With each event, more athletes are clinching spots on the Olympic Team. Full teams will be announced the week of January 22.

In moguls events Wednesday and Thursday, Jaelin Kauf and Morgan Schild earned spots. 

At the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Friday, U.S. Freeski Team member David Wise punch his ticket to South Korea for the 2018 Olympics, while U.S. Snowboard Team rider Red Gerard was officially nominated to the U.S. Olympic Team for snowboard slopestyle and big air. 

Friday in Wengen, Bryce Bennett and Ryan Cochran-Siegle clinched spots by their finishes in the final alpine combined. Earlier in the week, Resi Stiegler earned her third Olympic Team berth after the final slalom of the qualifying period.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named a team of 36 athletes to its squad that will compete in the International Ski Federation's (FIS) Junior Nordic World Ski Championships and U23 Cross Country World Championships Jan. 28-Feb. 3 in Goms and Kandersteg, Switzerland. 

The Junior Worlds team has a strong mix of veterans including medalists Hannah Halvorsen (Truckee, Calif./Alaska Pacific Nordic Ski Center) and Hailey Swirbul (Carbondale, Colo./Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage) from last year's cross country team and Youth Olympic Games nordic combined silver medalist from 2016 Ben Loomis (Eau Claire, Wis./Flying Eagles Ski Club).

The championships will also be a first for women's nordic combined, with a debut test event. FIS added nordic combined last spring, with subsequent addition of a U.S. Ski & Snowboard national championship. Tess Arnone, 15, of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club will enter the test event for the USA.

Cross country athletes were chosen from domestic selection events including the L.L.Bean U.S. Cross Country Championships in early January at Anchorage as well as selection events for ski jumping and nordic combined at both Steamboat Springs and the Utah Olympic Park.

The Junior Worlds cross country team is coming off a double medal last year in Utah. Remaining from that bronze medal winning relay team are Halvorsen and Swirbul. It will be Swirbul's third Junior Worlds and second for Halvorsen.

The jumping team will be led by Casey Larson (Barrington, Ill./Norge Ski Club), who scored a top 10 in last year's Junior Worlds, making his third appearance in the international event. Loomis, making his third Junior Worlds appearance, and Steven Schumann (Park City, Utah/Park City Ski & Snowboard) also had top 10s last season at Junior Worlds.

"Having proven leaders like Hannah and Hailey will be a big asset for us in showing the way for younger skiers," said U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Development Coach Bryan Fish. "We had a very strong qualifying series at U.S. Championships and the team is heading to Switzerland with confidence."

"We have seen a lot of progress from all of the women on the team this year and we feel the team is getting stronger as a whole," said USA Nordic Coach Blake Hughes. "We are excited to get over to Europe and continue their growth as international competitors." The women's team will get its first taste of World Cup experience in Ljubno, Slovenia the weekend before Junior Worlds. 

The men's jumping team has a blend of rookies and veterans. "It's great to see that Andy (Urlaub) and Hunter (Gibson) could step up their game this year and qualify for the team," added Hughes. "They are all excited to get over to Europe and compete with their international peers." Casey Larson will remain on the Continental Cup tour, meeting up with his teammates in Kandersteg. The rest of the team will stay stateside the next few weeks to compete in U.S. Cup competitions at the Flying Eagles Ski Club in Eau Claire, Wis., Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Ill., and Ishpeming Ski Club in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It will be the 132nd consecutive annual contest at Ishpeming's Suicide Bowl.

The World Juniors combined team has really stepped up with Loomis, Schumann and Jared Shumate (Park City, Utah/Park City Ski & Snowboard) all competing well for their age on the Continental Cup tour. The battle for fourth spot on the team was intense, with Tucker Hoefler winning a World Juniors qualifier to grab a berth on the team.

The team will do a pre-Championships camp in Oberstorf, Germany beginning January 22 then move to Kandersteg for official training that begins on January 28.

The U23 cross country team is a very seasoned group of racers with only two athletes who have not been on a past Junior Worlds team (Lydia Blanchet and Andrew Egger). The team also includes Junior Worlds medalist Julia Kern (Waltham, Mass./Stratton Mountain School). Kern has competed on the entire first period of the World Cup tour to gain experience leading up to the U23 World Championships.

Fish anticipates the freestyle sprint to be a strong event for both the U23 and Junior Worlds teams. First year U23 athlete Zak Zetterson (Bloomington, Minn./Northern Michigan University) was fourth overall at the L.L.Bean U.S. Cross Country Championships. Ian Torchia (Marquette, Mich./Northern Michigan University) should be strong in distance races. Torchia won the Silver Star NorAm Cup 15k freestyle in December and was the top U23 in the 30k classic mass start at U.S. Championships.

The event is split between Ulrichen near Goms, in the upper Valais region of south central Switzerland, for cross country and Kandersteg, in the Bernese Oberland, for ski jumping and nordic combined. The cross country venue lies at around 4,400 feet above sea level with the jump slightly lower. The famed Lötschberg jump in Kandersteg dates back 1920 and has gone through many iterations. A completely new jumping complex was built over the last decade, opening in 2016. The Goms Nordic Centre in Ulrichen is a popular trail network located in a high alpine valley along Switzerland's famous Glacier Express rail line.

All events will be streamed live through the Junior Worlds website at www.jwsc2018.ch. Also watch for content on Instagram at @jwsc2018.

The trip is partially funded by the National Nordic Foundation, an independent foundation that provides support for development programs across nordic sports, as well as USA Nordic, which manages national teams and pipeline development for ski jumping and nordic combined.

2018 FIS Nordic Junior World Championships
Goms-Kandersteg, Switzerland

Cross Country
Men
Luke Jager, 18, Anchorage, Alaska Pacific Nordic Ski Center
Ben Ogden, 17, Landgrove, Vt., Stratton Mountain School
Karl Schulz, 19, Lake Placid, N.Y., Univ. of Vermont
Gus Schumacher, 17, Anchorage, Alaska Winter Stars
Canyon Tobin, 18, Anchorage, Alaska Pacific Nordic Ski Center
Hunter Wonders, 19, Alaska Pacific Nordic Ski Center

Women
Margaret Gellert, 17, Anchorage, Alaska Winter Stars
Hannah Halvorsen, 19, Truckee, Calif., Alaska Pacific Nordic Ski Center
Kathleen O'Connell, 19, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Montana State University
Hannah Rudd, 19, Anchorage, Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage
Sofia Shomento, 18, Bozeman, Mont., Dartmouth College
Hailey Swirbul, 19, Carbondale, Colo., Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage

Nordic Combined
Men

Tucker Hoefler, 19, Park City, Utah, Park City Ski & Snowboard
Ben Loomis, 19, Eau Claire, Wis., Flying Eagles Ski Club
Stephen Schumann, 17, Park City, Utah, Park City Ski & Snowboard
Jared Shumate, 18, Park City, Utah, Park City Ski & Snowboard

Women

Tess Arnone, 15, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Ski Jumping
Men
Decker Dean, 17, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
Patrick Gasienica, 19, Richmond, Ill., Norge Ski Club
Hunter Gibson, 16, Fox River Grove, Ill., Norge Ski Club
Casey Larson, 19, Barrington, Ill., Norge Ski Club
Andrew Urlaub 16, Eau Claire, Wis., Flying Eagles Ski Club

Women
Annika Belshaw, 15, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
Anna Hoffmann, 17, Madison, Wis., Blackhawk Ski Club
Cara Larson, 17, Barrington, Ill., Norge Ski Club
Samantha Macuga, 16, Park City, Utah, Park City Ski & Snowboard
Logan Sankey, 19, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

U23 Cross Country World Championships Team
Men
Andrew Egger, 22, Edina, Minn., Colby College
Bill Harmeyer, 20, Burlington, Vt., Univ. of Vermont
Zak Ketterson, 20, Bloomington, Minn., Northern Michigan University
Thomas O'Harra, 20, Anchorage, Alaska Pacific Nordic Ski Center
Ian Torchia, 21, Marquette, Mich., Northern Michigan University

Women
Lydia Blanchet, 20, Anchorage, Dartmouth Ski Team
Lauren Jortberg, 20, Hanover, N.H.,Dartmouth Ski Team
Julia Kern, 20, Waltham, Mass., Stratton Mountain School
Nicole Schneider, 20, Marquette, Mich., Northern Michigan University

COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Cross Country 
Sunday, January 28
Junior men’s and women’s freestyle sprints 

Monday, January 29
U23 men’s and women’s freestyle sprints 

Tuesday, January 30
Junior women’s 5k classic
Junior men’s 10k classic
Junior women's nordic combined test event (HS72/5k)
Junior men's nordic combined (HS106/10k)

Wednesday, January 31
U23 women’s 10k classic
U23 men’s 15k classic

Thursday, February 1
Junior women’s skiathlon (5k CL/5k FS)
Junior men’s skiathlon (10k CL/10k FS)
Junior men's and women's ski jumping (HS106m)
Junior men's nordic combined team event (HS106/4x5k)

Friday, February 2
U23 women’s skiathlon (7.5k CL/7.5k FS)
U23 men’s skiathlon (10k CL/10k FS)
Junior men's and women's team ski jumping (HS106)

Saturday, February 3
Junior women’s relay (4x3.3k CL/FS)
Junior men’s relay (4x5k CL/FS)
Junior men's and women's mixed team ski jumping (HS106)
Junior men's nordic combined (HS106/5k)

These are exciting times for U.S. Ski & Snowboard with the 2018 Olympic Winter Games less than a month away.

Since the start of 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) has won all four (maybe five, we’ll know Tuesday) World Cup events. Aeralist Kiley McKinnon (Madison, Conn.) won her first-career World Cup event and achieved objective criteria to make the Olympic team, and Jessie Diggins (Afton, Minn.) became the first U.S. skier ever to land on the Tour de Ski podium with a third-place finish. Momentum is building across the entire U.S. Ski & Snowboard team as the final competitions take place before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Read on to see where U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes will be in action this week and how to watch via NBC, NBCSN and the Olympic Channel - Home of Team USA.

FIS Women’s Ski World Cup - Flachau + Bad Kleinkirchheim, AUT
Shiffrin will continue her quest for dominance in the final slalom World Cup before the Olympics on Jan. 9 in Flachau, Austria. The women’s speed team is back in action in the New Year with super-G and downhill races Jan. 13-14. The U.S. has a strong contingent of athletes expected to compete, including Lindsey Vonn (Vail, Colo.), Laurenne Ross (Bend. Ore.), Stacey Cook (Mammoth, Calif.) and Jackie Wiles (Aurora, Ore.).

FIS Men’s Ski World Cup - Wengen, SUI
Wengen, Switzerland will play host to men’s speed and tech events this coming week with an alpine combined event on Jan. 12, downhill Jan. 13 and slalom Jan. 14. Notable names on the large U.S. roster include Ted Ligety (Park City, Utah), Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah), Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley, Calif.) and David Chodounsky (Crested Butte, Colo.).

Visa Freestyle International - Deer Valley Resort, Utah
The FIS Freestyle World Cup tour makes its first of two stops in the U.S. this week with moguls and aerials competitions Jan. 10-12 at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. It’s the penultimate Olympic selection event, so the top U.S. Ski Team athletes will be looking to secure podiums and state their case to be named to the 2018 Olympic team. Lake Placid hosts the Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup with aerials competition Jan. 19-20.

Toyota U.S. Grand Prix - Snowmass, Colo.
U.S. Freeski and Snowboard Team athletes will compete in their third Olympic qualifier of the season this week at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass, Colorado. It is the first time Snowmass has hosted a Grand Prix since 1998 and despite the warmer than average weather, the mountain operations team has put a ton of effort into snowmaking and grooming to provide the athletes a world-class competition venue. Chloe Kim (Torrence, Calif.), Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.) and Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.) are the only athletes that have confirmed their nominations to the U.S. Olympic Team, so athletes across both sports will be gunning for top results and the chance to compete in PyeongChang. Finals for all competitions take place Jan. 12-14.

FIS Freestyle World Cup - Idre Fjall, SWE
Tanya Prymak (Goshen, N.Y.), Tyler Wallasch (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) and Brant Crossan (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) will represent the U.S. this weekend at the ski cross World Cup in Sweden. Qualifications take place Jan. 12 followed by competitions Jan. 13 and 14.

FIS Cross Country World Cup - Dresden, GER
The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team enters its final weekend of Olympic selection events with individual and team sprints Jan. 13-14 in Dresden, Germany. The U.S. will have nine skiers racing, including World Champion Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska), Sophie Caldwell (Stratton, Vt.), Simi Hamilton (Aspen, Colo.) and Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, Vt.).

FIS Women’s Ski Jumping World Cup - Sapporo, JPN
Newly named U.S. Olympic Team member Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, Utah) leads the U.S. into a HS100 event in Sapporo, Japan. Qualifications take place on Jan. 12 followed by World Cups on Jan. 13 and 14. Other competitors include Nita Englund (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), Abby Ringquist (Park City, Utah) and Tara Geraghty-Moats (West Fairlee, Vt.).

FIS Men’s Ski Jumping World Cup - Tauplitz/ Bad Mitterndorf, AUT
2018 Olympic Team member Michael Glasder (Cary, Ill.), along with USA Nordic teammates Will Rhoads (Park City, Utah) and Kevin Bickner (Wacounda, Ill.) will compete in the first of two ski flying World Cups this month on the HS235 hill in Austria. Qualifications take place on Jan. 12 followed by competitions on Jan. 13 and 14.

FIS Nordic Combined World Cup - Val di Fiemme, ITA
Brothers Bryan and Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) along with Ben Loomis (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Jasper Good (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) will compete in two individual and one team event in Val di Fiemme, Italy Jan. 12-14.

FIS Snowboard World Cup - Bad Gastein, AUT
The U.S. will have six athletes competing in parallel slalom and team slalom World Cups Jan. 13-14 in Bad Gastein, Austria.

U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD BROADCAST AND STREAMING SCHEDULE
All times EST
*schedules subject to change

ALPINE
Jan. 9
12:00 p.m. – Women’s slalom, run 1; Flachau – olympicchannel.com
2:30 p.m.  – Women’s slalom, run 2; Flachau  – Olympic Channel TV
5:30 p.m.  – Women’s slalom, run 2; Flachau  – NBCSN (same day coverage)

Jan. 11
6:00 p.m.  – Women’s slalom, run 2; Flachau  – NBCSN (next day coverage)

Jan. 12
4:30 a.m. – Men’s combined, downhill; Wengen – olympicchannel.com
10:00 a.m. – Men’s combined, slalom; Wengen – Olympic Channel TV

Jan. 13
4:30 a.m. – Women’s super-G; Bad Kleinkirchheim – Olympic Channel TV
6:30 a.m. – Men’s downhill; Wengen – Olympic Channel TV
10:00 p.m. – Women’s super-G; Bad Kleinkirchheim – NBCSN (same day coverage)
11:00 p.m. – Men’s downhill; Wengen – NBCSN (same day coverage)

Jan. 14
4:15 a.m. – Men’s slalom, run 1; Wengen – olympicchannel.com
5:00 a.m. – Women’s Downhill; Bad Kleinkirchheim – Olympic Channel TV
6:30 a.m. – Men’s slalom, run 2; Wengen – Olympic Channel TV

FREESTYLE
Jan. 10
8:45 p.m. – Moguls finals #1; Visa Freestyle International – nbcsports.com

Jan. 11
8:00 p.m. – Moguls finals #1; Visa Freestyle International – NBCSN (next day coverage)
8:45 p.m. – Moguls finals #2; Visa Freestyle International – nbcsports.com

Jan. 12
8:30 p.m. – Moguls finals #2; Visa Freestyle International – NBCSN (next day coverage)
9:45 p.m. – Aerials finals; Visa Freestyle International – nbcsports.com

Jan. 13
5:00 a.m. – Ski cross; Idre Fjall – olympicchannel.com
2:30 p.m. – Aerials finals; Visa Freestyle International – NBC (next day coverage)

Jan. 14
6:00 a.m. – Ski cross; Idre Fjall – olympicchannel.com

TOYOTA U.S. GRAND PRIX
Jan. 12
11:15 a.m – Slopestyle snowboarding finals – nbcsports.com
2:45 p.m – Halfpipe skiing finals – nbcsports.com
9:30 p.m – Slopestyle snowboarding finals – NBCSN (Same day coverage)
11:00 p.m. – Halfpipe skiing finals – NBCSN (Same day coverage)

Jan. 13
11:15 a.m – Slopestyle skiing finals #1 – nbcsports.com
2:45 p.m – Halfpipe snowboarding finals – nbcsports.com

Jan. 14
3:00 p.m – Slopestyle skiing finals #2 – nbcsports.com
3:00 p.m. – Halfpipe snowboarding finals – NBC (next day coverage)

Jan. 15
1:30 a.m. – Slopestyle skiing finals #1 – NBCSN

Jan. 16
12:00 a.m. – Slopestyle skiing finals #2 – NBCSN

CROSS COUNTRY
Jan. 13
6:20 a.m. – Men’s and women’s sprint – olympicchannel.com
12:00 p.m. – Men’s and women’s sprint – Olympic Channel TV (Same day coverage)

Jan. 14
5:15 a.m. – Men’s and women’s team sprint – olympicchannel.com
12:00 p.m. – Men’s and women’s team sprint – Olympic Channel TV (Same day coverage)

SKI JUMPING
Jan. 12
6:00 a.m. – Men’s HS225 Qualification; Tauplitz/ Bad Mitterndorf – olympicchannel.com
9:00 p.m. – Women’s HS100 Qualification; Sapporo – Olympic Channel TV

Jan. 13
6:00 a.m. – Men’s HS225; Tauplitz/ Bad Mitterndorf – olympicchannel.com
4:00 p.m. – Men’s HS225; Tauplitz/ Bad Mitterndorf – Olympic Channel TV (same day coverage)
9:00 p.m. – Women’s HS100; Sapporo – Olympic Channel TV

Jan. 14
8:15 a.m. – Men’s HS225; Tauplitz/ Bad Mitterndorf – olympicchannel.com
4:00 p.m. – Men’s HS225; Tauplitz/ Bad Mitterndorf – Olympic Channel TV (same day coverage)

NORDIC COMBINED
Jan. 12
3:30 a.m. – Men’s HS135 – olympicchannel.com
7:30 a.m. – Men’s individual 10k – olympicchannel.com

Jan. 13
4:00 a.m. – Men’s HS135 – olympicchannel.com
9:45 a.m. – Men’s team sprint – olympicchannel.com

Jan. 14
4:00 a.m. – Men’s HS135 – olympicchannel.com
7:45 a.m. – Men’s individual 10k – olympicchannel.com

SNOWBOARD
Jan. 12
12:00 p.m. – Men’s and women’s parallel slalom; Bad Gastein – olympicchannel.com

Jan. 13
10:30 a.m. – Men’s and women’s parallel slalom team event; Bad Gastein – olympicchannel.com

Four more cross country skiers clinched their spots on the Olympic Team Sunday following the conclusion of the final World Cup distance event of the selection period. Rosie Brennan (Park City, Utah) qualified for her first Olympic team. Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) is now set for her fifth and Liz Stephen (E. Montpelier, Vt.) will make her third appearance. Erik Bjornsen (Winthrop, Wash.) will join sister Sadie for his second Olympics. All four qualified by virtue of a top 50 ranking in the World Cup distance standings.

Selection Notes
This update is as of the noted date and subject to change through the selection period. Update includes only those athletes who have achieved the top levels of objective selection criteria, which does not guarantee a spot on the team. Final team announcements will be made the week of Jan. 22, subject to USOC approval.

Alpine (selection period runs through Jan. 22)

• Stacey Cook (top 10 downhill) *
• Tommy Ford (World Cup ranking GS) ^
• Breezy Johnson (top 10 downhill) *
• Ted Ligety (top 5 giant slalom) ^
• Megan McJames (World Cup ranking GS) ^
• Laurenne Ross (top 10 super G) *
• Mikaela Shiffrin (top 3 downhill, top 5 super G, top 3 giant slalom, top 3 slalom) ^
• Lindsey Vonn (top 3 super G) *
• Jackie Wiles (top 5 downhill) *

^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
* Achieved objective qualification criteria

Cross Country (selection period runs through Jan. 15)

• Erik Bjornsen (top 50 World Cup ranking in distance, sprint) ^
• Sadie Bjornsen (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
• Rosie Brennan (top 50 World Cup ranking in distance, sprint) ^
• Sophie Caldwell (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
• Jessie Diggins (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
• Simi Hamilton (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
• Andy Newell (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
• Kikkan Randall (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint, distance) ^
• Ida Sargent (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
• Liz Stephen (top 50 World Cup ranking in distance) ^

^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
* Achieved objective qualification criteria as of rankings on Jan. 6 (rankings subject to change through Jan. 15)

Freeski (selection period runs through Jan. 21)

• None have met objective criteria yet
• Freestyle (selection period runs through Jan. 21)
• Jaelin Kauf (2 top 3 moguls) *
• Kiley McKinnon (2 top 3 aerials) *

* Achieved objective qualification criteria

Nordic Combined (selection period runs through Jan. 22)

• Bryan Fletcher (winner Olympic Trials) ^

^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team

Ski Jumping (selection period runs through Jan. 21)

• Mike Glasder (winner Olympic Trials) ^
• Sarah Hendrickson (winner Olympic Trials) ^

^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team

Snowboard (qualifying through Jan. 21)

• Jamie Anderson (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
• Jonathan Cheever (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event; leading selection points) *
• Chris Corning (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
• Faye Gulini (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event) ^
• Chloe Kim (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
• Lindsey Jacobellis (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event) ^

^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
* Achieved objective qualification criteria

Freestyle skier Kiley McKinnon (Madison, Conn.) became the first freestyle aerialist to achieve objective Olympic selection criteria. McKinnon won Saturday in Moscow for her second top three World Cup finish in designated selection events. McKinnon was second in aerials at Deer Valley last February.

With no remaining giant slaloms in the selection period, Ted Ligety, Tommy Ford and Megan McJames have clinched Olympic Team spots. Ligety has a top five, Tommy Ford a top 10 and McJames the next-best World Cup ranked athlete behind Mikaela Shiffrin.

Olympic Selection Update - Jan. 6, 2018

Selection Notes
This update is as of the noted date and subject to change through the selection period. Update includes only those athletes who have achieved the top levels of objective selection criteria, which does not guarantee a spot on the team. Final team announcements will be made the week of Jan. 22, subject to USOC approval.
 
Alpine (selection period runs through Jan. 22)
Stacey Cook (top 10 downhill) *
Tommy Ford (World Cup ranking GS) ^
Breezy Johnson (top 10 downhill) *
Ted Ligety (top 5 giant slalom) ^
Megan McJames (World Cup ranking GS) ^
Laurenne Ross (top 10 super G) *
Mikaela Shiffrin (top 3 downhill, top 5 super G, top 3 giant slalom, top 3 slalom) ^
Lindsey Vonn (top 3 super G) *
Jackie Wiles (top 5 downhill) *
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
* Achieved objective qualification criteria

Cross Country (selection period runs through Jan. 15)
Erik Bjornsen (top 50 World Cup ranking in distance, sprint) *
Sadie Bjornsen (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
Rosie Brennan (top 50 World Cup ranking in distance, sprint) *
Sophie Caldwell (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
Jessie Diggins (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
Simi Hamilton (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
Andy Newell (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
Kikkan Randall (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint, distance) *
Ida Sargent (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
* Achieved objective qualification criteria as of rankings on Jan. 6 (rankings subject to change through Jan. 15)
 
Freeski (selection period runs through Jan. 21)
None have met objective criteria yet
 
Freestyle (selection period runs through Jan. 21)
Jaelin Kauf (2 top 3 moguls) *
Kiley McKinnon (2 top 3 aerials) *
* Achieved objective qualification criteria
 
Nordic Combined (selection period runs through Jan. 22)
Bryan Fletcher (winner Olympic Trials) ^
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
 
Ski Jumping (selection period runs through Jan. 21)
Mike Glasder (winner Olympic Trials) ^
Sarah Hendrickson (winner Olympic Trials) ^
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
 
Snowboard (qualifying through Jan. 21)
Jamie Anderson (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
Jonathan Cheever (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event; leading selection points) *
Chris Corning (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
Faye Gulini (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event) ^
Chloe Kim (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
Lindsey Jacobellis (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event) ^
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
* Achieved objective qualification criteria
 

Olympic ski and snowboard spots will be on the line this weekend as the close of Olympic selection is just two weeks away. The Games begin in PyeongChang in just 34 days on Feb. 9.
 
Three skiers earned spots on the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team over New Year's Weekend at the U.S. Olympic Trials for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined at the Utah Olympic Park.

Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) earned a spot on his second Olympic Team with a win in nordic combined. Mike Glasder (Cary, Ill.) clinched his first Olympic berth with a ski jumping victory while Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, Utah) claimed a return trip with her women's ski jumping win.
 
Freestyle World Cups this weekend in Moscow and Calgary could impact Olympic selection for aerials and moguls. Aerialist Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, Va.) and moguls skier Troy Murphy (Bethel, Maine)  are each looking for their second podium to achieve objective criteria.
 
In cross country, there are no more selection events to achieve a top-eight finish to lock in a spot. But athletes can still move up into the top 50 in World Cup distance or sprint rankings. Liz Stephen (E. Montpelier, Vt.) is expected to make a move in the final two events of the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Spots via domestic races are also on the line at the L.L.Bean U.S. Cross Country Championships in Anchorage.
 
Final team selections for all ski and snowboard Olympic teams will be announced by U.S. Ski & Snowboard the week of Jan. 22. The United States Olympic Committee will formally name Team USA in late January. The Olympic Winter Games are set for Feb. 8-25 in PyeongChang, South Korea. U.S. Ski & Snowboard anticipates a total team size of over 100 athletes across all ski and snowboard sports.
 
All selections to the U.S. Olympic Team are subject to approval by the USOC.
 
SELECTION UPDATE - Jan. 5, 2018
This update as of the noted date and subject to change through selection period. Update includes only those athletes who have achieved the top levels of objective selection criteria, which does not guarantee a spot on the team. Final team announcements will be made the week of Jan. 22, subject to USOC approval.
 
Alpine (selection period runs through Jan. 22)
Stacey Cook (top 10 downhill) *
Breezy Johnson (top 10 downhill) *
Ted Ligety (top 5 giant slalom) *
Laurenne Ross (top 10 super G) *
Mikaela Shiffrin (top 3 downhill, top 5 super G, top 3 giant slalom, top 3 slalom) ^
Lindsey Vonn (top 3 super G) *
Jackie Wiles (top 5 downhill) *
 
Cross Country (selection period runs through Jan. 15)
Erik Bjornsen (top 50 World Cup ranking in distance, sprint) *
Sadie Bjornsen (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
Rosie Brennan (top 50 World Cup ranking in distance, sprint) *
Sophie Caldwell (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
Jessie Diggins (top 8 in designated selection event) ^
Simi Hamilton (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
Andy Newell (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
Kikkan Randall (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint, distance) *
Ida Sargent (top 50 World Cup ranking in sprint) *
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
* Achieved objective qualification criteria as of rankings on Jan. 4 (rankings subject to change through Jan. 15)
 
Freeski (selection period runs through Jan. 21)
None have met objective criteria yet
 
Freestyle (selection period runs through Jan. 21)
Jaelin Kauf (2 top 3 moguls) *
* Achieved objective qualification criteria
 
Nordic Combined (selection period runs through Jan. 22)
Bryan Fletcher (winner Olympic Trials) ^
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
 
Ski Jumping (selection period runs through Jan. 21)
Mike Glasder (winner Olympic Trials) ^
Sarah Hendrickson (winner Olympic Trials) ^
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
 
Snowboard (qualifying through Jan. 21)
Jamie Anderson (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
Jonathan Cheever (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event; leading selection points) *
Chris Corning (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
Faye Gulini (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event) ^
Chloe Kim (mathematically clinched qualifying series points in slopestyle) ^
Lindsey Jacobellis (top 3 in designated snowboardcross selection event) ^
^ Qualified for U.S. Olympic Team
* Achieved objective qualification criteria
 
 

Veteran Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) came from nearly a minute-and-a-half back after the jump to take victory in the Olympic Trials at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City Saturday, earning a spot on the 2018 Olympic Team. Fletcher caught jump leader Ben Loomis (Eau Claire, Wis.) on the fourth of five laps, outdistancing Adam Loomis (Eau Claire, Wis.) by 12.8 seconds with Ben taking fourth. 

A huge crowd over 3,000 packed the Olympic venue for the mid-morning jump and early-afternoon cross country. The event will be integrated into the NBC show live from the Olympic Trials ski jumping Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Ben Loomis had taken a huge lead with a towering jump Saturday morning, starting the cross country 56 seconds ahead of his brother Adam. Bryan Fletcher ended up with the fastest time in cross country, 38 seconds faster than brother Taylor.

It will be the second Olympics for Bryan Fletcher, a childhood cancer survivor. His brother Taylor, who is seeking to make his third Olympic team, ended up fourth. The full list of Olympic team nominations will be announced the week of Jan. 22. Others can qualify for the team based on international results.

Tricky wind for the morning jump caused challenges for some and opportunities for others. Jumping sixth, Adam Loomis put down an impressive 89.5 meter effort to score 109.1 points. Next up was Taylor Fletcher, one of the pre-event favorites, who was only able to push it out to 80.5 meters. Ben Loomis jumped next with a towering 92.5 meter effort - longest ride of the day - to move into the lead. Only Bryan Fletcher remained with the eventual competition winner dropping into fifth at 86.5 meters.

The grueling cross country course was set at the base of the jumps, with a pair of lollipop-shaped loops partially up each of the two jumps, followed by a terrifying series of downhill switchbacks. The 2k course then climbed back up into the stadium with athletes making five laps.

Ben Loomis went out all alone with brother Adam 56 seconds behind, followed by Ben Berend (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), Jasper Good (Steamboat Springs) and Bryan Fletcher. 

On the first lap, Bryan Fletcher began quickly closing the gap, catching Berend and Good.

“My strategy was to attack early,” said Bryan Fletcher. “I knew if I could catch those guys I had a chance to move up.”

Ben Loomis held his own early in the race. Bryan Fletcher and Adam Loomis hooked up on lap three, getting leader Ben Loomis into their sights. The trio came together late in the race, skiing together for a lap.

While Bryan Fletcher had caught the Loomis brothers, he also knew the race wasn't over. "I would never underestimate those guys," he said. "The level of the team has risen dramatically this year - both on the jumps and cross country. I knew any of those guys were a threat."

On the final lap, Bryan Fletcher made a move to create a small gap but still wasn't sure where he stood with the Loomis brothers.  "When we were skiing together I felt they had fresher legs than I did. I had to play my card in attacking early. Once I had the gap, it was everything I could do to hold it. If it was another 500 meters they might have taken me."

Brother Taylor was disappointed but knew that bridging nearly a two minute gap in a 25 minute race would be tough. "I just didn't have the fire in my legs today," he said after the race.

The win iced an Olympic Team spot for Bryan Fletcher just two weeks after he put himself into strong selection position with a top-10 finish in a World Cup in Ramsau, Austria. Next weekend’s scheduled World Cup in Estonia has been canceled, leaving only three individual World Cups remaining before the end of Olympic selection. 

All of the athletes were a bit in awe of the huge crowds gathered at the Utah Olympic Park. "Part of the reason I was so nervous is that there were so many people out there," said Bryan Fletcher. "In the U.S. this was a real treat for us - so many people out there supporting my teammates and I. We wanted to thank them by putting on a good show. It’s really special to compete on home snow with friends and families cheering us on. It definitely helped me."

Bryan Fletcher indicated he and coaches would discuss his plans now leading up to PyeongChang, while other athletes will be heading for Val di Fiemme, Italy and Chaux-Neuve, France in hope of picking up additional team quota spots for PyeongChang.

RESULTS
Ski Jumping Results 
Official Final Results 
 

Call it brotherly love now, but come Saturday Bryan and Taylor Fletcher are expected to battle it out head-to-head for a spot on the 2018 Olympic Nordic Combined Team and a $10,000 winner-take-all payout. The Olympic Trials for nordic combined kick off a weekend of events at Park City’s Utah Olympic Park.

A field of nine athletes will be vying for one nordic combined team spot with ski jumping beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the 10k cross country at 1:00 p.m. It’s free for spectators.

Despite being brothers, the Fletchers each want the win. “It’s an interesting dynamic.,” said Bryan.  “We’re each working together to be the best each of us can be. But we also know that the two of us are ultimately gunning for the line. I might keep a few tactics to myself.”

Brother Taylor, acknowledged as one of the top nordic combined cross country skiers in the world, summed up the grueling five-lap course simply: “It will be deadly. I hope we all stay on our feet on the downhills as they are very fast.”

The two kilometer course is situated in the jump stadium with the start and finish in the outrun. Spectators will see the athletes five times. The stadium is the high point of the course which screams down a twisty turn set of downhills - including a few near-180-degree corners - before a long, gut wrenching climb back up.

A key for Taylor will be how he jumps Saturday morning. ”My jumping is still not where I am wanting it to be but is very close to being competitive,” he said. “I am looking for one solid jump tomorrow and I think the rest will end up on track.”

Brother Bryan is in an interesting position seeking to make his second Olympic team (Taylor is shooting for his third). A top 10 World Cup finish in Ramsau, Austria has put him into team qualifying position. “That doesn’t change my approach at all,” he said. “Theres a lot of money on the line. And nothing’s guaranteed for Olympic selection - other athletes could get top 10s, too.”

While Saturday’s winner will get a trip to PyeongChang, the remainder of the team will be announced the week of January 22.

Both the Fletchers also know full well that their position is not secure. According to Bryan, the entire team is skiing at a high level right now. In Friday’s jump training, Ben Loomis (Eau Claire, Wis.) led both rounds. Jasper Good (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Stephen Schumann (Park City, Utah) also looked strong in training jumps.

The event will be televised on NBC, airing Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST.

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team has a few more competitions to wrap up before heading into the New Year. 2017 was a fantastic year for all of the athletes, and they’ll be calling on all the medals, podiums and globes they’ve won to propel them to Best in the World finishes in 2018 at the Olympic Winter Games.

Read on to see where U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes will be in action this week and how to watch via NBC, NBCSN and the Olympic Channel - Home of Team USA.

U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined
Members of the 2018 U.S. Olympic team are going to be determined this week at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in ski jumping and nordic combined. Athletes will compete at the 2002 Olympic venues at the Utah Olympic Park with nordic combined on Dec. 30 and ski jumping on Dec. 31. Winners in each event will go on to represent Team USA at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.

Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, Utah) is the only 2014 veteran seeking a repeat berth on Team USA. National champions Nita Englund (Iron Mountain, Mich.) and Nina Lussi (Lake Placid, N.Y.) will also be looking to make their first Olympic team, as will Tara Geraghty-Moats (W. Fairlee, Vt.). The men’s ski jumping Olympic team spot will be hotly contested between a group of rising stars in the sport, including Kevin Bickner (Wauconda, Ill.) and Will Rhoads (Park City, Utah). 2014 Olympians Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) will be the favorites in nordic combined.

FIS Women’s Ski World Cup - Lienz, AUT
The women’s tech team will race a slalom and giant slalom Dec. 28-29. This week’s TV schedule includes live coverage on Olympicchannel.com and a rebroadcast of both races on NBCSN. Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) will once again be leading the charge as she looks to add to her current overall lead and 35 World Cup wins.

FIS Men’s Ski World Cup - Bormio, ITA
The men’s tour has landed in Italy for a downhill and alpine combined Dec. 28-29. The U.S. will have nine athletes in Thursday’s downhill, including Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, Calif.), and Tommy Biesemeyer (Keene, N.Y.) - who was seventh in Tuesday’s training run. Wednesday’s downhill training run was canceled due to snow. Friday’s alpine combined will feature downhill followed by a slalom. Combined starters include Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley, Calif.), Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, Vt.), Jared Goldberg (Holladay, Utah), Drew Duffy (Warren, Vt.) and Sam Morse (Sugarloaf, Maine).

FIS Cross Country World Cup - Tour de Ski, Lenzerheide, SUI
The grueling, seven-stage Tour de Ski kicks off this weekend, Dec. 30 - Jan. 1. The tour will cover three stops in three nations over a nine-day period before the Sunday, January 7 finale. The opening in Lenzerheide includes a freestyle sprint, followed by classic distance racing and a freestyle pursuit. U.S. athletes selected to compete include Erik Bjornsen (Winthrop, Wash), Paddy Caldwell (Lyme, N.H.), Simi Hamilton (Aspen, Colo.), Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, Vt.), Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, Wash.), Rosie Brennan (Park City, Utah), Sophie Caldwell (Peru, Vt.), Jessie Diggins (Afton, Minn.), Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska), Ida Sargent (Orleans, Vt.) and Liz Stephen (E. Montpelier, Vt.).

U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD BROADCAST AND STREAMING SCHEDULE
All times EST
*schedules subject to change

ALPINE
Dec. 28
4:30 a.m. – Women’s slalom, run 1; Lienz – olympicchannel.com
5:30 a.m. – Men’s downhill; Bormio – Olympic Channel TV
7:00 a.m. – Women’s slalom, run 2; Lienz – Olympic Channel TV
12:00 p.m. – Women’s slalom, run 2; Lienz – NBCSN (same day delay)

Dec. 29
4:30 a.m. – Women’s giant slalom, run 1; Lienz – olympicchannel.com
5:30 a.m. – Men’s combined - downhill; Bormio – olympicchannel.com
7:00 a.m. – Women’s giant slalom, run 2; Lienz – Olympic Channel TV

8:30 a.m. – Men’s combined - slalom; Bormio – Olympic Channel TV
12:00 p.m. – Women’s giant slalom; Lienz – NBCSN (same day delay)

CROSS COUNTRY
Dec. 30
7:00 a.m. – Men’s and women’s sprints – Olympic Channel TV

Dec. 31
4:30 a.m. – Men’s 15k mass start – Olympic Channel TV
9:00 a.m. – Women’s 10k – Olympic Channel TV

Jan. 1
4:30 a.m. – Women’s 10K pursuit – Olympic Channel TV
7:00 a.m. – Men’s 15k – Olympic Channel TV

SKI JUMPING
Dec. 31
1:00 p.m. – Men’s and women’s ski jumping – NBC (streaming at nbcsports.com)
 

PARK CITY, Utah (Dec. 22, 2017) – Three more skiing athletes nominated to the 2018 U.S. Olympic team will be determined next week at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in ski jumping and nordic combined. Athletes will compete at the 2002 Olympic venues at the Utah Olympic Park with nordic combined on Dec. 30 and ski jumping on Dec. 31. Winners in each event will go on to represent Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang Feb. 9-25.

After making their Olympic debut in 2014, a talented group of athletes will be looking to qualify for the second-ever women’s U.S. Olympic Ski Jumping Team. Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, Utah) is the only 2014 veteran seeking a repeat berth on Team USA. National champions Nita Englund (Iron Mountain, Mich.) and Nina Lussi (Lake Placid, N.Y.) will also be looking to make their first Olympic team, as will Tara Geraghty-Moats (W. Fairlee, Vt.).

The men’s ski jumping Olympic team spot will be hotly contested between a group of rising stars in the sport. Kevin Bickner (Wauconda, Ill.) is coming off the best season by a U.S. jumper in over a decade, including the setting of a new American distance record, while local Will Rhoads (Park City, Utah) will be looking to make a statement on his hometown hill. Rhoads, who scored his career first World Cup points earlier in December, has been dominant at the Utah Olympic Park with three U.S. titles there the past three seasons.

2014 Olympians Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) will be leading the charge in nordic combined. Bryan Fletcher is coming off his best weekend in several years on the World Cup tour including a top-10 finish. The event will feature a single jump on the Utah Olympic Park's HS100-meter hill followed by a 10k cross country race on trails at the base of the jump, engineered to keep the event compact for spectators and television.

NBC Sports Group will broadcast the Trials nationally, including live coverage of Sunday’s ski jumping events on NBC.

Park City-based U.S. Ski & Snowboard is producing the event in concert with the United States Olympic Committee and the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation with support from the Utah Sports Commission and Park City Chamber and Visitors Bureau. The Trials are an excellent representation of the positive legacy from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The Utah Olympic Park remains as both a prominent venue for elite athlete training and as a base for programs to bring youth into winter sport.

General admission of the event is free, and VIP tickets can be purchased online at utaholympiclegacy.org. For more information on the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in ski jumping and nordic combined, visit usskiandsnowboard.org.

2018 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS - SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED
Event Schedule (times MST)
*subject to change

Nordic Combined – Saturday, Dec. 30
8:30 a.m. – Venue open to public
9:40 a.m. – HS100 Trial Jump
10 a.m. – HS100 Competition Jump
1 p.m. – 10k Race
1:45 p.m. – Awards

Ski Jumping – Sunday, Dec. 31
10:35 a.m. – Men’s Trial Jump
10:40 a.m. – Women’s Trial Jump
11:20 a.m. – Men’s Competition Jump 1
11:30 a.m.  – Women’s Competition Jump 1
11:50 a.m.  – Men’s Competition Jump 2
12:00 p.m.  – Women’s Competition Jump 2
12:20 p.m. – Awards

Broadcast & Streaming Schedule (times EST)
Dec. 31 – 1 p.m. – Men’s and women’s ski jumping – NBC