2016-17 Alpine Staff Named
PARK CITY, UT (October 4, 2016) – The U.S. Ski Team announces its alpine coaching staff for the 2016-17 season, which kicks off in Soelden, Austria on October 22-23 and also features four domestic Audi FIS Ski World Cup events, highlighted by World Cup Finals in Aspen.
Mike Day has rejoined the U.S. Ski Team as women’s World Cup technical staff head coach. Additionally, the women’s World Cup tech team welcomes former Ski Team Sweden head men’s slalom coach Magnus Andersson. Andersson will officially start this week with a camp in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, and joins assistant coach Karin Harjo, who became the first woman in World Cup history to set a slalom course last year in Flachau.
Other notable shifts include U.S. Ski Team alumnus Justin Johnson, who coached a historic World Juniors downhill performance last season in Sochi, led by Erik Arvidsson (Woodside, CA) as World Junior Champion. Johnson moves from men’s development team assistant coach to men’s development team head coach. Ian Lochhead transitions from men’s Europa Cup head coach to men’s World Cup slalom head coach. Additionally, the men’s World Cup speed strength and conditioning coach Anton “Toni” Beretzki returns after a stint with the Austrian team last season.
Athletes and staff celebrate with Erik Arvidsson after he won the World Juniors downhill in 2016.
2016-17 ALPINE STAFF
Alpine Director: Patrick Riml
Alpine Press Officer: Megan Harrod
Alpine Medical Coordinator: Chris Antinori
MEN
Head Coach: Sasha Rearick
Team Manager: Kate Avrin
Men’s World Cup Speed
Head Coach: Alex Hoedlmoser
Assistant Coach: Pete Anderson
Assistant Coach: Scott Veenis
Assistant Coach: Chris Beckmann
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Anton Beretzki
Ski Service: Sylvain Munsch
Fischer Ski Service: Leo Mussi
Atomic Ski Service: Lukas Rottinger
Head Ski Service: Guntram Mathis
Athletic Trainer: Tiitu Romar
Men’s World Cup Technical
Head Coach: Forest Carey
Assistant Coach: Ian Garner
Assistant Coach: Parker Gray
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Joshua Applegate
Head Ski Service Ted Ligety: Alex Martin
Ski Service: Primoz Finzgar
Men’s World Cup Slalom
Head Coach: Ian Lochhead
Ski Service: John Mulligan
Men’s Europa Cup
Head Coach: Bernd Brunner
Assistant Coach: Chad Wolk
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Michael Bingaman
Ski Service: Lawrence Edwards
Ski Service: Bruno Grandi
Men’s Development
Team Manager: Chelsea Steinbach
Head Coach: Justin Johnson
Assistant Coach: Graham Flinn
National University Team
Head Coach: Peter Lange
Ski Service: Jeff Wagner
Assistant Coach Karin Harjo stands with Mikaela Shiffrin.
WOMEN
Head Coach: Paul Kristofic
Team Manager: Chelsea Steinbach
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Eirik Hole
Women’s World Cup Speed
World Cup Speed Head Coach: Alberto Senigagliesi
Assistant Coach: Chris Knight
Assistant Coach: James Pollock
Ski Service: Ales Sopotnik
Ski Service: Mattia Giongo
Head Ski Service Lindsey Vonn: Heinz Haemmerle
Stoeckli Service Julia Mancuso and Stacey Cook: Primoz Gregoric
Women’s World Cup Technical
Mikaela Shiffrin
Head Coach: Mike Day
Assistant Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jeff Lackie
Atomic Ski Service: Kim Erlandsson
Physical Therapist: Lyndsay Young
Lila Lapanja and Resi Stiegler
Head Coach: Magnus Andersson
Assistant Coach: Karin Harjo
Ski Service: Vittorio Boggian
Women’s Europa Cup and Development
Head Coach: Thomas Erhard
Assistant Coach: Kris Shampeny
Ski Service: Andrea Adorno