2024-25 Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Announced

Sep 17, 2024·Cross-Country

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard has officially announced the 27 athletes selected for the 2024-25 Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team.

Coming off the most successful season in program history for the American team, the 2024-25 roster is filled with veteran talent and promising newcomers. The A Team welcomes back Olympic champion and 2023-24 overall Crystal Globe winner Jessie Diggins, two-time Olympian Rosie Brennan, World Championships bronze medalist Julia Kern and 2022 Olympians Ben Ogden and JC Schoonmaker. New to the A Team are Gus Schumacher, Sophia Laukli and Sammy Smith. Schumacher jumped from the B Team to A after a breakout season when he became the youngest American to win a Cross Country World Cup at the World Cup in Minneapolis and the first male to win a distance World Cup in over 40 years. Smith, who just began her collegiate soccer career at Stanford University, makes the jump as a strong and consistent sprinter on the team. Laukli, who took home her first World Cup victory last season in the infamous Alpe Cermis hill climb on the final stage of the Tour de Ski, was also promoted.

This team enters the 2024-25 season with great confidence.– Chris Grover, Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team program director.

“The continued success and leadership of our women’s team is now matched with the tenacious energy and breakthrough performances of our young men’s squad. Our World Cup service program continues to provide incredible experience and depth, propelling U.S. athletes towards historic milestones. The U.S. cross country community is energized and working harder than ever before. We can’t wait to watch this group of talented athletes show off their abilities on the World Cup, at the 2025 Trondheim Nordic World Ski Championships, and the 2025 Schilpario World Junior and U23 Champs.”

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