2026 Junior World Championships Nordic Combined Team Announced
The Stifel U.S. Nordic Combined Team is sending seven athletes to Lillehammer, Norway, for the 2026 Junior World Championships, March 2-8, 2026. The schedule will feature a team sprint, HS98 Normal Hill Gundersen and a mixed team event. Athletes named to the team qualified based on predetermined selection criteria. The full race schedule can be found on FIS. The trip is supported by Nordic Combined USA (NCUSA) and the National Nordic Foundation (NNF).
"I am proud to announce our 2026 Nordic Combined Junior World Ski Championships Team,” said Michael Ward, Nordic Combined USA Development Coach. “This group of athletes represents every division across the country which is testament to the hard work happening at the club level and to the bright future of our sport. We have a young and dynamic team with three athletes making their international debut, joined by four teammates who bring valuable experience and professionalism from competing at this level. I’m incredibly excited and look forward to a great week of competitions."
2026 Nordic Combined Junior World Ski Championships Team
Women
- Haley Brabec (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, CO; 2007)
- Sadie McCrank (Park City Ski and Snowboard, UT; 2010)
Men
- Anders Giese (Norge Ski Club, IL; 2008)
- Ethan Maines (Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, CO; 2009)
- Duncan Van Dorn (New York Ski Education Foundation, NY; 2008)
- Luke Miller (Park City Ski Club, UT; 2008)
- Ronen Woods (Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage, AK; 2006)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jill Brubaker
Nordic Combined USA
[email protected], 907.240.2940