Competing in what she admits is her weakest event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Jessie Diggins still put down an impressive performance in the women’s 10k classic, finishing eighth Thursday at the Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, China.

For Team USA, Rosie Brennan was 14th, followed by Novie McCabe, making her Olympic debut in 24th; and Hailey Swirbul in 32nd.

“This is undoubtedly my weakest event, but I was just so focused on enjoying it,” Diggins said. “I was just like ’great, no pressure,’ it was my day to go out there and enjoy racing at the Olympics, and especially seeing Novie doing her first Olympic race.”

Norway’s Therese Johaug won her second gold medal of the 2022 Games with a time of 28:06.3, just 0.4 seconds ahead of Finland’s Kerttu Niskanen. Finland’s Krista Parmakowski took the bronze 31.5 seconds back.

Following her fourth-place finish in the freestyle sprint, Brennan walked away from Thursday’s race confident her classic skiing is coming around at a convenient time with the women’s 4x5k relay coming up Saturday.

“I was really happy with the way I skied…I was a little disappointed to see the result thereafter,” Brennan said. “But I was focusing on how I felt and the fact that my classic (skiing) is coming along, and now we’ll turn to the relay.”

RESULTS
Women’s 10k Classic

It was a historic night at the Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, China, as Jessie Diggins won the bronze medal in the freestyle sprint, and led seven Americans into the top 25, including Rosie Brennan in fourth.

“I am so grateful and thankful for our team,” said Diggins, who won the first U.S. women’s individual Olympic medal. “We had amazing skis, and we have had so much support … and then we had seven people make the heats - that’s amazing!”

Ben Ogden took an interesting route to post the best-ever U.S. men’s sprint result in 12th, JC Schoonmaker was 15th, Julia Kern 18th, Kevin Bolger 17th, and Luke Jager 25th. Sweden’s Jonna Sundling took the gold, which countrywomen Maja Dahlqvist won the silver. Norway’s Johannes Klaebo took the gold on the men's side, with Italy’s Federico Pellegrino winning the silver and the Russian Olympic Committee’s Alexander Terentev taking the bronze.

Team USA advanced three women and four men into the heats Tuesday night. Brennan set the fastest afternoon qualifying time for the Americans, opening the evening heats in remarkable fashion by coming back from a missed pole plant at the start of the first heat that resulted in a slight fall to finish second. 

“I certainly made that interesting,” Brennan said after finishing her quarterfinal heat, adding that it was one of the hardest races she had ever done. 

Diggins easily won the fourth quarterfinal heat, while Kern finished fourth in the fifth heat.

In the opening men’s quarterfinal heat, which proved one of the fastest, Ogden finished fourth but sat as the second lucky loser based on time through the fourth heat when China’s Qiang Wang knocked him out. However, Wang was disqualified following the fifth and final quarterfinal heat due to obstruction, so Ogden, who had already removed his bib and timing chips, scrambled to get back to the start to prepare for the semifinals. 

Racing in the first semifinals, Ogden skied the best race of his life so far. Despite finishing sixth, he was in the mix throughout the race, finishing just 1.24 seconds back from race winner Klaebo.

In the women’s semifinals, Diggins finished second to advance to the finals, while Brennan was fourth but advanced to the finals as one of two Lucky Losers - a historic first for the U.S. women with two in the finals. Sundling opened a slight advantage at the halfway point in the finals and held it to the finish. Meanwhile, Diggins rallied from fourth position coming into the final 300 meters, and Brennan rallied from fifth.

When Diggins crossed the line, she had no idea she had won the bronze medal. “I didn’t believe it,” she said. “I had to look up a few times on the (score)board, and I was scared to celebrate early in case it wasn’t true.” She finally realized she had won another Olympic medal when she looked over and saw her teammates and Team USA staff celebrating. 

Up next, the women compete in the 10k classic on Thursday, and the men race the 15k classic Friday.

RESULTS
Women’s Freestyle Sprint
Men’s Freestyle Sprint

Scott Patterson clawed his way to the best-ever U.S. men’s Olympic Skiathlon result, finishing 11th in the 30k race Sunday at the Kuyangshu Nordic Center in Zhangjiakou, China.

“It is a good sign for my fitness, and it adds a little bit of confidence and also gets a few of those nerves out of the way,” said Patterson, who is targeting the 15k Classic Thursday, and the 50k freestyle on Saturday, Feb. 19. “It’s nice to have a good one to start.” 

Starting with bib 30 in the eight-lap mass-start race under sunny skies, light winds, and temperatures hovering in the upper teens, Patterson dropped back to 36th following the 15k classic portion of the race. After switching to freestyle thought, he posted the fourth-fastest time of the day and just missed the top 10 by three seconds.

“The first lap was interesting just trying to find a groove, not having raced a World Cup field for a long time,” Patterson said. “Then Alexander Bolshunov and Iivo Niskanen really ramped the pace up pretty early and made the classic section of the skiathlon really hard.”

The Russian Olympic Committee claimed gold and silver, with Bolshunov dominating the race to finish 1:11.0 ahead of teammate Denis Spitsovl. Finland's Niskanen won the bronze medal with a time of 1:18:10.0. Team USA’s Gus Schumacher made his Olympic debut, finishing 39th.

“I’m proud of myself for pushing the entire way and finishing,” said Schumacher, the 2020 Junior World Champion in the 10k classic. I’ll have more races and better races; I just need to be patient.”

Indeed, Schumacher is looking forward to another start on Thursday in the 15k classic. 

Up next, the Freestyle Sprint is set for Tuesday. Team USA will start eight athletes, including four athletes making their Olympic debut - Hannah Halvorsen, Ben Ogden, JC Schoonmaker, and Luke Jager. They will be joined by Jessie Diggins, Rosie Brennan, Julia Kern, and Kevin Bolger.

RESULTS
Men’s 30k skiathlon

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST

Please note: Streaming services and apps are third-party services and subject to such parties’ terms of use and data privacy. U.S. Ski & Snowboard disclaims any and all liability for use of third-party services and apps.

Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022
3:00 p.m. Cross Country – Men’s 30k Skiathlon, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, USA Network
7:00 p.m. Cross Country – Men’s 30k Skiathlon (re-air), Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, USA Network

Monday, Feb. 7, 2022
6:00 a.m. Winter Olympics Medal Ceremonies Day 3, NBCOlympics.com, Streaming Peacock
2:00 p.m. Daytime Broadcast Coverage of Biatholon 15km Individual, Ski Jumping Mixed Team Event, delayed broadcast, NBC Broadcast

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022
3:00 a.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Streaming Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, USA Network
5:30 a.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Individual Freestyle Sprint, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, USA Network
2:00 p.m. Daytime Coverage – Biathlon 20km Individual, Cross Country Men’s and Women’s Individual Sprint Finals, NBC Broadcast
4:00 p.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint - qualifying, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, Broadcast, USA Network
6:30 p.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint - Finals, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, Broadcast, USA Network
8:00 p.m. Primetime Broadcast – Snowboarding Women’s Halfpipe, Alpine Women’s Slalom, Freestyle Men’s Big Air, NBC Broadcast
11:30 p.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint - Finals, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, Broadcast, USA Network

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022
6:30 a.m. 2022 Winter Olympics Medal Ceremonies Day 5, NBC Broadcast
6:30 p.m. Cross Country Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint - Finals, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Next-day broadcast, USA Network

Jessie Diggins skied the fastest freestyle leg of Saturday’s 15k skiathlon to kick off the 2022 Olympic Winter Games and lead Team USA, finishing sixth. Rosie Brennan was 14th, followed by Hailey Swirbul in 40th, and Julia Kern in 53rd.

“I’m really happy,” Diggins said. “I wish I would have had a better classic half, but the skate half was some of the best racing of my life.”

Norway’s Therese Johaug skied away from the field to take the gold, while Natalia Nepryaaeva of Russia out-sprinted Austria’s Teresa Stadlober for the bronze.

With a strong northwest wind blowing, athletes battled a below zero wind chill, which made the classic portion of the race especially challenging. Brennan set the early pace as the lead group slowly dwindled to 15 athletes at the 2.5k mark. At the exchange, Brennan had fallen to 14th, as Diggins sat in 10th. 

Once Diggins traded classic skis for skate skis, she was off to the races, pulling back four places and finishing just 20 seconds off the podium. 

“It feels so good to have one race under my belt,” Diggins said. “I’m really, really, pumped to see what I can do the rest of the week.”

For Brennan, it was a tough battle. Still, her second career Olympic race was indeed a triumph after her 2018 Olympic Skiathlon, where she battled just to finish and was later diagnosed with mononucleosis.

“That was my first and last Olympic race,” she said. “So I had a demon in the back of my mind that I needed to get rid of. To be in a better place today - even if it wasn’t my best - was a step in the right direction, and that is something that I am proud of.”

The Olympic Winter Games continue Sunday with the men’s 30k Skiathlon. Racing for Team USA is Gus Schumacher, who will make his Olympic debut, and Scott Patterson, who finished 18th in the skiathlon at the 2018 Olympics. The race starts at 3 p.m. CST (2 a.m. EST) and streams live on NBCOlympics.com and Peacock. USA Network will provide a same-day broadcast at 3 p.m. EST.

The women return to racing in Tuesday’s freestyle sprint on Feb. 8.

RESULTS
Women’s 15k Skiathlon

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST

Please note: Streaming services and apps are third-party services and subject to such parties’ terms of use and data privacy. U.S. Ski & Snowboard disclaims any and all liability for use of third-party services and apps.

Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
3:45 p.m. Cross Country Skiing – Women’s 15k Skiathlon, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, USA Network

Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022
2:00 a.m. Cross Country Skiing – Men’s 30k Skiathlon, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, USA Network, Streaming Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
6:30 a.m. 2022 Winter Olympics Medal Ceremonies Day 2, NBCOlympics.com, Streaming Peacock
3:00 p.m. Cross Country – Men’s 30k Skiathlon, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, USA Network
7:00 p.m. Cross Country – Men’s 30k Skiathlon (re-air), Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, USA Network

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022
3:00 a.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Streaming Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, USA Network
5:30 a.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Individual Freestyle Sprint, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, USA Network
6:00 a.m. 2022 Winter Olympics Medal Ceremonies, Day 4 – Streaming Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
2:00 p.m. Daytime Coverage – Biathlon 20km Individual, Cross Country Men’s and Women’s Individual Sprint Finals, NBC Broadcast
4:00 p.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint - qualifying, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, Broadcast, USA Network
6:30 p.m. Cross Country – Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint - Finals, Kuyangshu Nordic Center, Zhangjiakou, CHN, Same-day delay, Broadcast, USA Network

Sport-specific broadcast and streaming schedules are available below:

• Alpine
• Cross Country
• Freeski
• Freestyle
• Ski Jumping
• Nordic Combined
• Snowboard

Broadcast and streaming schedules are updated on a daily basis throughout the season.

In 2018, Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall accomplished the seemingly impossible – the duo took gold in the women's team sprint. Together, they won the first American medal of any kind in cross country skiing since 1976. 

Never before had any women, or men, been close to competing with the Scandanavian teams that dominated the cross country track for four decades. Diggins and Randall proved that with a bit of support, the Americans could hang with "the big dogs." Not only was their victory a historic moment for the U.S. women's cross country team, but the entire American contingency of the sport.

Randall retired, and Diggins continued, this time, as a country-wide role model and a "de facto captain of a team made up of men and women." 

In "Her Gold Was Four Years Ago, but She Never Stopped Leading," New York Times reporter Matthew Futterman outlines Diggins's rise to the top and how her effervescent presence has had a lasting effect on her teammates, her sport, and her country. 

Read the full story at NYTimes.com >>

World champion and US Olympic cross-country skier, Julia Kern, gives Good Housekeeping the inside scoop of what it's like to live as an Olympic competitor.

Take a tour through the official cross country ski truck which holds gear, around 600 skis, and a personal wax technician. Not only does Julia give a tour of the gear closet on wheels, but also her living accommodations which includes an apartment, a chef, and we can’t forget all the snacks! Come get a glimpse of what life is like on the road as Julia Kern prepares for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced 24 athletes to represent the United States at the FIS Junior & U23 World Cross Country Championships Feb. 22-27 in Lygna, Norway.

“Following a year filled with constant changes, I am so pleased to see a team fielded with such depth among our roster,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Head Cross Country Development Coach, Greta Anderson. “We have several spots on this team that were declined because of athletes who are headed to the Olympic Games next week. This progress speaks volumes about our upcoming athletes ability not only to adapt but to thrive in uncertain environments and seize opportunities when they present themselves. We are taking this team to Norway, the ‘homeland’ of skiing, and cannot wait to see what they can do at the Championship.” 

The following athletes have been selected to represent the United States at the upcoming FIS U23 and Junior World Nordic Championships.

U23 World Championship Team

Women

• Abigail Jarzin (University of Utah/Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Lucinda Anderson (University of New Hampshire/Golden Valley, Minnesota)
• Anabel Needham (Michigan Tech University/Houghton, Michigan)
• Rena Schwartz (Dartmouth Ski Team/Middlesex, Vermont)
• Novie McCabe (University of Utah/Winthrop, Wash.) **
• Sophia Laukli (University of Utah/Yarmouth, Maine) **

Men

• Zanden McMullen (Montana State University/Anchorage, Alaska)
• John Steel Hagenbuch (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation/Ketchum, Idaho)
• Noel Keeffe (University of Utah/Steamboat Springs, Colorado)
• JC Schoonmaker (Auburn Ski Club/Tahoe City, Calif.)**
• Benjamin Ogden (University of Vermont/Landgrove, Vt.)**
• Gus Schumacher (Alaska Winter Stars/Anchorage, Alaska)**
• Luke Jager (University of Utah/Anchorage, Alaska)**

Junior World Championship Team

Women

• Sydney Palmer-Leger (University of Utah/Park City, Utah)
• Kate Oldham (Middlebury College/Carbondale, Colorado)
• Nina Seemann (DartmouthCraftsbury, Vermont)
• Nina Schamberger (Summit Nordic Ski Club/Leadville, Colorado)
• Samantha Smith (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation/Sun Valley, ID.)
• Annie McColgan (University of Vermont/Bend, Oregon)

Men

• Finn Sweet (University of Vermont/Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club/Waterbury, Vermont)
• Will Koch (University of Colorado/Peru, Vermont)
• Michael Earnhart (APU Nordic Ski Center/Eagle River, Alaska)
• Brian Bushey (University of Utah/Green Mountain Valley School/Waitsfield, Vermont)
• Walker Hall (University of Utah/Methow Valley Nordic Ski Education Foundation/Winthrop, Wash.)
• Alexander Maurer (University of Colorado/Anchorage, Alaska)

** - Denotes a ‘Decline’ of their respective spot on the team roster due to scheduling conflicts between the Olympic Winter Games & NCAA Regional Championships

The following staff has been nominated for the JWC, and U23 World Championships, led by US SKI TEAM Development Coach Greta Anderson and Sport Manager Bryan Fish.

The Junior World / U23  Championships will be held in Lygna, Norway on February 21-27th, 2022.

Staff:

• Greta Anderson (US SKI AND SNOWBOARD)
• Bryan Fish  (US SKI AND SNOWBOARD)
• Julia Hayes (Bridger Ski Foundation)
• Olof Hedberg (Summit Nordic Ski Club)
• Elizabeth Larkins (Montana State University)
• Anson Moxness (Nordic Ski Association Anchorage)
• Jack Novak (Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center)
• Patrick O’Brien (Stratton Mountain School)
• Paul Smith (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
• August Teague (Aspen Valley Ski Club)

*Trip Supported by Medical Staff: Dr. Kate Eichten & Dr. Elizabeth Smith*

U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today its nominations for the U.S. Olympic Cross Country Team to represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 from February 4-19, 2022. Nominations are to be confirmed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee when it formally announces the U.S. Olympic Team.

Fourteen athletes were nominated to Team USA, including the 2018 Olympic gold medalist and defending World Cup overall and distance champion Jessie Diggins, and two-time World Cup winner Rosie Brennan. Brother and sister Caitlin and Scott Patterson, both 2018 Olympians, are also nominated to return to the Games. The 10 remaining nominated athletes will be competing in their first Olympic Winter Games. 

“We are incredibly excited to be welcoming so many athletes to their first Olympic team,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Cross Country Director Chris Grover. “We’ve been watching this American talent emerge at World Juniors for the past five seasons, and now these very same athletes that have brought home so much hardware are populating the Olympic team. Beijing will be such a valuable experience for them as they progress towards being medal contenders at the highest level. We are also lucky to have the experience, leadership, and professionalism of athletes like Jessie Diggins and Rosie Brennan to show these young athletes what it takes to be successful at this level.”

Athletes were selected based upon World Cup results, World Cup rankings, SuperTour results, and the recently completed U.S. Cross Country Championships.

The 2022 Olympic Winter Games will feature 12 cross country events, including four individual events for both men and women and two team events for each gender, including the team sprint and the team relay. At each Olympics, disciplines swap between freestyle and classic techniques. For example, Diggins and Kikkan Randall won the freestyle team sprint at the 2018 Games—the first-ever Olympic gold medal for the USA in cross country skiing. The team sprint hosted at the 2022 Games will be held in the classic technique.

Cross country kicks off the 2022 Games with its first medal event, the women’s 15k skiathlon on Saturday, February 5. The event features two 7.5k legs, with the athletes skiing the classic technique for the first 7.5k, then switching to the freestyle technique for the second 7.5k. The men will compete in the 30k skiathlon on Sunday, February 6— a 15k classic followed by 15k freestyle. The complete Olympic cross country program is listed below.

2022 U.S. OLYMPIC CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
(Name, Hometown; Birth Date; Club; Past Olympics)

Women

• Jessie Diggins, Afton, Minnesota and Stratton, Vermont; 8/26/91; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team (2014, 2018)
• Rosie Brennan, Park City, Utah; 12/2/88; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center (2018)
• * Julia Kern, Waltham, Massachusetts 9/12/97; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team
• * Hailey Swirbul, El Jebel, Colorado; 7/10/98; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center
• * Sophia Laukli, Yarmouth, Maine; 6/8/2000; University of Utah
• * Novie McCabe, Winthrop, Washington; 12/15/2001; Methow Valley Nordic Team
• * Hannah Halvorsen, Truckee, California; 2/19/1998; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center
• Caitlin Patterson, Craftsbury, Vermont; 1/30/90; Craftsbury Green Racing Project (2018)

Men

• * JC Schoonmaker, Tahoe City, California; 8/12/2000; University of Alaska Anchorage
• * Kevin Bolger, Minocqua, Wisconsin; 4/11/93; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
• * Ben Ogden, Landgrove, Vermont; 2/13/2000; University of Vermont/Stratton Mountain School Elite Team
• * Luke Jager, Anchorage, Alaska; 1/7/2000; University of Utah/Alaska Pacific University
• * Gus Schumacher, Anchorage, Alaska; 7/25/2000; Alaska Winter Stars
• Scott Patterson, Anchorage, Alaska; 1/28/92; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center (2018)

*Denotes first-time Olympian 

Watch Team USA compete on the networks of NBC throughout the Olympics, February 4-20, 2022. 

Follow the team throughout the Beijing Olympics:
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QUOTES
Jessie Diggins
“I’m honored and excited to be representing my country once more as a member of the 2022 Olympic team! This will be my third Olympics and I’m so proud of all the hard work and dedication from all our athletes to make this team. I’m also incredibly thankful for the support from so many people who have helped me prepare for the Games! I won’t be racing for just myself out there.”

Julia Kern
“I am very excited to be named to the Olympic team, it is a dream come true! I believe the team we are bringing is really strong and will do great things at the Olympics. It takes a massive support system to get there and I am extremely thankful for all of the people who have been a part of this journey.”

Rosie Brennan
“I am honored to be representing Team USA in another Olympic Games. I am very excited to be on this team and to be in a place where we can fight with the best. I am looking forward to getting there and getting the races started.”

Hailey Swirbul
“More than anything, I feel honored to represent my country on the world stage at the Olympics. I have dreamed of the opportunity to do this since I was a kid and it hasn’t totally set in for me yet! I think it won’t feel real to me until we actually arrive in Zhanjiakou. I am really looking forward to finishing my preparations knowing I am ready to fight with everything I have out on the race courses. Going into my first Olympics, I’m not sure what to expect, but I am going to try to stay true to myself and do what I know how to do!”

Novie McCabe
“I am super excited! The Olympics have always been the dream and it’s surreal to have actually made the team! Going into this season I was very uncertain of what it would hold, but it’s been full of so many great experiences and it’s pretty hard to believe that I also get to go to the Olympics. Just overall, I’m feeling quite happy about things and very thankful for everyone who has helped make all of it possible!”

Sophia Laukli
“I’m so so excited. It’s pretty incredible to actually be named to the Olympic team and I still haven’t fully wrapped my mind around it. Even just a year ago, the Olympics seemed far-fetched, so it feels pretty surreal. That being said, I am so excited and grateful for the opportunity. It’s definitely a proud moment and I’m looking forward to the whole experience and learning a lot from it, and I especially can’t wait to see what the U.S. team can do this year!”

Caitlin Patterson
“I’m very excited to be heading to my second Olympic Games! The U.S. is bringing a strong group of cross-country athletes and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do!”

Hannah Halvorsen
“All of my emotions are on overload. I am beyond proud, beyond grateful and beyond excited and honored to be on the 2022 Olympic Team.”

JC Schoonmaker
“I’m super pumped to be named to my first Olympics! Pretty crazy feeling. It’s still kinda hard to believe it! Can’t wait to get over there, enjoy the experience and race the best I can!”

Kevin Bolger
“It's every kid's dream come true. It's something I’ve been shooting for and dreaming of for a long time. And to be able to call my family and give them the news is just as satisfying as getting the news myself—they are just as much a part of this journey as anyone. So now making the team is the last stepping stone to my ultimate goal and that is to return from Beijing with the result I want! And I couldn’t be more excited about the men’s team I get to travel there with. It goes without saying the men’s team is putting up big results on the World Cup, and now I think we can expect some big results at the Olympics! Time to go have some fun!”

Ben Ogden
“I’m really excited to be named to the Olympic team. Growing up in southern Vermont, I have been inspired by Olympians my whole life and becoming one myself has always been a dream. I am excited to race hard and have some fun in China.”

Gus Schumacher
“I really have to stop and give myself some credit because it’s a lifelong dream coming to fruition, but at the same time my goals keep coming and just making the team isn’t the end of the road. I wanna race fast! But overall I’m very excited for the opportunity to represent the U.S. on the highest level in my sport.”

Luke Jager
“This is a dream come true for me! I remember being a little kid watching Kikkan (Randall) and Andy (Newell), Simi (Hamilton) and crew at the Olympics and getting so fired up. Feels pretty crazy to get to be here now a few years later with my best friends. I feel so thankful for all the people that have worked so hard over the years to help us get here!”

Scott Patterson
“Races at the 2022 Olympics have been on my goal list for a long time. I’m excited to return to the Olympics and build on the successes I had in 2018. We have a strong contingent of U.S. athletes and I look forward to being a part of it!”

2022 Olympic Winter Games
Cross Country Schedule

Saturday, Feb. 5
Women’s 15k Skiathlon

Sunday, Feb. 6
Men’s 30k Skiathlon

Tuesday, Feb. 8
Men and Women’s Freestyle Sprint

Thursday, Feb. 10
Women’s 10k Classic

Friday, Feb. 11
Men’s 15k Classic

Saturday, Feb 12
Women’s 4x5k Relay

Sunday, Feb. 13
Men’s 4x10k Relay

Wednesday, Feb. 16
Men and Women’s Classic Team Sprint

Saturday, Feb. 19
Men’s 50k Freestyle Mass Start

Sunday, Feb. 20
Women’s 30k Freestyle Mass Start

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Horrocks
U.S. Cross Country Team Olympic Press Officer
[email protected]

Rosie Brennan wrapped up her holiday break from the FIS World Cup Tour with a victory in the 20k freestyle at the L.L.Bean U.S. Cross Country Championships at Soldier Hollow.

“It was so great to race at home and have my family and friends cheering me on the whole way,” Brennan said. “With COVID, even my Mom has been unable to watch me race for years, so it felt really special to be able to race with a hometown crowd before heading to Bejing.”

Brennan led at every interval in the 20k race, followed by Rosie Frankowski in second and Caitlin Patterson in third. However, Caitlin Patterson found the most success at the three-race championships, arguing for nomination to Team USA for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Caitlin Patterson surprised the freestyle sprint field with the victory, followed by another win in the 10k classic interval start. Katharine Ogden, who left the FIS Tour de Ski following the fifth stage to return to Utah and race, was second, followed by Mariah Bredal in third.

Caitlin’s brother Scott Patterson, who spent Period 1 of the World Cup Tour searching for form after recovering from wrist surgery this past fall, took the men’s 30k freestyle win, with David Norris in second and Hunter Wonders in third. 

JC Schoonmaker took home his first national title in the men's freestyle sprint, followed by Logan Diekman in second and Noel Keeffe in third. In the men’s 15k classic start, Adam Martin took the win, with Scott Patterson in second and Schoonmaker in third.

RESULTS
Jan. 2: Women’s freestyle sprint
Jan. 2: Men’s freestyle sprint
Jan. 4: Women’s 20k freestyle mass start
Jan. 4: Men’s 30k freestyle mass start
Jan. 6: Women’s 10k classic individual start
Jan. 6: Men’s 15k classic individual start