2022-23 Stifel U.S. Alpine Team Announced
By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
October, 19 2022
The U.S. Women's Alpine Team at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on December 4, 2021 in Lake Louise, Canada. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 43 athletes of the Stifel U.S. Alpine Team for the 2022-23 season.
Two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin, 2022 Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle and seven-time World Cup downhill podium finisher Breezy Johnson highlight the deep list of talented falpine athletes representing the Stifel U.S. Alpine Team this season.
B Team nominations are led by Ava Sunshine, Lauren Macuga and Allie Resnick’s leap from the D Team based on their solid and consistent results during the 2021-22 season, highlighted by Jemison’s silver medal in the super-G and Macuga’s bronze in the downhill at the 2022 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships. Joining the B-team crew is the 2022 Junior World Super-G champion, Isaiah Nelson.
Camden Palmquist, Jay Poulter and Cooper Puckett are moving from the D Team to the C Team for the 2022-23 season, while D Team nominations include three fresh faces—Elisabeth Bocock, Kaitlin Keane, and Kjersti Moritz.
The Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup kicks off with a weekend of giant slalom in Soelden, Austria October 22-23 before heading to Zermatt/Cervinia, Switzerland/Italy for a debut downhill on the tour on October 29-30 for men and November 5-6 for women. The 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are scheduled for February 6-19 in Courchevel/Meribel, France.
This season will also feature four World Cups in the United States, including the women’s slalom and giant slalom races at the Heroic Killington Cup November 26-27, the Xfinity Birds of Prey men’s speed events at Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado December 3-5, the men’s tech series in Palisades Tahoe, California February 25-26, and a men’s speed series in Aspen, Colorado March 3-4.
“We’re really looking forward to the season starting and are ready to hit the ground running starting here in Soelden on October 22,” says Alpine Director Patrick Riml. “This year, we have a solid group of veterans who are consistently improving and an extremely talented group of young athletes climbing the ranks throughout all disciplines. The future of alpine skiing in America is looking very promising.”
2022-23 U.S. Alpine Ski Team
(Hometown; Club; Birthdate)
A TEAM
Women
- Breezy Johnson (Victor, Idaho; Rowmark Ski Academy; 1/19/1996)
- Paula Moltzan (Prior Lake, Minnesota; Buck Hill Ski Team/Ski and Snowboard Club Vail and University of Vermont; 4/7/1994)
- Nina O’Brien (Edwards, Colorado; Burke Mountain Academy/Team Palisades Tahoe; 11/29/1997)
- Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, Colorado; Burke Mountain Academy/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 3/13/1995)
Men
- Bryce Bennett (Lake Tahoe, California; Team Palisades Tahoe; 7/14/1992)
- Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, Vermont; Cochran’s/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club; 3/27/1992)
- Tommy Ford (Bend, Oregon; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation; 3/20/1989)
- Travis Ganong (Lake Tahoe, California; Team Palisades Tahoe; 7/14/1988)
- Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard/Sundance Ski Team; 2/12/1982)
- River Radamus (Edwards, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 2/12/1998)
B TEAM
Women
- Keely Cashman (Strawberry, California; Team Palisades Tahoe; 4/4/1999)
- AJ Hurt (Carnelian Bay, California; Team Palisades Tahoe; 12/5/2000)
- Lauren Macuga (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 7/4/2002)
- Alice Merryweather (Hingham, Massachusetts; Attitash Race Team/Stratton Mountain School; 10/5/1996)
- Allie Resnick (Vail, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 9/1/2001)
- Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, Oregon; White Pass Ski Club; 7/13/1992)
- Isabella Wright (Salt Lake City, Utah; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 2/10/1997)
- Ava Sunshine (Edwards, Colorado; Burke Mountain Academy; 6/20/2002)
- Alix Wilkinson (Mammoth Lakes, California; Team Palisades Tahoe; 8/2/2000)
Men
- Erik Arvidsson (Woodside, California; Team Palisades Tahoe and Middlebury College; 9/3/1996)
- Bridger Gile (Aspen, Colorado, Aspen Valley Ski Club/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/15/1999)
- Jared Goldberg (Holladay, Utah; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 6/15/1991)
- Isaiah Nelson(Wayzata, Minnesota; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club; 4/3/2001)
- Kyle Negomir (Littleton, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/3/1998)
- Ben Ritchie (Waitsfield, Vermont; Green Mountain Valley School; 9/5/2000)
- Jett Seymour (Steamboat, Colorado; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/University of Denver Ski Team; 11/5/1998)
- Luke Winters (Gresham, Oregon; Sugar Bowl Academy; 4/2/1997)
C TEAM
Women
- Katie Hensien (Redmond, Washington; Rowmark Ski Academy; 12/1/1999)
- Zoe Zimmermann (Gilford, New Hampshire; Burke Mountain Academy; 5/16/2002)
Men
- Camden Palmquist (Eagan, Minnesota; Team Summit Colorado; 4/15/2003)
- Jay Poulter (Bondville, Vermont; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/Stratton Mountain School; 7/1/2003)
- Cooper Puckett (Steamboat, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 3/31/2003)
D TEAM
Women
- Storm Klomhaus (Boulder, Colorado; Team X Alpine/University of Denver Ski Team; 7/17/1998)
- Mary Bocock (Salt Lake City, Utah; Rowmark Ski Academy; 10/3/2003)
- Elisabeth Bocock (Salt Lake City, Utah; Rowmark Ski Academy; 2005)
- Kaitlin Keane (Vail, Colorado; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 11/26/04)
- Kjersti Moritz (Edwards, Colorado; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 11/28/04)
- Emma Resnick (Vail, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 7/23/2003)
- Dasha Romanov (Thornton, Colorado; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 5/3/2003)
Men
- Justin Bigatel (Park City, Utah; Burke Mountain Academy; 4/29/2003)
- Ryder Sarchett (Ketchum, Idaho; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 7/28/2003)
- Jack Smith (Sun Valley, Idaho; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 4/24/2001)
2022-23 Alpine Coaches & Staff
- Alpine Director: Patrick Riml
- Alpine Development Director: Chip Knight
- Alpine Communications Manager: Sierra Ryder
- Director of High Performance: Gillian Bower
- Director of Alpine Sport Science: Per Lundstam
MEN
Men’s World Cup Speed:
- Head Coach: Randy Pelkey
- Coach: Urban Planinsek
- Coach: Scott Veenis
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ben Black
- Coach: Austin Savaria
- Physical Therapist: Caitlin Ciccone
Men’s World Cup/Europa Cup Tech:
- Head Coach: Ian Garner
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nate Bryant
- Slalom Coach: Matiz Scube
- Coach: Parker Gray
- Europa Cup Lead Coach: Matt Underhill
- Coach: Michael Bansmer
- Physical Therapist: Tim Andrews
Men’s Development:
- Head Coach: Graham Finn
- Coach: Brian Morgan
WOMEN
Women’s Head Coach:
- Paul Kristofic
Women’s World Cup Speed:
- Head Coach: Jeff Lackie
- Coach: Burkhard Schaffer
- Coach: Fletcher McDonald
- Physical Therapist: Scott Gehret
Team Shiffrin
- Head Coach: Mike Day
- Coach: Mark Mitter
- Physical Therapist: Regan Dewhirst
- Public Relations: Megan Harrod
Women’s World Cup/Europa Cup:
- Head Coach: Magnus Andersson
- Coach: Kip Spangler
- Europa Cup Lead Coach: Marjan Cernigoj
- Europa Cup Coach: Martin Harris
Women's Development:
- Head Coach: Shaun Goodwin
- Coach: Foreste Peterson
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Cooper Puckett
Cooper Puckett hails from Colorado where he learned to ski from his legendary family of skiers. The Puckett family includes his father Chris and uncle Casey (aka "Five-Time" as in five-time Olympian)—both former Olympians and U.S.
Jay Poulter
Jay Poulter first joined the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2021-22 season from Stratton Mountain School in Vermont, though his club prior to SMS was Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. During the 2020-21 season, Jay qualified for U.S.
Camden Palmquist
Camden hails from Eagan, Minn. having cut his teeth at all 300 vertical feet of Buck Hill, before relocating to Colorado and skiing for Team Summit. He got his first taste of racing with the Stifel U.S.
Justin Bigatel
Justin Bigatel grew up and learned to ski in Pennsylvania before moving to Park City, Utah when he was in the fifth grade. His top three athletic accomplishments are being named to the Stifel U.S.
Dasha Romanov
Dasha Romanov first joined the Stifel U.S. Alpine Development Team for the 2021-22 season hailing from Thornton, Colo., but having skied for the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Romanov had a very strong 22-23 season with multiple top five results in NorAm, finished second in the U.S.
Ava Sunshine
Ava Sunshine is a rising alpine force hailing from Edwards, Colo., but she calls Los Angeles, Calif. home. She attended Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy before heading to Burke Mountain Academy (BMA).
Mary Bocock
Mary Bocock enters her second season with the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team.
Erik Arvidsson
Erik Arvidsson joins the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for his 6th season. Some of Arvidsson’s top skiing results include an 8th place in the Saalbach downhill World Cup, 14th place at the Aspen super-G, and a 16th place at the Bormio downhill.
Storm Klomhaus
A graduate of the former USSA TEAM Academy, Klomhaus rejoins the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team after a successful collegiate ski racing career at the University of Denver where she was the 2020 NCAA giant slalom champion.
Jett Seymour
Jett Seymour is a slalom specialist hailing from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Seymour is a two-time National Champion in slalom, an NCAA slalom Champion and NorAm Parallel slalom winner. Seymour scored his first World Cup points when he placed 25th in the Schladming slalom.
Isabella Wright
Isabella "Bella" Wright was first named to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2021 season. Wright grew up skiing and ski racing in the west, out of Utah's Snowbird Sports Education Foundation, and showed fast skiing from a young age.
Allie Resnick
A Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athlete from Vail, Colo., Allie Resnick burst onto the FIS scene in her first year. She was the second junior and fourth overall at U.S. Nationals in her first-year FIS, ranked eighth in the world for her year of birth in slalom.
Alix Wilkinson
Alix Wilkinson learned to ski in California, for the famed Palisades Tahoe team. Wilkinson won the national championships giant slalom in 2018 and has multiple NorAm cup wins and podiums to her name.
Emma Resnick
Emma Resnick, raised in Vail, Colorado, is the youngest of three. Resnick cultivated her love for skiing on the mountains of Colorado, quickly becoming a top skier in her age group.
Lauren Macuga
Lauren Macuga hails from Park City, Utah, where she was groomed into an already successful alpine career with Park City Ski & Snowboard. Macuga is the 2022 World Juniors bronze medalist.
Jack Smith
Jack Smith first joined the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2019-20 season. He has since shown that he is an up-and-coming skier on the speed circuit.
Bridger Gile
Bridger Gile hails from Aspen, Colo., where he learned to ski at the age of two. Gile grew up racing with Aspen Valley Ski Club and Ski and Snowboard Club Vail.
Zoe Zimmermann
Zoe Zimmermann began skiing at age two at Gunstock Mountain in her home town of Gilford, N.H. Dressed in a pink one-piece suit and under three feet tall, she would turn heads as she barreled straight down the mountain with her father close by yelling at her to “look ahead”!
Isaiah Nelson
Isaiah Nelson is the reigning 2022-23 NorAm Overall champion. Nelson is also the U16 National Champion in giant slalom and super-G, as well as the U19 NPS Overall Champion.
Ben Ritchie
Ben Ritchie hails from the East Coast, learning to ski at Jay Peak Ski Club, and moving on to Green Mountain Valley School.
Kyle Negomir
Kyle Negomir, "Nego", is a Colorado native, he grew up skiing out of Copper Mountain. Negomir excels at all disciplines and is currently on the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team’s speed team.
AJ Hurt
AJ Hurt's passion for skiing and ski racing began at a very early age. Growing up in North Lake Tahoe, Palisades Tahoe was her winter playground. At four years old, she entered the Team Palisades Tahoe and fell in love with the sport.
Luke Winters
Luke Winters first learned to ski in Oregon and cultivated his love for racing out of Sugar Bowl Academy in Lake Tahoe, California. Winters became a strong skier in the technical disciplines, honing in on slalom.
Katie Hensien
Katie Hensien is a strong up and coming tech skier on the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team.
Keely Cashman
Keely Cashman is a 2022 Olympian and a strong skier of all disciplines, currently focused on speed with our women’s Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team.
Nina O’Brien
Nina O’Brien started skiing out of Palisades Tahoe where she participated on the Mighty Mite program.
Alice Merryweather
Alice Merryweather learned to ski at four years old on the wintery slopes of Attitash Mountain, chasing her brother down the hill.
River Radamus
River Radamus hails from Edwards, Colorado where he learned to ski on the slopes of Vail, alongside his parents who are coaches.
Breezy Johnson
Rowmark Academy grad Breezy Johnson moved up to A Team in the 2017-18 season after bursting onto the World Cup scene in a big way during the 2016-17 season, where she finished 18th in the FIS Ski World Cup downhill standings and 36th in super-G. She started the season with a bang, finishing in 1
Jacqueline Wiles
A product entirely of the Pacific Northwest Ski Association, Jackie Wiles was on skis about the same time she figured out walking.
Paula Moltzan
Paula Moltzan is a Minnesota girl hailing from Buck Hill Ski Racing Club and Ski and Snowboard Club Vail.
Bryce Bennett
Bryce Bennett began skiing at the age of two, hailing from Olympic Valley, California, where he grew up shredding the terrain of Palisades Tahoe.
Jared Goldberg
Born in "Bean Town," Goldberg learned to ski at Killington, VT before his family moved to Utah when he was four.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin bega
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
Ryan Cochran-Siegle got his start in skiing from his family’s famous Cochran’s Ski Area.
Tommy Ford
Tommy Ford grew up skiing out of Mt. Bachelor in Oregon. He has been a strong force on the alpine scene since the beginning.