2025-26 Stifel U.S. Freeski Team Nominations

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces Stifel U.S. Freeski Team Nominations

PARK CITY, Utah (May 15th, 2025)—U.S. Ski & Snowboard has officially announced the 37 athletes nominated for the 2025-26 Stifel U.S. Freeski Team. These athletes were nominated based on predetermined criteria.

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team announces its teams in two phases: nomination and acceptance. Athletes are formally nominated to the team in May and will be officially announced to the team in September, pending their acceptance of the nomination and adherence to team criteria.

Olympic gold medalist Alex Hall, Olympic silver medalist Colby Stevenson and three-time X Games medalist Rell Harwood lead the charge on the pro slopestyle team, while Ella Andrews earned her promotion to the pro team after two top-six performances in the 2024-25 season. Avery Krumme and Anders Chapman are new to be named to the slopestyle rookie team. Krumme earned three NorAm podiums this season and finished third in slopestyle at the FIS 2024 Junior World Championships and Chapman earned his first World Cup starts in the 2024-25 season and secured two NorAm podiums.

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team halfpipe roster is led by two-time Olympic medalist and 2024-25 Crystal Globe winner Alex Ferreira, three-time Olympic medalist Nick Goepper and X Games medalist Svea Irving. The pro halfpipe team also added Matt Labaugh after he secured a third-place result at the 2024-25 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen. Keva Kelly received her nomination to the rookie team after winning the NorAm Cup overall halfpipe title.

STIFEL U.S. FREESKI TEAM
(Hometown; Club; USASA Series; College; Birthdate)

SLOPESTYLE

PRO TEAM
Women

• Ella Andrews (Northampton, MA; Killington Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 2/23/2007)* 
• Marin Hamill (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; University of Utah; 4/5/2001)
• Rell Harwood (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; University of Utah; 6/1/2001)
• Grace Henderson (Madbury, NH; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; University of Utah; 4/28/2001)
• Jay Riccomini (he/him) (Port Matilda, PA; Team Summit Colorado; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/12/2004)

Men

• Mac Forehand (Winhall, VT; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/4/2001)
• Alex Hall (Salt Lake City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; University of Utah; 9/21/1998)
• Hunter Henderson (Madbury, NH; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; University of Utah; 12/28/2002)
• Cody LaPlante (Truckee, CA; Olympic Valley Freestyle and Freeride Team; North Tahoe Series; 2/15/2002)
• Troy Podmilsak (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 8/23/2004)
• Konnor Ralph (Helena, MT; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Mt. Hood Series; Salt Lake Community College; 1/27/2003)
• Colby Stevenson (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; University of Utah; 10/3/1997)

ROOKIE TEAM
Women

• Kate Gray (Crowley Lake, CA; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; 06/29/2006)
• Avery Krumme (Squamish, British Columbia; BC Freestyle Team; 08/23/2008)**

Men

• Anders Chapman (Hood River, OR; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Mt. Hood Series; 10/7/2006)**
• Hugh MacMenamin (Hudson, WI; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Mt. Hood Series; 1/23/2006) 
• Henry Townshend (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 2/16/2006)
• Walker Woodring (Sun Valley, ID; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/13/2010)

HALFPIPE

PRO TEAM
Women

• Hanna Faulhaber (Carbondale, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; Colorado Mountain College; 9/4/2004)
• Svea Irving (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; University of Colorado Boulder; 2/27/2002)
• Riley Jacobs (Oak Creek, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; Colorado Mountain College; 8/14/2003) 

Men

• Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/12/1996)
• Tristan Feinberg (Aspen, CO; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/23/2003)
• Alex Ferreira (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen/Snowmass Series; 8/14/1994)
• Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, IN; Cork Tech Freeski; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/14/1994)
• Hunter Hess (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; Central Oregon Series; Salt Lake Community College 10/1/1998)
• Birk Irving (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 7/26/1999)
• Matt Labaugh (Rye, NY; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; Colorado Mountain College; 1/5/2004)*
• Dylan Ladd (Lakewood, CO; Winter Park Freeski Team; Rocky Mountain Series; University of Colorado Boulder; 8/29/2001)
• David Wise (Reno, NV; 6/30/1990)

ROOKIE TEAM
Women

• Piper Arnold (South Lake Tahoe, CA; Sierra at Tahoe; South Tahoe Series; 6/1/2007)
• Kate Gray (Crowley Lake, CA; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; Unbound Series; 6/29/2006)
• Keva Kelly (Truckee, CA; Olympic Valley Freestyle Freeride Team; North Lake Series; 12/23/2010)**

Men

• Ben Fethke (Boise, ID; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series;  4/14/2006)
• Nick Geiser (Carbondale, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen/Snowmass Series; Colorado Mountain College; 10/4/2004)
• Cael McCarthy (Steamboat Springs CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 5/18/2005)
• Kai Morris (Aspen, CO; Pro Team Foundation; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/22/2004)

* promoted to Pro Team
** newly named to the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team

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For more information, contact: 
Erin Doyle 
Stifel U.S. Freeski Team press officer
Erin.doyle@usskiandsnowboard.org