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  • National Nordic Foundation Pledges $8,000 of Support for World Championships Team

    Kyle Bratrud at the 2013 Junior World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. (Photo: NNF)
    Kyle Bratrud competing at the 2013 Junior World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. (Photo: NNF)

    (Press release)

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah- The National Nordic Foundation announced today $8,000 of support the Falun World Championship team named yesterday. Originally, proposed as a pillar project, one of the funded skiing development projects key to American skiing, by Yuriy Gusev, the NNF support for World Championships ensures that no skier is stuck with a bill to attend the event in Falun. The team was named yesterday by the USSA and will attend an NNF supported pre-Worlds team camp in Davos, Switzerland. For more from the World Championship athletes or to learn about NNF funded projects, log onto www.nationalnordicfoundation.org.

     

    The NNF congratulates this year’s team:

    2015 U.S. World Championship Cross Country Team
    Name, Hometown, Birthdate, USSA Club, Past Championships
    Men
    Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess, Bend, OR, 3/18/86, Bend Endurance Academy
    Kyle Bratrud, Eden Prairie, MN, 2/9/93, Northern Michigan University Ski Team
    Erik Bjornsen, Winthrop, WA, 7/14/91, Alaska Pacific University Nordic (2013)
    Matt Gelso, Truckee, CA, 7/18/88, Sun Valley Ski Education Founation Olympic Development Team
    Simi Hamilton, Aspen, CO, 5/14/87, Stratton Mountain School/T2 (2011)
    Noah Hoffman, Aspen, CO, 8/1/89, Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club (2011, 2013)
    Kris Freeman, Andover, NH, 10/14/80, Freebird XC, (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
    Andy Newell, Shaftsbury, VT, 11/30/83, Stratton Mountain School/T2 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
    Women
    Rosie Brennan, Park City, UT, 12/2/88, Alaska Pacific University Nordic
    Sadie Bjornsen, Winthrop WA, 11/21/89, Alaska Pacific University Nordic (2011, 2013)
    Sophie Caldwell, Peru, VT, 3/22/90, Stratton Mountain School/T2 (2013)
    Jessie Diggins, Afton MN, 8/26/91, Stratton Mountain School/T2 (2011, 2013)
    Caitlin Gregg, Minneapolis, 11/7/80, Team Gregg (2009)
    Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, 12/31/82 Alaska Pacific University Nordic (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
    Ida Sargent, Orleans, VT, 1/25/88, Craftsbury Green Racing Project (2011, 2013)
    Liz Stephen, East Montpelier, VT, 1/12/87, Burke Mountain Academy (2009, 2011, 2013)
  • U.S. Cross Country Team Named for 2015 World Championships

    U.S. Cross Country Team Named for 2015 World Championships

    On Monday, the U.S. Ski Team (USST) announced its much-anticipated cross country selections for the 2015 FIS Nordic World Championships. Headlining the large team of 16 athletes are Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins, the defending 2013 World Champions in the freestyle team sprint. Eight skiers prequalified before Monday’s announcement with eight more added after further selection criteria were taken into account.

    The 2015 team demonstrates a mix of 12 previous World Championships competitors and four newcomers, the youngest of which is Northern Michigan University senior Kyle Bratrud.

    See the full team roster below. (Stay tuned for a follow-up story.)

    2015 U.S. World Championship Cross Country Team
    (Name, Hometown, Birthdate, USSA Club, Past Championships)

    Men

    • Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess, Bend, OR, 3/18/86, Bend Endurance Academy
    • Kyle Bratrud, Eden Prairie, MN, 2/9/93, Northern Michigan University Ski Team
    • Erik Bjornsen, Winthrop, WA, 7/14/91, Alaska Pacific University Nordic (2013)
    • Matt Gelso, Truckee, CA, 7/18/88, Sun Valley Ski Education Founation Olympic Development Team
    • Simi Hamilton, Aspen, CO, 5/14/87, Stratton Mountain School/T2 (2011)
    • Noah Hoffman, Aspen, CO, 8/1/89, Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club (2011, 2013)
    • Kris Freeman, Andover, NH, 10/14/80, Freebird XC, (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
    • Andy Newell, Shaftsbury, VT, 11/30/83, Stratton Mountain School/T2 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)

    Women

    • Rosie Brennan, Park City, UT, 12/2/88, Alaska Pacific University Nordic
    • Sadie Bjornsen, Winthrop WA, 11/21/89, Alaska Pacific University Nordic (2011, 2013)
    • Sophie Caldwell, Peru, VT, 3/22/90, Stratton Mountain School/T2 (2013)
    • Jessie Diggins, Afton MN, 8/26/91, Stratton Mountain School/T2 (2011, 2013)
    • Caitlin Gregg, Minneapolis, 11/7/80, Team Gregg (2009)
    • Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, 12/31/82 Alaska Pacific University Nordic (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
    • Ida Sargent, Orleans, VT, 1/25/88, Craftsbury Green Racing Project (2011, 2013)
    • Liz Stephen, East Montpelier, VT, 1/12/87, Burke Mountain Academy (2009, 2011, 2013)

    WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
    FIS Nordic Ski World Championships Falun, Sweden

    Feb. 18 – Opening Ceremony
    Feb. 19 – Classic Sprint
    Feb. 21 – Skiathlon
    Feb. 22 – Freestyle Team Sprints
    Feb. 24 – Women’s 10 k Freestyle
    Feb. 25 – Men’s 15 k Freestyle
    Feb. 27 – Women’s 4×5 k and Men’s 4×10 k Relays
    Feb. 28 – 30 k Women’s Classic Mass Start
    Mar. 1 – 50 k Men’s Classic Mass Start