Park City, UT (May 15, 2025) –U.S. Ski & Snowboard is proud to announce the 2025-26 Stifel U.S. Nordic Combined Team. Nominations include athletes who qualified based on the published selection criteria. 

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team announces its teams in two phases: nomination and acceptance. The athletes are formally nominated to the Stifel U.S. Nordic Combined Team in May. Pending their acceptance of the nomination and adherence to the team expectations outlined in team criteria, athletes will be officially announced to the team in September 2025. 

The 2025-26 roster is filled with veteran talent ready to continue their climb to the top in various races, including the FIS World Cup season and the Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina. The team is led by Ben Loomis, Niklas Malacinski, Annika Malacinski and Alexa Brabec, all returning after strong performances during the past season. Brabec is ranked ninth in the world after another breakout season highlighted by a fourth place at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway. Annika Malacinski returns with a 15th place world ranking, while her brother Niklas Malacinski sits in a strong 26th place overall and Loomis in 28th. 

2025-26 Stifel U.S. Nordic Combined National Team
 

(Hometown; Club; College; Birthdate)

A Team
Women

• Alexa Brabec (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of North Dakota; 10/8/2004)
• Annika Malacinski (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Colorado Mountain College; 5/9/2001)

Men

• Ben Loomis (Eau Claire, WI; Flying Eagles Ski Club; DeVry University; 6/9/1998)
• Niklas Malacinski (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Colorado Mountain College; 12/7/2003)

B Team

Men

• Stephen Schumann (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Arizona State University; 3/14/2000)

C Team
Women

• Kai McKinnon (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Educational Foundation; 5/6/2008)

Men

• Carter Brubaker (Anchorage, AK; Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage; Arizona State University; 12/21/2003)
   

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PARK CITY, Utah (May 15, 2025) - U.S. Ski & Snowboard has officially dropped the 56 nominations for the 2025-26 Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team. The athletes are nominated to the team based on pre-determined criteria. 

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team announces its teams in two phases: nomination and acceptance. The athletes are formally nominated to the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team in May. Pending their acceptance of the nomination and adherence to the team expectations outlined in the team criteria, athletes will be officially announced to the team in September 2025. 

The pro halfpipe roster remains unchanged from last season, with two-time Olympic champion Chloe Kim, 2024-25 FIS halfpipe Crystal Globe winner Maddie Mastro and two-time Olympian Chase Josey leading the charge. Earning their first call-up to the rookie team are 2025 overall NorAm champion Aimee Wild and 2025 Futures Tour champion Toranosuke Komiyama.

The slopestyle team features X Games bronze medalist Lily Dhawornvej, two-time World Championships bronze medalist Ollie Martin and Rev Tour slopestyle champion Hahna Norman all jumping to the pro team. Three talented riders under the age of 16 earned the call-up for the first time in their young careers: 2025 Red Bull Heavy Metal Boston winner & Uninvited Invitational champion Jessica Perlmutter, USASA National Champion Gabriella Boday and USASA bronze medalist Giada Brienza.

The snowboard cross team adds Hanna Percy, who represented USA at the 2025 FIS Snowboard Cross Junior World Championships alongside teammates Brianna Schnorrbush and Nathan Pare. Pare and Schnorrbush took home the bronze medal in the Junior World Championships team event, and Pare also secured a silver in the snowboard cross event.

The official Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team announcement will be made in the fall.

2025-26 HYDRO FLASK U.S. SNOWBOARD TEAM

(Hometown; Club; USASA Series; College; Birthdate)

HALFPIPE
PRO TEAM
Women

• Sonora Alba (San Pedro, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 7/16/2006)
• Bea Kim (Palos Verdes, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 1/25/2007)
• Chloe Kim (Torrance, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 4/23/2000)
• Maddie Mastro (Wrightwood, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2/22/2000)
• Maddy Schaffrick (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/29/1994)

Men

• Alessandro Barbieri (Portland, OR; Tahoe Select Snowboard Team; Mt. Hood Series; 10/5/2008)
• Chase Blackwell (Longmont, CO; Summer Action Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/27/1999)
• Levko Fedorowycz (Topanga, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 8/21/2004)
• Lucas Foster (Telluride, CO; Jim Smith Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/17/1999)
• Chase Josey (Hailey, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; Big Mountain West Series; 3/31/1995)

ROOKIE TEAM
Women

• Aimee Wild (Steamboat Springs, CO; Tahoe Select Snowboard Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/15/2011)**
• Rochelle Weinberg (Steamboat Springs, CO; Summit Action Sports; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/13/2009)

Men

• Noah Avallone (Montauk, NY; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 5/16/2007)
• Toranosuke Komiyama (Mammoth Lakes, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 4/5/2011)**
• Kade Martin (Bellyache Ridge, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; Colorado Mountain College; 1/21/2006)
• Sumner Orr (Weston, VT; Okemo Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 3/22/2006)

SLOPESTYLE 
PRO TEAM
Women

• Jamie Anderson* (Maternity Leave) (South Lake Tahoe, CA; South Lake Tahoe Series; 9/13/1990)
• Lily Dhawornvej (Frisco, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series 8/14/2009)*
• Rebecca Flynn (Victoria, MN; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; University of Utah; 7/24/2006)
• Hailey Langland (San Clemente, CA; Tahoe Select Snowboard Team; Tahoe Series; 8/2/2000)
• Julia Marino (Westport, CT; Southern Vermont Series; 9/11/1997)
• Hahna Norman (Truckee, CA; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 10/26/2004)*

Men

• Jake Canter (Evergreen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen Snowmass Series; 7/19/2003)
• Chris Corning (Avon, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/7/1999)
• Sean FitzSimons (Hood River, OR; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; Central Oregon Series; University of Utah; 9/22/2000)
• Red Gerard (Silverthorne, CO; Rocky Mountain Series; 6/29/2000)
• Dusty Henricksen (Mammoth Lakes, CA; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2/2/2003)
• Ollie Martin (Wolcott, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 6/15/2008)*
• Luke Winkelmann (Blowing Rock, NC; Kirk’s Camp; Rocky Mountain Series; 12/18/2000)

ROOKIE TEAM
Women

• Kaitlyn Adams (Silverthorne, CO; Worldwide Snowboarding; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/16/2005)
• Gabriella Boday (South Lake Tahoe, CA; Northstar; North Tahoe Series; 6/12/2010)**
• Giada Brienza (Frisco, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/3/2010)**
• Jessica Perlmutter (Millburn, NJ; Killington Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 12/2/2009)**
• Courtney Rummel (West Bend, WI; Wisconsin Advanced Ski & Snowboard Program; Midwest Best Series; University of Utah; 11/12/2003)

Men

• Fynn Bullock (Mebane, NC; One Team LLC; Rocky Mountain Series; Full Sail University; 2/3/2005)
• Brooklyn DePriest (Rocklin, CA; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; North Lake Tahoe Series; 2/21/2006)
• Liam Johnson (Savage, MN; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 11/26/2004)
• Evan Wrobel (Bozeman, MT; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 12/30/2005)

SNOWBOARD CROSS
PRO TEAM
Women

• Acy Craig (Morrisville, VT; Stratton Mountain School; Big Mountain West Series; 12/3/2002)
• Stacy Gaskill (Golden, CO; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; Colorado Boulder; 5/21/2000)
• Hanna Percy (Truckee, CA; Gould Academy Competition Program; North Tahoe Series; 07/07/2007)**
• Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/19/1985)
• Faye Gulini Thelen (Salt Lake City, UT; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; Westminster College; 3/24/1992)
• Meghan Tierney Daniel (Rumson, NJ; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/15/1997)
• Bri Schnorrbusch (Monroe Township, NJ; Gould Academy; Maine Mountain Series; University of Utah; 1/30/2006)

Men

• Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI; Superior Series; 12/17/1981)
• Tyler Hamel (Bethel, ME; Gould Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 7/12/2004)
• Theodore Mclemore (Pittsburgh, PA; International Snowboard Training Center; Appalachian Series; 12/30/2002)*
• Nathan Pare (Bethel, ME; Gould Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 2/1/2005)*
• Jake Vedder (Pinckney MI; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/16/1998)
• Cody Winters (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/20/2000)

DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Women

• Virginia Boyd (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/18/2007)
• Madeline Lochte Bono (Durango, CO; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/7/2003)

Men

• Boden Gerry (Carrabassett Valley, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 3/9/2006)

* Promoted to Pro Team
** Newly named to the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team

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For More Information Contact:
Sadie Texer - Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team Press Officer
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