainsaws, as the French crowd came out for the second day of racing. 

The qualifier round started the day, with the top 30 times advancing to the sprint heats. Ogden delivered a masterclass in sprint racing, asserting his dominance from qualification to the semifinals. Starting strong, Ogden clinched the top qualification spot in only the way he could - this is his second sprint of the season, where he won the qualifying race. In his first quarterfinal heat, he controlled the pace from start to finish, finding his rhythm early and skiing with purpose.

The semifinal heat showcased Ogden’s tacticality. Setting a blistering pace from the start, he drafted on the downhills and surged on the climbs. In the challenging horseshoe turn leading into the finish lane, Ogden won his quarterfinal heat, securing a spot in the semis.

Then, it was Schoonmaker’s turn. In the semifinals heat, Schoonmaker was similar to Ogden in that he had an agenda for the day: to make it to the sprint finals. 

“It felt great to be back in the final and race on that stage again,” said Schoonmaker. “A bit of nerves and excitement but I felt like I belonged."

“I’m super proud of some of the moves I made on the downhills today. My goal was to race with instinct and Mario kart those downhills so I’m proud to have executed that!”

Facing tough competition in the fourth heat, which included France’s favorite, Lucas Chanavat, Schoonmaker’s double-pole power shone on the final stretch. Finishing third in his heat, Schoonmaker’s fast time earned him a coveted lucky loser spot in the next round. 

It was all Schoonmaker into the final, with Ogden not advancing into the finals. With him surrounded by the Norwegians, Schoonmaker put together a strong race and ultimately finished fifth on the day - his season-best performance. Ogden was ninth. Other Americans included Zak Ketterson, who finished the day in 21st, a solid performance for the Minnesota native. Luke Jager was 39th, Murphy Kimball, an up-and-coming star on the team skiing in his first international World Cup, was 42nd, and Jack Young was 45th. The ultimate podium of the day was Edvin Anger of Sweden, who clinched his career-first podium, Ansgar Evensen of Norway, and Erik Valnes of Norway. 

For the women, Jessie Diggins, Rosie Brennan and Alayna Sonnesyn represented the stars and stripes. Brennan was the sole American to advance through to the rounds. Brennan was 26th on the day, not advancing out of the quarterfinal rounds. Sonnesyn was 38th and Diggins 40th. The podium went to Kristine Staves Skirted of Norway, Maja Dahlqvist of Sweden and Jonna Sundling of Sweden. 

Tomorrow is the final day of racing in Les Rousses, with the 20k classic mass start.