Jaelin Kauf earned her 22nd podium in her 70th World Cup start under the lights at the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort on Feb. 2. Champion took no prisoners, winning a few more rounds than usual against the world’s best moguls skiers. A steep transition from the top air into a nasty middle section marked by what became known as “rogules” - rogue moguls - proved a challenge many could not overcome. 

“The course was probably the toughest Champion course that I’ve ever seen, it was the most DNFs that I’ve ever seen [here],” commented Head Moguls World Cup Coach Bryon Wilson. 

“I was so stoked I was able to lay down some really solid and speedy runs and keep it together,” said Kauf from the finish. “This is such a challenging course, it always is. It seems like it was a little more challenging this year for some reason. But I was focused on landing that top air and getting on my toes. I can handle little bobbles or hits in that position.”

Kauf’s Super Finals run earned her a score of 77.35 to end the night in second place, with a huge score in speed of 19.96. She shared the podium with winner Anthony Jakara (Australia) and Perrine Laffont (France) in third. 

“Jaelin stepped up and skied super fast,” said Wilson. “She almost maxed out the speed points for this course. It was so impressive, so proud of her.”

Rookie and Park City local Dylan Marcellini in his third World Cup start made an impression on the Champion course with a fourth place finish, his career-first Super Finals appearance. “I really just came out here with no expectations and was just trying to ski my run as many times as I was able to,” Marcellini said. “I’ve been dreaming of this moment for years. To come out here and make Super Finals in my first-ever Deer Valley event feels unbelievable.”

Australia’s Matt Graham won for the men, Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury took second and France’s Benjamin Cavet rounded out the podium on third. 

It was a strong showing overall for the U.S. on their home course. A record seven women made it through to finals. Olivia Giaccio qualified in third as the top American woman and had a strong start in her finals run, but got stuck in the middle section and DNFd, finishing the night in 16th. Hannah Soar made it through to the Super Final round, but the middle section won the run and Soar DNFd to end the night in fifth. Tess Johnson tied her season-best result with a seventh place finish. Alli Macuga finished the night in 12th, Elizabeth Lemley finished 13th, and Kasey Hogg made her first finals appearance to finish in 14th. 

Kylie Kariotis finished 17th, Lulu Shaffer 22nd, and August Davis in her World Cup debut finished 24th. 

Four men represented the U.S. in finals: Marcellini, Charlie Mickel, Nick Page and Dylan Walczyk. Walczyk finished seventh, Cole McDonald 13th, Charlie Mickel 15th, Nick Page 29th, Garrett MArley 34th, Peyton Billeisen 40th, Ryan Tam 42nd, Landon Wendler did not finish. 

The 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International continues Friday with Aerials and Saturday with Dual Moguls. 

RESULTS
Women’s Moguls
Men’s Moguls

Freestyle returns under the lights to Deer Valley Resort for its 25th year of elite competition at the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International Feb. 2-4, 2023. The world’s most talented freestyle skiers will compete on the renowned 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games courses for three nights of unrivaled competition. Moguls kicks things off Thursday, aerials fly Friday, Feb 3, and dual moguls—the newest freestyle Olympic discipline—closes out the weekend on Saturday, Feb. 4.

STARTERS

Moguls

• Nick Page - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Cole McDonald - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Charlie Mickel - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Dylan Marcellini - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Dylan Walczyk - Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
• Ryan Tam - Olympic Valley Freestyle Team
• Garrett Marley - Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
• Landon Wendler - Wasatch Freestyle/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
• Peyton Billeisen - Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Women

• Elizabeth Lemley - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Olivia Giaccio - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Jaelin Kauf - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Tess Johnson - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Hannah Soar - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Kasey Hogg - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Alli Macuga - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• August Davis - Park City Ski and Snowboard
• Lulu Shaffer - Park City Ski and Snowboard/ Stratton Mountain School
• Kylie Kariotis - Park City Ski and Snowboard 

Aerials

Men 

• Chris Lillis - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Justin Schoenefeld - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Quinn Dehlinger - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Derek Krueger - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Connor Curran - Park City Ski and Snowboard
• Ian Schoenwald - Park City Ski and Snowboard
• Ashton Salwan - Park City Ski and Snowboard

 Women 

• Ashley Caldwell - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Winter Vinecki - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Megan Nick - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Kaila Kuhn - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Dani Loeb - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Karenna Elliott - U.S Freestyle A-Team
• Megan Smallhouse - U.S Freestyle A-Team

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
4:25 p.m. Intermountain Health Freestyle International, Men's and Women's Moguls, qualifiers, Deer Valley, UT, streaming LIVE on Outside
9:30 p.m. Intermountain Health Freestyle International, Men's and Women's Moguls, finals, Deer Valley, UT, streaming LIVE on Outside

Friday, Feb. 3, 2023
5:30 p.m. Intermountain Health Freestyle International, Men's and Women's Aerials, qualifiers, Deer Valley, UT, streaming LIVE on Outside
9:30 p.m. Intermountain Health Freestyle International, Men's and Women's Aerials, finals, Deer Valley, UT, streaming LIVE on Outside

Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 
11 a.m. Intermountain Health Freestyle International, Men's and Women's Moguls, finals, Deer Valley, UT, delayed broadcast CNBC
6:15 p.m. Intermountain Health Freestyle International, Men's and Women's Dual Moguls, qualifiers, Deer Valley, UT, streaming LIVE on Outside
9:30 p.m. Intermountain Health Freestyle International, Men's and Women's Dual Moguls, finals, Deer Valley, UT, streaming LIVE on Outside

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023
1 p.m. Intermountain Health Freestyle International, Men's and Women's Dual Moguls, finals, Deer Valley, UT, delayed broadcast NBC

Jaelin Kauf led the Americans for the second night in a row under the lights at Val St. Come with a fourth place finish in the FIS Dual Moguls World Cup. Kauf dueled Britain’s Mikaela Gerken Schofield in a wild ride of a small final where both women pushed each other to their limits. At one point Kauf straddled a mogul but drew on her experience and strength to pull it back and ski in the line to beat Schofield over the finish. In the end, the judges gave it to Schofield who took third place. Japan’s Anri Kawamura won and France’s Perrine Laffont took second. 

“I’m tired,” commented Kauf from the finish area. “It’s bittersweet [to come in fourth], but I am stoked to be back in duals again after such a long time away from competition. I’m bummed to have made such a big mistake in that last run. I thought I was done there for a minute, but basically I just did everything I could to hang on and make it through.”

Elizabeth Lemley, who won her first dual moguls World Cup this season, skied an impressive run against Japan’s Haruka Nakao in the round of eight to advance to the quarterfinal. Lemley met Kauf in the quarterfinal in an American round of friendly fire, but came unstuck in the top section and ended the night in eighth. 

It was another strong showing for the women of the moguls team with seven qualifying for the round of eight: Kauf, Lemley, Alli Macuga, Tess Johnson, Olivia Giaccio, Hannah Soar and Lulu Shaffer. With a field so deep, several rounds of friendly fire knocked a few Americans out from the gate: Johnson lost to Kauf and Soar lost to Shaffer. 

Soar finished 10th, Macuga in 11th and Johnson in 13th.

Shaffer, in her first dual moguls World Cup, skied against Schofield in the quarterfinal, crossing the line first. Schofield took the advance and Shaffer finished in seventh.

Giaccio came up against Laffont in the quarterfinal. Both women went huge with their airs, but Laffont took the round. Giaccio finished in fifth. 

On the men’s side Nick Page and Cole McDonald qualified for the round of eight. Page met Kazakhstan’s Pavel Komolkav for a thrilling match. Both men were neck-in-neck the entire run. Although Page skied clean and fast to cross the line first, the round went to Komolkav and Page ended the night in ninth. 

McDonald was on the hunt for another duals podium. He beat Finland’s Severi Vierela in the round of eight to come up against Mikael Kingsbury in the quarterfinal. To beat the King you have to ski the run of your life, and McDonald took up the challenge with gusto. 

“This was my fourth time dueling Mikael, so I had a lot of experience going against him,” reflected McDonald. “I knew I had to give it my all. My goal in the start gate was to try to beat him across the line. I was just 0.1 seconds behind him; it was quite a close dual.” 

McDonald finished the night in seventh. 

Sweden’s Walter Wallberg won the night, Kingsbury took second and Sweden’s Filip Granefors took third. 

Dylan Walczyk finished 20th, Landon Wendler 27th and Dylan Marcellini 45th.

Moguls competes next on home snow at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort Feb. 2-4, 2023. 

RESULTS
Women’s Dual Moguls
Men’s Dual Moguls

After five weeks away from the competition circuit, Jaelin Kauf led the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team at the FIS Freestyle Moguls World Cup in Val St. Come, Canada, with her first podium of the season in third place. 

“I’m really stoked with [my result], I've definitely been building this season,” said Kauf. “Felt like I finally put it all the way through and competed really well today. I was just focusing on skiing my run all day, pushing the speed and the turns, and cleaning it up each run as the day went on. That seemed to work. ”

It was the first time mogul skiers competed under the lights in Val St. Come in World Cup competition. The notoriously steep course separated the more technical skiers from the rest of the field with spaced out moguls and a steep transition from the top air. Kauf is known for her skiing and speed and took the challenge in stride, laying down the fastest time for the women of the event in her first finals run at 23.79 seconds. 

Kauf went big back grab to back X in 24.25 seconds for her supers run - the fastest of the women that round - to earn a score of 79.34. She shared the podium with Japan’s Anri Kawamura in first and Australia’s Anthony Jakara in second. 

It was another strong showing for the women of the moguls team with four qualifying for finals: Kauf, Elizabeth Lemley, Olivia Giaccio, and Hannah Soar. Lemley finished 9th, Soar 10th and Giaccio 11th. 

Alli Macuga finished 19th, Lulu Shaffer finished 21st in her World Cup debut, and Tess Johnson finished in 22nd. 

On the men’s side, Nick Page was the sole American to qualify for finals. He had a solid showing all night, throwing his usual big airs, and looked very comfortable in the middle section skiing tight and clean. Page finished in fourth with a score of 80.02, narrowly missing the podium by just 0.54 points. 

Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury earned World Cup victory number 76 in front of his hometown crowd. Sweden’s Walter Walberg finished second and Japan’s Ikuma Horishima finished third.

Cole McDonald finished 19th, Dylan Walczyk finished 33rd, Landon Wendler finished 42nd and Dylan Marcellini finished 43rd in his World Cup debut. Charlie Mickel did not start. 

Competition continues Jan. 28 with dual moguls

“I’m really excited for tomorrow,” commented Kauf. “I’ve been pushing the speed on the women’s side and that’s going to play to my advantage in duals. [Skiing] under the lights is so much fun. It adds another level of excitement.”

RESULTS
Women’s Moguls
Men’s Moguls

Dr. J. Richard Steadman, famed orthopedic surgeon from the Vail Valley and founder and champion of U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s medical program, passed away on Friday, Jan. 20 at age 85.

One of the most talented surgeons in sports medicine history, many U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team athletes throughout the years owe their careers to Steadman. He was an award-winning innovator in his field and became a legend for his pioneering approach that got world class athletes back on snow ready to perform at their best. 

“Dr. Steadman has been revolutionary in the sports of skiing and snowboarding, and has left a lasting impression on the sports and athletes he cared for throughout his career,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard President & CEO Sophie Goldschmidt. “U.S. Ski & Snowboard has been partnered with the Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute for decades, which has allowed our athletes to maximize their careers and do what they love at the highest level.”

Steadman earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas in 1963 and went on to work in South Lake Tahoe, California as an orthopedic surgeon at Barton Memorial Hospital. When he volunteered his services at an Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Heavenly Valley in 1973, a long and successful relationship with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team began. 

Steadman pioneered significant improvements in post-surgical rehabilitation developing novel exercise protocols that shook the foundations of sports medicine. In 1974, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Olympic medalist alpine skier Cindy Nelson became the first elite skier to be treated by Dr. Steadman. Nelson would undergo 11 surgeries in her 14-year career, without ever missing a full season. Legions of U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team athletes coursed through Tahoe over the next decades before Nelson, working as Vail’s Director of Skiing, and former Vail Associates owner George Gillett persuaded Steadman to leave Lake Tahoe in 1990 with the promise of expanded research, treatment and training facilities in Vail.

Steadman treated well over 22,000 patients during the course of his 40-year career in Tahoe and Vail. In addition to members of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, the list includes such legendary athletes as tennis greats Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles and Billie Jean King, NFL Hall of Famers Dan Marino and Bruce Smith, musicians Judy Collins and Rod Stewart and global soccer sensations Cristiano Ronaldo and Lothar Matthaeus. Steadman became a consultant to the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies while serving as U.S. Alpine Chief Physician at nine consecutive Olympic Winter Games from 1976 through 2006.

Steadman championed U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s Sports Medicine program, chairing U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s Medical Committee and working alongside the first medical director Melinda Roalstad, MS, PAC. Dr. Steadman was a constant source of support for the department providing consultation, mentorship and guidance at every turn. 

“Dr. Steadman affected every aspect of U.S. Ski & Snowboard throughout his career—from his world-renowned medical care to forging our medical program and chairing our medical committee, to helping formulate our foundational sports medicine policies and procedures,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Director of High Performance Gillian Bower. “His vision of athlete health and wellbeing will continue to have broad impact on both the athletes and our Sports Medicine Department. His generosity with his talents, time and passion for our sports will live on within our organization in perpetuity.”  

Steadman’s internationally renowned advanced surgical protocols and innovations include: Microfracture, a procedure that repairs the damaged joint and encourages the regrowth of articular cartilage; Healing Response, an arthroscopic alternative to full knee reconstruction; and The Package, a collection of arthroscopic procedures performed in a single operation, for which Steadman received a research award in 2012.

Today, the Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) in collaboration with the doctors of the Steadman Clinic, is known worldwide for its unprecedented clinical database and research into orthopedic injuries of the knee, hip, shoulder, ankle and spine.

Dr. Steadman’s pioneering spirit, surgical prowess, revolutionary advancements and uncommon devotion to treating the whole patient leaves a distinctive and lasting impact in the field of sports medicine, in the lives of everyday people and across many pro sports, particularly the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team.

Le Relais set the stage for another successful event for the aerial skiers of the U.S. Ski Team. Ashley Caldwell added number 19 to her career World Cup podiums with a second place finish. Chris Lillis earned his sixth career World Cup podium with a third place finish. 

“Today was good," said Caldwell, post competition. "I’m excited, I just felt super comfortable. I think after having a challenging year it’s nice to come out and just enjoy cheering everybody on and the new venue. I’m excited to be on the podium with another American man."

“I’m Happy with the day for sure and with the entire season as a whole," said Lillis. "Now I’m building up, this was probably the last competition I won’t throw a quint in a Supers. With that in mind, I'm happy with performance aspects of today and looking forward to throwing that quint on the home site [at Deer Valley]."

All four American women who competed qualified for finals: Caldwell, Dani Loeb, Kaila Kuhn and Winter Vinecki. 

Caldwell qualified in third for finals with a Full Full and stomped another one to qualify in second for the super round. She carried the momentum of the weekend into her final jump, a Full Double-Full to earn a score of 93.06 and landing in second place for the second time this weekend. Australia’s Laura Peel won for the women and Ukraine’s Anastasiya Novosad came in third.  

Loeb qualified for finals in seventh and took the opportunity to make her first super finals appearance. She finished in fifth, a career-best World Cup result. Kuhn qualified in fourth for finals and third for supers with her Full Full. She finished the day in sixth. Vinecki qualified in 11th for finals and finished the day in 10th. 

Lillis had a strong showing all day, qualifying in third for finals and fourth for the super final round. He threw a Double-Full Full Full to earn a score of 118.55, securing the third-place podium spot.

Dehlinger qualified in third with a Full Double-Full Full. He was in the hunt to add another podium to the weekend but didn’t quite nail the landing in his final jump and ultimately finished the day in 10th.

Park City Ski & Snowboard’s Ashton Salwan made his World Cup debut, finishing the day in 14th. Park City Ski & Snowboard’s Ian Schoenwald finished 15th. 

"I Could’t be happier with how our team performed as a whole", said Lillis. "We jump together as a team. To see Ashley get back to back this weekend and watch Quinn win, and for me to get on the podium today, gives us a lot of confidence heading into Deer Valley.

Aerials competes next under the lights on home snow at the Intermountain Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort Feb. 3.Head Coach Vladimir Lebedev reports the whole team is looking strong and is eager to put on a show for the hometown crowd. “I have good momentum going into Deer Valley,” said Caldwell. Hopefully I can show the crowd the same results.”
 

RESULTS

Women’s 

Men’s 

The Americans returned to Aerials FIS World Cup competition in force with Quinn Dehlinger winning his first World Cup and Ashley Caldwell claiming her 18th career World Cup podium with a second place. A prime jump site and enthusiastic crowd proved just what the U.S. Aerial Freestyle team needed at the Le Relais, Canada event. 

“It honestly feels unbelievable and it is still settling in,” Dehlinger said from the finish area of his first World Cup victory. “It is so rewarding to have all the hard work and training finally pay off - and it paid off big. I had the mindset to do what I need to do, just think about the beginning of the jump first and the rest will come.” 

“Big thanks goes out to my mom and dad for this,” he added. 

“The site here is so wonderful, the people are incredible,” reflected Caldwell of how the day went for her. “Such a great event. We had a really excited crowd. People are passionate about aerials and you can tell. I had a pretty tough summer and fall and so to have something nice and brought to have happen feels really good.”

I am so proud of Quinn,” she added. “He’s been jumping incredibly and totally earned this win. I’m proud of the younger athletes being able to  do high quality jumps to land on top of the podium.” 

Dehlinger was on fire all day, stomping his Full Double-Full Fulls to qualify for finals in second and supers in third. His super’s round Double-Full Full Full earned a score of 122.62 to beat out the rest of the field. Not only was this Dehlinger’s first World Cup win, it marks his first World Cup podium and first World Cup super finals appearance. 

Chris Lillis qualified for finals, and performed a high-scoring Full Full Double-Full Full to qualify in first going into the super round. Lillis threw a Double-Full Full Full in supers, earning a score of 118.55 and just missing the podium in fourth place. 

Switzerland’s Noe Roth came in second and Ukraine’s Dmytro Kotovskyi came in third. Park City Ski & Snowboard’s Ian Schoenwald tied his career-best result with 13th, just missing the cutoff for the finals round. 

Le Relais marked Caldwell’s first World Cup competition of the 2022-23 season after a tough summer and fall training period. She had strong jumps all day long, qualifying in fourth for finals and supers with a Full Full. Her super round Full Double-Full earned 92 points, landing her in second place. Caldwell shared the podium with Canada’s Marion Thenault (first) and Ukraine’s Anastasiya Novosad (third). 

Kaila Kuhn, Winter Vinecki and Dani Loeb all qualified for finals. Vinecki finished seventh, Loeb finished twelfth. Kuhn made a strong showing in the first round of finals with her Full Full but finished the day in sixth with her Lay Full in supers. 

Aerials competes again Sunday in Le Relais. Dehlinger is hoping for another great day. “I’m going to start with the basics and try and replicate [today].” 

Results
Women’s Aerials
Men’s Aerials 

The club athletes led the way on the final day of the U.S. Freestyle Selection Events in Winter Park, Colo. Landon Wendler of the Wasatch Freestyle/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club was atop the podium for the men and Lulu Shaffer of Park City Ski & Snowboard Club/Stratton Mountain School won for the women in the dual moguls competition. Today wasn't all about the podiums - several athletes earned World Cup starts, many of them for the first time, in the upcoming FIS World Cup events in Canada and Utah. 

It was a day to celebrate the young talent in the moguls community, with over ten athletes qualifying for World Cup starts. "I am really excited to have the young athletes involved. I am looking forward to taking them onto the tour and letting them get a taste of World Cup and competing against the best in the world," Coach Bryon Wilson said. "I think we have a really strong team and I look forward to the next competition." 

On the women's side, Shaffer ended the week qualifying for both the Val St-Come World Cup and the Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley. "I am so excited! This is something that I have been working towards for a really long time and at most points in my life did not think it would happen. To be here is pretty surreal and I am really grateful," Shaffer said. 

For the men, Wendler was on top, and right there with him was Peyton Billeisen of Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club in second. For Wendler, it may have taken a few years, but he's back in the World Cup circuit qualifying for both Val St-Come and Deer Valley based on his results from the week. "I'm really excited to have the chance again in Deer Valley! It's been a couple of rough years. I feel like I finally earned it, and I made my way back to the World Cup!" 

For Billeisen, he ended the day speechless. "I thought this would take a lot longer," when asked about qualifying for his first-ever World Cup in Deer Valley. "The event started out a little rocky, but I picked it up and... I'm speechless, I don't even know what to say," said Billeisen. 

For the U.S. Freestyle D-Team athletes, Dylan Marcellini and Alli Macuga were both third, respectively. Both in the small final battling it out for the third place, Marcellini competed against Ski and Snowboard Club Vail club athlete, Lucas Nash with Macuga against Park City Ski and Snowboard club athlete, Kylie Kariotis.

Moving forward, athletes will rest over the weekend before either traveling to Canada or training for the next set of competitions. 

RESULTS

Men

Women

QUALIFIED FOR WORLD CUP

Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort 

Men

• Ryan Tam - Olympic Valley Freestyle Team
• Garrett Marley - Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
• Landon Wendler - Wasatch Freestyle/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
• Peyton Billeisen - Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
• Charlie Mickel - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Dylan Marcellini - U.S Freestyle D-Team

Women

• August Davis - Park City Ski and Snowboard
• Lulu Shaffer - Park City Ski and Snowboard/ Stratton Mountain School
• Kasey Hogg - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Alli Macuga - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Kylie Kariotis - Park City Ski and Snowboard

Val St-Come Freestyle World Cup  

Men

• Charlie Mickel - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Dylan Marcellini - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Landon Wendler - Wasatch Freestyle/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Women

• Alli Macuga - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Lulu Shaffer - Park City Ski and Snowboard/ Stratton Mountain School

U.S. Freestyle D-Team athletes are back on top of the podium in Winter Park, Colo., for day two of the U.S. Freestyle Selection Events. Alli Macuga was first for the second time in a row and teammates Dylan Marcellini and Charlie Mickel shared the podium in first and third. 

It was yet another cold and windy day but the U.S. Freestyle Team athletes dug deep and put several Americans within the top ten. 

For the women's event, over 60 competitors took to the mogul course for the second time in three days. With six out of the top ten spots filled by Americans, including club team athletes, the day was officially won by D-team athlete Macuga, who won the same event two days earlier on Jan. 9. Macuga, who reflected on it being "another great day in Winter Park" emphasized how everyone on her team crushed it, staff and coaches included. "Everyone crushed it today. The event was amazing and I am looking forward now to Deer Valley and seeing what I can throw down there."

D-team athlete Kasey Hogg was sixth overall, snagging another top ten result. Club team athletes, Kylie Kariotis and Kassidy Lynch were second and third, respectively. 

On the men's side, Marcellini put all the pieces together and came out on top, winning the first FIS moguls event of his career. "It's hard to even put into words right now. It means so much to come out here and get this done. It's been such a long time coming and I couldn't be happier with how today went," said Marcellini. 

Sharing the podium with Marcellini in third was teammate Mickel, who won the event two days prior. "I am really excited to get another podium today and it feels good to be skiing consistent runs," said Mickel. "Now, I'm looking forward to the World Cups in the future - going to make some more finals, hopefully, take home a dub!" Landon Wender, a club team athlete, was second. 

With the podium results today, Mickel, Marcellini and Macuga have secured spots in the upcoming domestic World Cup, the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort. 

RESULTS

Women

Men

The U.S. Freestyle D-Team moguls athletes filled the podium spots for both men and women on the first day of the U.S. Freestyle Selection Events in Winter Park, Colo. Alli Macuga and Charlie Mickel won the day with their teammates right there with them on the podium.

For the men, Mickel "really went for it" and came out on top. On top of the podium in third was fellow National team athlete Dylan Marcellini. "Today definitely went well for qualifiers and finals, I did what I needed to do to get into the next round and it worked out!" said Mickel. "Definitely means a lot to win this event because it's all the top U.S. guys and it feels good to be on top!"

"I want to give a huge thanks to the Winter Park Competition Center for putting up a great event today," said Dylan Marcellini. "The course was awesome, the jumps were great and I was glad to see it!"

On the women's side, four-time NorAm podium and two-time Junior World Championships podium finisher, Macuga, was once again on top to cap off day one. "First, I want to thank everyone here for putting on a great event," Macuga said, post-competition. "Stoked to see the athletes putting down some really good runs and I'm excited to see what they have for the rest of the days to come!" Right there with Macuga was the 2021 U.S. National Moguls Champion, Kasey Hogg in second. 

"It was an awesome day out there," said Hogg. "The course was better than ever this year and we had great competition. Super excited to be here and excited for the rest of the competition!" 

Also on the podium were U.S. club athletes, LuLu Shaffer in third for the women and Landon Wendler in second for the men. 

The U.S. Freestyle Selection Events are used to qualify skiers to earn starts in the U.S. World Cups and the NorAm competitions. The top regional mogul and dual mogul athletes from the U.S. Ski & Snowboard member clubs, along with athletes from Australia, Japan, The Netherlands, Italy, and the U.S. Freestyle Team are in Winter Park to compete. 

Competition resumes on Wednesday, Jan. 11 for the moguls event, followed by dual moguls on Thursday, Jan. 12. 

JAN. 9th RESULTS 

Women

Men