SEP. 16, 2024 - PARK CITY, UTAH - U.S. Ski & Snowboard is proud to announce the roster of 56 athletes who have accepted their nomination to the 2024-25 Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team.

The slopestyle, halfpipe, and snowboard cross rosters include experienced veterans and up-and-coming riders. Each team features a two-time Olympic medalist: Chloe Kim in halfpipe, Jamie Anderson in slopestyle, and Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboard cross.

The slopestyle pro team is highlighted by Red Gerard, the 2018 Olympic gold medalist, and two-time Olympian Chris Corning, who both lead a young crew of riders hungry to prove themselves on the World Cup circuit. The slopestyle rookie squad features two newcomers: 2024 Youth Olympic Games big air silver medalist Ollie Martin and 2024 slopestyle national champion Lily Dhawornvej. 

Sidelined by an injury midway through the 2023-24 season after winning X Games gold, two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim is set to return to the halfpipe World Cup circuit. Joining her is two-time Olympian Maddie Mastro. She looks to carry the momentum from her highly successful 2023-24 campaign into the upcoming season, having finished second overall in the women's halfpipe World Cup rankings. Team veteran and 2023-24 halfpipe assistant coach Maddy Schaffrick is back on the roster after deciding to return to competition earlier this spring. 2024 Youth Olympic Games silver medalist Alessandro Barbieri and teammate Levko Fedorowycz jumped from rookie to pro while newcomers Zoe Guerrero and Orian Casas join the likes of a talented halfpipe rookie roster.

Team mainstays and reigning Olympic snowboard cross mixed team gold medalists Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner lead a young, exciting group of snowboard cross riders. The 2024 FIS snowboard cross rookie of the year Nathan Pare and teammate Theodore Mclemore move from rookie to pro, while Madeline Lochte Bono and Virginia Boyd earn a spot on the rookie squad.

“This year’s squad features a deep talent pool with a mix of veteran Olympic champions paired with young talent,” said Snowboard Sport Director Rick Bower. “It’s an exciting dynamic to see legends like Chloe Kim, Red Gerard and Nick Baumgartner mentor up-and-coming shredders like Rebecca Flynn, Cody Winters and Bea Kim. If the slopestyle World Cup in Cardrona is any indication of what’s to come, it’s going to be an exciting season!

With the slopestyle season already underway after the 2024-25 August opener in Cardrona, New Zealand, the squad looks to Switzerland for the first big air event of the season on Oct. 19, 2024, in Chur. The halfpipe season debuts Dec. 4-7, 2024, in Beijing, China, and snowboard cross will have a doubleheader Dec. 13-15, 2024, in Cervinia, Italy, to kick off their 2024-25 campaign.

HYDRO FLASK U.S. SNOWBOARD TEAM

(Hometown; Club; USASA Series; Birthdate)

HALFPIPE

Pro

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)

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 Spring, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/29/1994)

Rookie

Men

• Noah Avallone (Montauk, NY; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 5/16/2007)
• Orion Casas** (Mammoth Lake, CA; Summit Action Sports; Unbound Series; 9/22/2009)
• Kade Martin (Bellyache Ridge, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/21/2006)
• Sumner Orr (Weston, VT; Okemo Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 3/22/2006)

Women

• Zoe Guerrero** (Ridgefield, CT; Okemo Mountain Snowboard Team; 3/29/2008)**
• Rochelle Weinberg (Steamboat Springs, CO; Summit Action Sports; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/13/2009)
• Kinsley White (Santa Clarita, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; Grand Canyon University; Unbound Series; 6/19/2003)
   

SLOPESTYLE

Pro

Men

• Chris Corning (Avon, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/7/1999)
• Brock Crouch (Mammoth Mountain, CA; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 8/22/1999
• 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)
• Judd Henkes (La Jolla, CA; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 4/3/2001)
• Dusty Henricksen (Mammoth Lakes, CA; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2/2/2003)
• Luke Winkelmann (Blowing Rock, NC; Kirk’s Camp; Rocky Mountain Series; 12/18/2000)

Women

• Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA; South Lake Tahoe Series; 9/13/1990)
• 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)
• Courtney Rummel (West Bend, WI; Wisconsin Advanced Ski & Snowboard Program; University of Utah; Midwest Best Series; 11/12/2003)

Rookie

Men

• Fynn Bullock (Mebane, NC; One Team LLC; Fullsail University; Rocky Mountain Series; 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)
• Ollie Martin (Wolcott, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 6/15/2008)**
• Evan Wrobel (Bozeman, MT; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 12/30/2005)

Women

• Kaitlyn Adams (Silverthorne, CO; Worldwide Snowboarding; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/16/2005)
• Lily Dhawornvej (Frisco, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series 8/14/2009)**
• Hahna Norman (Truckee, CA; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 10/26/2004)

SNOWBOARD CROSS

Pro

Men

• Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI; Superior Series; 12/17/1981)
• Tyler Hamel (Bethel, ME; Gould Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 7/12/2004)
• Hagen Kearney (Norwood, CO; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/6/1991)
• Senna Leith (Vail, CO; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/8/1997)
• 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)

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; 5/21/2000)
• Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/19/1985)
• Faye Thelen (Salt Lake City, UT; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 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; 1/30/2006)

Development Team

Men

• Boden Gerry (Carrabassett Valley, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 3/9/2006)
• Connor Schlegel (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/13/2002)

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)**

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

Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team Coaches and Staff:

• Snowboard Sport Director: Rick Bower
• Pro Team Halfpipe Head Coach: Danny Kass
• Pro Team Slopestyle & Big Air Head Coach: Mike Ramirez
• Snowboard Cross Head Coach: Rob Fagan
• Pro Team Slopestyle & Big Air Coach: Stan Wu
• Pro Team Halfpipe Assistant Coach: Matt Ladley
• Snowboard Cross Coach: Nathan Park
• Rookie Team Halfpipe Coach: Mike Lund
• Rookie Team Slopestyle & Big Air Coach: Ryan Conway 
• Rookie Team Slopestyle & Big Air Coach: Eric Beauchemin
• Rookie Team Halfpipe Coach: Matt Ladley
• Snowboard Athletic Development Coach: Calvin Chapman 
• Medical Lead: Joe Cataudella
• Team Manager: Missy Konig 
• Snowboard Press Officer: Sadie Texer
• Development Director: Ashley Diebold
• Development Coordinator: Julia Flake

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It was a storybook ending for Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team's Rebecca Flynn, who took home her first-career World Cup podium with a third-place finish at the 2024-25 FIS Snowboard slopestyle World Cup season opener in Cardrona, New Zealand. Although windy weather conditions forced delays throughout the event and ultimately led to the cancellation of finals, the event did not disappoint. The best riders in the world battled windy conditions and put on a show in Cardrona's Big Bucks terrain park.

Men’s qualifications ran in a double-up format, with the top eight advancing out of each heat. Red Gerard was the first to drop for the U.S. men and earned a solid 70.25 on his first run, stomping a massive back-14 on the final jump feature to put himself in a comfortable position to qualify through to finals. Gerard upgraded to a unique trick – the back-16 – on his second run but just missed putting it down to cap off a stylish and clean line. Gerard’s first run score held firm, earning him fourth place in heat two and a spot in the final. 

Heat two also featured Liam Johnson, whose signature precise rail riding earned him a score of 43.00, which held strong throughout the remainder of the competition and punched his ticket to the finals.

Windy conditions forced the cancellation of Sunday's final. To kick off the season, Gerard earned an eighth-place finish, and Johnson took home 16th place, his best finish on the World Cup circuit to date.

Notably, Sean Fitzsimons made his anticipated return to World Cup competition after fracturing his pelvis at the 2024 Visa Big Air in Copper Mountain, Colorado and Youth Olympic Games reigning big air silver medalist Ollie Martin made his World Cup debut.

In a stacked field of 30 riders, Hailey Langland and Rebecca Flynn led the way for the U.S. women. Coming off of an incredible backcountry season, Langland proved why she is one of the best all-around riders in the game, lacing together a solid line that put her in seventh place after run one. Langland was ultimately edged out of the top-8 but walked away with a 13th-place finish to kick off the 2024-25 slopestyle season.

Despite it only being the fifth World Cup competition of her young career, Flynn looked like a seasoned veteran on the course, showing impressive composure before dropping into a high-stakes second run after an uncharacteristic bobble on the final jump of her first run left her out of the top eight. Flynn cleaned up her line and scored a solid 57.58 putting her in the top three amongst a stacked field of seasoned veterans. Her score held strong throughout the remainder of the competition and ultimately secured third place overall, marking her first career World Cup podium.

“I honestly don’t know what to say other than the comp went way better than expected,” Flynn laughed. “Especially considering the challenging weather conditions and lack of practice time. The goal was just to land a run and make finals, so I’m happy to put a run down, especially one that the judges liked. I’m excited to start the season strong and look forward to popping more bottles on the podium in the future.”

With the next slopestyle contest not slated until January 2025, the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team looks ahead to October’s Big Air Chur for the next World Cup contest of the season.

RESULTS

Men
Women