U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 31 athletes that will represent the U.S. Snowboard Team across four disciplines at the 2023 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, Feb. 19 - March 5, 2023. 

The athletes nominated to the 2023 World Championships team bring a depth of talent at the World Cup, World Championship and Olympic level. With 15 Olympians on the roster along with several World Championship veterans, the athletes of the U.S. Snowboard Team look to be strong medal contenders across all disciplines.

The slopestyle team is led by 2-time Olympian and 2019 World Champion Chris Corning, coming off of a third place finish at the recent Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. He’s joined by fellow 2022 Olympian Sean FitzSimons, making his first World Championships appearance, along with Jake Canter and Brock Crouch. Corning, Canter and Crouch all landed in the top 10 in the Calgary Snow Rodeo, the last World Cup stop before the World Championships. They’ll seek to carry that momentum into Georgia. Over on the women’s side, Ty Schnorrbusch is making it a family affair, competing in slopestyle alongside her sister, Brianna, who will make her World Championships debut in snowboardcross. 2022 Olympian Courtney Rummel, Jade Thurgood and Rebecca Flynn round out the slopestyle team. 

Maddie Mastro is coming into World Championships on a hot streak after a pair of third place finishes at Mammoth and the Laax Open halfpipe competitions. She also scored a silver medal at X Games 2023, landing her signature double crippler at X Games for the first time. She looks to improve on her 2021 World Championships performance, where she took home second place, and bring home the gold in 2023. She’ll compete alongside 2022 Olympian Zoe Kalapos and Kinsley White.

The men’s halfpipe team will be represented by World Championship veterans Chase Josey, Chase Blackwell and Joey Okesson, along with 2022 Olympian Lucas Foster making his first appearance at World Championships.

The snowboardcross team talent runs deep with 2022 Olympic gold medalists Nick Baumgartner and Lindsey Jacobellis leading the squad. Jacobellis is the most dominant snowboardcross athlete in history, with three Olympic medals from five Olympic appearances, five World Championships titles and 31 World Cup wins. Faye Gulini and Jake Vedder each landed on the podium in second place at the most recent World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo earlier this month, and they’ll look to bring that heat into World Championships. Mick Dierdorff comes in with solid World Championships experience, taking home gold in both the men’s and team snowboardcross events at the 2019 World Championships. 2022 Olympian Stacy Gaskill rounds out the team along with Senna Leith and Brianna Schnorrbusch.

The alpine snowboard team will be led by 2022 Olympian Cody Winters, who finished in the top 10 at the recent Bansko, Bulgaria World Cup. World Championships veterans Ryan Rosencranz, Iris Pflum and Alexa Bullis will join him, along with Grace Domino, Dylan Udolf and Steven MacCutcheon, all competing at their first World Championships.

“We are bringing many of our up-and-coming stars along with several athletes on the team competing in their first World Championships,” said U.S. Snowboard Team Director Rick Bower. “Headlined by Lindsey Jacobellis who is a five-time World Champion and will be competing in her eighth World Championships, I’m looking forward to seeing what this younger group of athletes is capable of, especially when they have athletes like Lindsey showing the next generation how a champion operates.”

This year’s Snowboard World Championships will begin with alpine snowboard, with finals going down on Feb. 19 for parallel giant slalom and Feb. 21 for parallel slalom. Next, slopestyle finals will be on Feb. 27, followed by halfpipe finals on March 3. Snowboardcross individual events are up next, on March 3, with the team event going down the next day on March 4. Big air finals will close out World Champs on March 5. Fans can follow all of the action in Georgia live on Peacock and skiandsnowboard.live with tape-delayed action on NBC and CNBC.
 

2023 FIS SNOWBOARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM 
(hometown; club; USASA series; birthdate; previous World Championship teams)
*Denotes first World Championships team

Women’s Slopestyle Team

• Ty Schnorrbusch - (Monroe Township, New Jersey; Tru Snowboarding; Rocky Mountain Series 5/15/02; 2021)
• Rebecca Flynn - (Victoria, Minnesota; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/24/2006)*
• Courtney Rummel - (West Bend, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Advanced Ski & Snowboard Program; Midwest Best Series; 11/12/02)*
• Jade Thurgood - (Salt Lake City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 1/27/02; 2019, 2021)

Men’s Slopestyle Team

• Chris Corning - (Silverthorne, Colorado; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/7/99; 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Sean FitzSimons - (Hood River, Oregon; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; Central Oregon Series; 9/22/22)*
• Jake Canter (Silverthorne, Colorado; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen Snowmass Series; 7/9/03)*
• Brock Crouch - (Mammoth Mountain, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 8/22/99)*

Women’s Halfpipe Team

• Maddie Mastro - (Wrightwood, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2/22/00; 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Kinsley White - (Santa Clarita, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 6/19/03)*
• Zoe Kalapos (Avon, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/17/97; 2017, 2021)

Men’s Halfpipe Team

• Chase Blackwell - (Longmont, Colorado; Jim Smith Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/27/99; 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Joey Okesson - (Southbury, Connecticut; Okemo Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/23/02; 2021)
• Chase Josey - (Hailey, Idaho; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; Big Mountain West Series; 3/31/95; 2015, 2019,2021)
• Lucas Foster - (Telluride, Colorado; Jim Smith Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/17/99)*

Women’s Snowboardcross Team

• Faye Gulini - (Salt Lake City, Utah; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/24/92; 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)
• Lindsey Jacobellis - (Stratton Mountain, Vermont; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/19/85; 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Stacy Gaskill - (Golden, Colorado; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 5/21/00; 2019, 2021)
• Brianna Schnorrbusch - (Monroe Township, New Jersey; Gould Academy Competition Program; Maine Mountain Series; 1/30/2006)*

Men’s Snowboardcross Team

• Jake Vedder (Pinckney, Michigan; International Snowboard Training Center; Great Lakes Snow Series; 4/16/98; 2019, 2021)
• Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, Michigan; Superior Series; 12/17/81; 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
• Mick Dierdorff, (Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series;  4/30/1991; 2019, 2021)
• Senna Leith (Vail, Colorado; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/8/97; 2021)

Women’s Parallel Team

• Iris Pflum - (Minneapolis, Minnesota; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/13/03; 2021)
• Alexa Bullis - (Slinger, Wisconsin; Auburn Ski Club; Midwest Best Series; 3/1/00; 2019)
• Grace Domino - (Forest Lake, Minnesota; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/28/2006)*
• Kaiya Kizuka - (Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania; Ski Roundtop Racing Club; Mid Atlantic Series; 5/26/99; 2019, 2021)

Men's Parallel Team

• Cody Winters - (Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/20/00; 2019, 2021)       
• Dylan Udolf - (West Hartford, Connecticut; Stratton Winter Sports Club; Southern Vermont Series; 7/22/97)*
• Ryan Rosencranz - (Weston, Massachusetts; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/23/94; 2019, 2021)
• Steven MacCutcheon - (Vail, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/7/87)*

2023 FIS World Snowboard Championships Live Coverage
All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change.

Sunday, Feb. 19
3:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s parallel giant slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Tuesday, Feb. 21
4:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, Feb. 22
4:00 a.m. - team parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Monday, Feb. 27
4:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s slopestyle finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, March 3
1:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s halfpipe finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboardcross - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 4
5:30 a.m. - team snowboardcross - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, March 5
5:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s big air finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Young up-and-coming skiers and snowboarders, eager to showcase their talent to the snowsports world, are currently competing at the 2023 U.S. Revolution Tour at Aspen Snowmass Resort in Aspen, Colo. This second of three Revolution Tour events this season showcase the next generation of skiers and snowboarders from across the country, in both slopestyle and halfpipe disciplines.

The U.S. Revolution Tour is a series designed to serve as a stepping stone for athletes looking to progress their career onto a more professional level. Entry into this series is based on criteria that will pre-qualify U.S. athletes into each competition. As a result of the competitors doing well at these events, they have the opportunity to be invited to the U.S. Grand Prix, Junior Worlds, USASA Nationals, as well as annual Project Gold Camps. Unless stated otherwise, athletes will compete in an open format, allowing a showcase of multiple varieties of talent. 

As snowboard halfpipe kicked off the tour yesterday, Feb. 9, we saw great results from U.S. Snowboard Team rookie athlete, Alessandro Barbieri, who put down a solid 92.00 for first place, as well as teammate Levko Fedorowycz, who earned himself in third place. On the women’s side, we had a total of nine Americans in the top-10, with Kinsley White in first, Kelly Berger in second, and Zoe Guerrero in third. 

On Feb. 10, the snowboard slopestyle women competed and nine found their way into the top-10. U.S. Snowboard Team athlete Courtney Rummel took home the win with a 76.50, followed by Rebecca Flynn in second, and Kaitlyn Adams in third. It was another strong showing for the men, as five found their way into the top-10. American Lucas Ferry took home first place and Liam Johnson was in second. 

Saturday, Feb.10th, U.S. athletes: Matt Labaugh, Kai Morris, Ben Fethke, Connor Ladd, and Hunter Carey are scheduled to compete. Labaugh is looking to compliment his decorated season, as he had a great showing in the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix finals in Mammoth last weekend.

To round out the weekend, U.S. ski athletes Jay Riccomini, Charlie Gnoza, and Konnor Ralph will compete in the Freeski Slopestyle event on Sunday, Feb. 12.

2023 U.S. Revolution Tour at Aspen Schedule 

Feb. 8-14, 2023 - slopestyle, halfpipe

Thursday, Feb. 9 - Snowboard halfpipe 

Friday, Feb. 10 - Snowboard slopestyle

Saturday, Feb. 11 - Freeski halfpipe 

Sunday, Feb. 12 - Freeski slopestyle 

Live Scoring and Results

https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/event-details.html?sectorcode=FS&eventid=52742&seasoncode=2023

And 

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Maddie Mastro and Chase Blackwell put down solid runs to land on the podium to close out the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain.

On another windy day in Mammoth, the athletes descended into the pipe in-between wind gusts to put on a show for the fans. Mastro led the women by finishing in third and Blackwell was on the podium for the first time in his career, also in third. 

At the bottom of the pipe, with Mastro's friends holding cutouts of her face, the cheers were loud for the Mammoth local. With three runs through the pipe, Mastro put together a solid run including her signature double crippler and scored in the 80's to land herself next to second place finisher Xuetong Cai of China and the winner of the day, Ono Mitsuki of Japan. 

Mastro was the only U.S. Snowboard Team athlete that competed in finals but earlier in the week several athletes dropped into the pipe. U.S. Snowboard Team rookie athlete Sonora Alba qualified in 13th and non-named athletes representing the U.S., Zoe Kalapos, Kinsley White, Lola Cowan, Kaylie Neal and Kaili Shafer all competed. 

For the men, Blackwell stole the show by scoring his best World Cup result of his career. With Valentino Guseli of Australia and Ruka Hirano of Japan in first and second, Blackwell felt what it was like to stand on the podium in front the loud Mammoth crowd. Along with Blackwell in the finals was teammate Jason Wolle, who finished the day in tenth. From qualifications, U.S. Snowboard Team athletes, Joey Okesson, Noah Avallone, Lucas Foster and Levko Fedorowycz all competed. There were several non-named athletes who represented the U.S., including Kade Martin, Elijah Pyle, Ryan Wachendorfer and Huck Palmiter. 

Now, the snowboard teams rest and train before the World Championships in Georgia. 

RESULTS

Women

Men

The first of three days of unrivaled X Games competition wraps up in Aspen with strong results in the women's ski big air, men's ski knuckle huck and men's snowboard. 

For the women, history was made in the women's ski big air when Canadian skier Megan Oldham landed the first ever triple 14 mute in competition. With the crowd going wild, Oldham officially cemented her place in history as the first ever woman to land this trick in a contest. On the U.S. side, Grace Henderson was the lone American, but made noise when she successfully landed two tricks that she had never attempted in competition and ended up seventh overall. Henderson, who was left speechless after nailing the landing, said, "I am so stoked to be out here at X Games - this is my first one and I landed two tricks I've never done before and landed them both here under the lights with my parents and friends in the crowd... it's just amazing. I cannot believe I am here."

Next was the much-anticipated men's ski Knuckle Huck, an event judged on originality, difficulty, creativity, style and trajectory. Returning X Games champion and Olympic gold medalist Alex Hall was back in the start gate along with teammates Olympic medalist Colby Stevenson, Alex Hackel and Quinn Wolferman. In classic Knuckle Huck fashion, there was 19 minutes of chaos with all athletes getting in as many runs as possible. With the snow falling heavier by the second, each athlete threw tricks that not only made the crowd go wild but defied gravity in the process. At the end of the contest, Jesper Tjader from Norway won the night and the top U.S. spot went to Colby Stevenson who ended the contest on the podium in third.

To close out a busy day, the snowboard SuperPipe welcomed the best riders in the world to Aspen. Lucas Foster was the only U.S. man in the lineup, but proved to be a top contender when he threw down serious amplitude and technical tricks throughout his four laps through the pipe. With a weather delay due to heavy snow stopping competition for a brief time, the pipe may have been slow but the tricks were not. At the end of the night, Scotty James of Australia took his 5th X Games win. Foster ended the day in eighth.

Catch the action tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 28, LIVE on X Games YouTube and broadcast tape delay on ESPN/ABC. 

Schedule

Jan. 28, 2023

• Men's Ski Slopestyle
• Women's Snowboard SuperPipe
• Women's Ski SuperPipe
• Women's Snowboard Big Air
• Men's Snowboard Big Air

Jan. 29, 2023

• Women's Ski Slopestyle
• Men's Snowboard Slopestyle
• Snowboard Knuckle Huck
• Men's Big Air
• Men's Ski SuperPipe

Dr. J. Richard Steadman, famed orthopedic surgeon from the Vail Valley and founder and champion of U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s medical program, passed away on Friday, Jan. 20 at age 85.

One of the most talented surgeons in sports medicine history, many U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team athletes throughout the years owe their careers to Steadman. He was an award-winning innovator in his field and became a legend for his pioneering approach that got world class athletes back on snow ready to perform at their best. 

“Dr. Steadman has been revolutionary in the sports of skiing and snowboarding, and has left a lasting impression on the sports and athletes he cared for throughout his career,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard President & CEO Sophie Goldschmidt. “U.S. Ski & Snowboard has been partnered with the Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute for decades, which has allowed our athletes to maximize their careers and do what they love at the highest level.”

Steadman earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas in 1963 and went on to work in South Lake Tahoe, California as an orthopedic surgeon at Barton Memorial Hospital. When he volunteered his services at an Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Heavenly Valley in 1973, a long and successful relationship with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team began. 

Steadman pioneered significant improvements in post-surgical rehabilitation developing novel exercise protocols that shook the foundations of sports medicine. In 1974, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Olympic medalist alpine skier Cindy Nelson became the first elite skier to be treated by Dr. Steadman. Nelson would undergo 11 surgeries in her 14-year career, without ever missing a full season. Legions of U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team athletes coursed through Tahoe over the next decades before Nelson, working as Vail’s Director of Skiing, and former Vail Associates owner George Gillett persuaded Steadman to leave Lake Tahoe in 1990 with the promise of expanded research, treatment and training facilities in Vail.

Steadman treated well over 22,000 patients during the course of his 40-year career in Tahoe and Vail. In addition to members of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, the list includes such legendary athletes as tennis greats Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles and Billie Jean King, NFL Hall of Famers Dan Marino and Bruce Smith, musicians Judy Collins and Rod Stewart and global soccer sensations Cristiano Ronaldo and Lothar Matthaeus. Steadman became a consultant to the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies while serving as U.S. Alpine Chief Physician at nine consecutive Olympic Winter Games from 1976 through 2006.

Steadman championed U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s Sports Medicine program, chairing U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s Medical Committee and working alongside the first medical director Melinda Roalstad, MS, PAC. Dr. Steadman was a constant source of support for the department providing consultation, mentorship and guidance at every turn. 

“Dr. Steadman affected every aspect of U.S. Ski & Snowboard throughout his career—from his world-renowned medical care to forging our medical program and chairing our medical committee, to helping formulate our foundational sports medicine policies and procedures,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Director of High Performance Gillian Bower. “His vision of athlete health and wellbeing will continue to have broad impact on both the athletes and our Sports Medicine Department. His generosity with his talents, time and passion for our sports will live on within our organization in perpetuity.”  

Steadman’s internationally renowned advanced surgical protocols and innovations include: Microfracture, a procedure that repairs the damaged joint and encourages the regrowth of articular cartilage; Healing Response, an arthroscopic alternative to full knee reconstruction; and The Package, a collection of arthroscopic procedures performed in a single operation, for which Steadman received a research award in 2012.

Today, the Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) in collaboration with the doctors of the Steadman Clinic, is known worldwide for its unprecedented clinical database and research into orthopedic injuries of the knee, hip, shoulder, ankle and spine.

Dr. Steadman’s pioneering spirit, surgical prowess, revolutionary advancements and uncommon devotion to treating the whole patient leaves a distinctive and lasting impact in the field of sports medicine, in the lives of everyday people and across many pro sports, particularly the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team.

Dusty Henricksen started off the FIS Snowboard World Cup season strong with a second-place finish on the slopestyle course at the Laax Open.

After being postponed for a day due to inclement weather, the snowboard slopestyle finals at the Laax Open finally went down, and what a show the riders put on!  

Dusty Henricksen came out strong with a smooth run that put him in fourth place. To get into a podium position, however, Henricksen knew he would need to improve on his first run, and he proceeded to do just that. Henricksen stomped a cab 1260 nose grab, frontside 1440 Japan, and backside triple cork 1440 weddle on his final run moving him into second place. 

When asked how it felt to land on the podium at the esteemed Laax Open, Henricksen exclaimed, “I’m so stoked! Super fun week riding with everyone and so glad we were able to run a final with the tough weather all week!”

But Henkricksen wasn’t the only one throwing down in Laax. His teammates Luke Winkelmann and Judd Henkes both landed clean runs to finish sixth and seventh, respectively. Norway’s Marcus Kleveland took home the win and Sweden’s Sven Thorgren rounded off the podium in third.

On the women’s side, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won her first Laax Open. Coming in second and claiming her first World Cup podium was one of the newest additions to the World Cup circuit, 16-year-old Mia Brookes of Great Britain. Austria’s Anna Gasser claimed third and U.S. Snowboard Team athlete Hailey Langland finished eighth. 

Next up, Henricksen will join his teammates Red Gerard, Sean Fitzsimons, and Chris Corning at the X Games before the snowboard slopestyle team heads to the U.S. Toyota Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain on Feb. 1-4.
 

Results

Men

Women