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2024-25 U.S. Ski Jumping Team Announced

By USA Nordic
September, 17 2024
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Jason Colby competes during the 2023-24 season.

PARK CITY, Utah (Sept. 17, 2024) – U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 17 athletes who have accepted their nominations to the 2024-25 U.S. Ski Jumping Team for the 2024-25 season. 

Casey Larson, Erik Belshaw and Tate Frantz lead this year's men’s A Team. Two-time Olympian Larson is coming off of a shoulder injury this past summer, and will return to the hill in October for U.S. Nationals. Erik Belshaw had a personal best season in 2024-25, securing a silver medal at the Junior World Championship, becoming the first ever U.S. male ski jumper to medal at the event. And coming off last year’s personal best season, Frantz made a notable jump from last year's D Team, highlighted by his top 20 finish at the Ski Flying World Championships in Kulm, Austria last season. 

Annika Belshaw and Paige Jones lead the women’s team on the B Team. Annika Belshaw had more than 10 top-30 finishes in the World Cup competitions last season, while Jones had an impressive fourth place at the Intercontinental event in Lillehammer, Norway in December last year. 

“I am really excited about the upcoming season. The team has put in a lot of work during the offseason, and their growth has been incredible. They’re focused, motivated, and ready to compete at a high level,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Ski Jumping Sport Director Anders Johnson. “I believe we're just scratching the surface of what they can achieve. I’m confident that if we keep this momentum going, we’re going to have a strong year ahead. The athletes are eager to get out there and prove themselves.” 

The 2024-25 FIS World Cup season will kick off for both men and women in Lillehammer, Norway on Nov. 22, 2024 on the large hill. The World Cup will come back stateside for a World Cup in Lake Placid, New York Feb. 6-8, 2025, where both men and women will compete. It will be the first time in history that U.S. women will have competed at a World Cup on home soil. The World Championships will be held in Trondheim, Norway from Feb. 27 - March 8, 2025. 

2024-25 U.S. Ski Jumping Team

(Hometown; Club; College; Birthdate)

A TEAM

Men

  • Erik Belshaw (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 8/23/2004)
  • Tate Frantz (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation; 3/28/2005)
  • Casey Larson (Barrington, IL; Norge Ski Club; University of Utah; 12/16/1998)
B TEAM

Women

  • Annika Belshaw (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 6/13/2002)
  • Paige Jones (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; University of North Dakota; 8/30/2002)

Men

  • Decker Dean (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 8/8/2000)
  • Andrew Urlaub (Eau Claire, WI; Flying Eagles Ski Club; University of Utah; 4/12/2001)
C TEAM

Women

  • Estella Hassrick (Madison, WI; Blackhawk Ski Club; 5/21/2006)
  • Josie Johnson (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 10/3/2006)
  • Samantha Macuga (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Dartmouth College; 2/17/2001)
  • Sandra Sproch (Chicago, IL; Norge Ski Club; 11/9/2007)

Men

  • Kevin Bickner (Wauconda, IL; Norge Ski Club; 9/23/1996)
  • Jason Colby (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 3/30/2006)
D TEAM

Men

  • Schuyler Clapp (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation; 9/4/2006)
  • Maxim Glyvka (Fox River Grove, IL; Norge Ski Club; 3/26/2006)
  • Sawyer Graves (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 9/30/2008)
  • Henry Loher (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation; 7/5/2008)
2024-25 SKI JUMPING COACHES AND STAFF
  • Chief of Sport: Anouk Patty
  • Ski Jumping Program Director: Anders Johnson
  • Men’s Ski Jumping Head Coach: Tore Sneli
  • Women’s Ski Jumping Head Coach: Trevor Edlund
  • Women’s Ski Jumping Assistant coach: Line Jahr
  • Men’s Ski Jumping Assistant Coach: Espen Røe
  • Ski Jumping Team Service Technician: Anders Ladehaug 
  • Ski Jumping Media Coordinator: Cara Larson
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Cara Larson, USA Nordic Media Coordinator
cara@usanordic.org

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