U.S. Ski & Snowboard Recognizes SkillsQuest-Fitness Victors
Park City, UT (Nov. 26, 2024) - U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the athletes that won and landed in the top three results for the SkillsQuest-Fitness program for 2024. Each year the organization recognizes the overall top 3 performers and each event-specific winner. This year, sport-specific winners were added.
The overall winners are highlighted by Apex2100 club athlete Viktoria Zaytseva and Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Isaiah Nelson.
SkillsQuest-Fitness is a comprehensive fitness assessment consisting of eight individual events, including a 20-meter sprint, long jump, box jumps and more. Physical fitness is essential for snow sport athletes providing the foundation to handle the training volumes needed throughout various development phases to enhance technical skills. With more than 7,500 tests conducted nationwide to date, this test establishes benchmarks and age-specific norms to support athlete progress.
2024 SkillsQuest-Fitness Overall Podium
(Name; Score; Club)
Female:
1st – Viktoria Zaytseva; 733 points; Apex2100
2nd – Lauren Macuga; 727.5 points; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
3rd – Tricia Mangan; 714 points; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
Male:
1st – Isaiah Nelson; 917 points; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
2nd – Caman Beauregard; 879.5 points; Steamboat Spring Winter Sports Club
3rd – Curtis Zanni / Adrian Beauregard; 872.5; both Steamboat Spring Winter Sports Club
2024 SkillsQuest-Fitness Sport Winners
(Name; Club)
Alpine:
Female – Viktoria Zaytseva; Apex2100
Male – Isaiah Nelson; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
Cross Country:
Female – Antigone Loomis; Steamboat Spring Winter Sports Club
Male – Tristan Thrasher; Steamboat Spring Winter Sports Club
Freeski:
Female – Molly Flynn; Stratton Mountain School
Male – Ben Harrington; Holderness School
Freeride:
Female – Stolle Wannamaker; Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy
Male – Anders Leckie; Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy
Freestyle:
Female – Kasey Hogg; Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
Male – Charlie Mickel; Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined:
Female – Haley Brabec; Steamboat Spring Winter Sports Club
Male – Arthur Tirone; Steamboat Spring Winter Sports Club
Snowboard:
Female – Callen Hwang; Stratton Mountain School and Ski Foundation
Male – Walker Overstake; Steamboat Spring Winter Sports Club
2024 SkillsQuest-Fitness Event Winners
(Name; Results; Club)
20m Shuttle Run:
Female – Tricia Mangan; 61.1 mL/kg/min; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
Male – Matthew Bassin; 66.4 mL/kg/min; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
Long Jump:
Female – Allison Mollin; 247 cm; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
Male – Carl Ottosson; 319 cm; Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy
Triple Jump:
Female – Lauren Macuga; 784 cm; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
Male – Carl Ottosson; 1006 cm (New Record); Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy
20m Sprint:
Female – Vika Zaytseva; 2.99 sec; Apex2100
Male – Carl Ottosson; 2.61 sec (New Record); Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy
Strict Pull Up:
Female – Summer Duda; 15 reps; Stratton Mountain School
Male – Isaiah Nelson; 19 reps; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
Push Up:
Female – Summer Duda; 54 reps; Stratton Mountain School
Male – Matteo Padoan; 65 reps; Waterville Valley BBTS
Box Jump:
Female – Brynn Hanley; 73 jumps; Team Palisades Tahoe
Male – Isaiah Nelson; 84 jumps; Stifel U.S. Ski Team
For more information:
Bob Poehling
High Performance Manager
U.S. Ski & Snowboard
C: +1 (435) 602-9536