U.S. Ski & Snowboard announces team nominations for 2019-20
U.S. Ski & Snowboard recently announced nominations for its teams ahead of the 2019-20 season. Athletes on A Teams receive the most support in terms of training and financial help from their respective sports going into next season. Athletes on lower teams receive less funding and often rely on the help of donations to make it through the season. An official announcement for teams will be made in the fall. Local athletes from the Truckee-Tahoe area and Mammoth Lakes include:
Alpine
A Team
Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley, Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, Squaw Valley Ski Team)
B Team
Keely Cashman (Strawberry, Squaw Valley Ski Team)
AJ Hurt (Carnelian Bay, Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Nina O’Brien (Edwards, Colo., Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Luke Winters (Gresham, Ore., Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy)
Development Team
Ainsley Proffit (St. Louis, Mo., Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy)
Alix Wilkinson (Mammoth Lakes, Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Freeski
Halfpipe Pro Team
David Wise (Reno)
Brita Sigourney (Carmel)
Maddie Bowman (South Lake Tahoe)
Carly Margulies (Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team)
Abigale Hansen (June Lake, Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team)
Slopestyle Rookie Team
Cody LaPlante (Truckee, Squaw Valley Freestyle and Freeride Team)
Cross-Country
D Team
Hannah Halvorsen (Truckee, Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center)
Snowboard
Halfpipe Pro Team
Toby Miller (Truckee)
Chloe Kim (Torrance, Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team)
Maddie Mastro (Wrightwood, Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team)
Halfpipe Rookie Team
Tessa Maud (Carlsbad, Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team)
Slopestyle / Big Air Pro Team
Judd Henkes (Lo Jolla, Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team)
Ryan Stassel (Anchorage, Alaska, Auburn Ski Club)
Brock Crouch (Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team)
Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe)
Hailey Langland (San Clemente)
Slopestyle / Big Air Rookie Team
Dusty Henricksen (Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team)
SowboardCross
Nate Holland (Sandpoint, Idaho)
Justin Scacco is a reporter for the Sierra Sun. Contact him at jscacco@sierrasun.com.
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