U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 31 athletes that will represent the U.S. Snowboard Team across four disciplines at the 2023 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, Feb. 19 - March 5, 2023. 

The athletes nominated to the 2023 World Championships team bring a depth of talent at the World Cup, World Championship and Olympic level. With 15 Olympians on the roster along with several World Championship veterans, the athletes of the U.S. Snowboard Team look to be strong medal contenders across all disciplines.

The slopestyle team is led by 2-time Olympian and 2019 World Champion Chris Corning, coming off of a third place finish at the recent Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. He’s joined by fellow 2022 Olympian Sean FitzSimons, making his first World Championships appearance, along with Jake Canter and Brock Crouch. Corning, Canter and Crouch all landed in the top 10 in the Calgary Snow Rodeo, the last World Cup stop before the World Championships. They’ll seek to carry that momentum into Georgia. Over on the women’s side, Ty Schnorrbusch is making it a family affair, competing in slopestyle alongside her sister, Brianna, who will make her World Championships debut in snowboardcross. 2022 Olympian Courtney Rummel, Jade Thurgood and Rebecca Flynn round out the slopestyle team. 

Maddie Mastro is coming into World Championships on a hot streak after a pair of third place finishes at Mammoth and the Laax Open halfpipe competitions. She also scored a silver medal at X Games 2023, landing her signature double crippler at X Games for the first time. She looks to improve on her 2021 World Championships performance, where she took home second place, and bring home the gold in 2023. She’ll compete alongside 2022 Olympian Zoe Kalapos and Kinsley White.

The men’s halfpipe team will be represented by World Championship veterans Chase Josey, Chase Blackwell and Joey Okesson, along with 2022 Olympian Lucas Foster making his first appearance at World Championships.

The snowboardcross team talent runs deep with 2022 Olympic gold medalists Nick Baumgartner and Lindsey Jacobellis leading the squad. Jacobellis is the most dominant snowboardcross athlete in history, with three Olympic medals from five Olympic appearances, five World Championships titles and 31 World Cup wins. Faye Gulini and Jake Vedder each landed on the podium in second place at the most recent World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo earlier this month, and they’ll look to bring that heat into World Championships. Mick Dierdorff comes in with solid World Championships experience, taking home gold in both the men’s and team snowboardcross events at the 2019 World Championships. 2022 Olympian Stacy Gaskill rounds out the team along with Senna Leith and Brianna Schnorrbusch.

The alpine snowboard team will be led by 2022 Olympian Cody Winters, who finished in the top 10 at the recent Bansko, Bulgaria World Cup. World Championships veterans Ryan Rosencranz, Iris Pflum and Alexa Bullis will join him, along with Grace Domino, Dylan Udolf and Steven MacCutcheon, all competing at their first World Championships.

“We are bringing many of our up-and-coming stars along with several athletes on the team competing in their first World Championships,” said U.S. Snowboard Team Director Rick Bower. “Headlined by Lindsey Jacobellis who is a five-time World Champion and will be competing in her eighth World Championships, I’m looking forward to seeing what this younger group of athletes is capable of, especially when they have athletes like Lindsey showing the next generation how a champion operates.”

This year’s Snowboard World Championships will begin with alpine snowboard, with finals going down on Feb. 19 for parallel giant slalom and Feb. 21 for parallel slalom. Next, slopestyle finals will be on Feb. 27, followed by halfpipe finals on March 3. Snowboardcross individual events are up next, on March 3, with the team event going down the next day on March 4. Big air finals will close out World Champs on March 5. Fans can follow all of the action in Georgia live on Peacock and skiandsnowboard.live with tape-delayed action on NBC and CNBC.
 

2023 FIS SNOWBOARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM 
(hometown; club; USASA series; birthdate; previous World Championship teams)
*Denotes first World Championships team

Women’s Slopestyle Team

• Ty Schnorrbusch - (Monroe Township, New Jersey; Tru Snowboarding; Rocky Mountain Series 5/15/02; 2021)
• Rebecca Flynn - (Victoria, Minnesota; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/24/2006)*
• Courtney Rummel - (West Bend, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Advanced Ski & Snowboard Program; Midwest Best Series; 11/12/02)*
• Jade Thurgood - (Salt Lake City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 1/27/02; 2019, 2021)

Men’s Slopestyle Team

• Chris Corning - (Silverthorne, Colorado; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/7/99; 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Sean FitzSimons - (Hood River, Oregon; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; Central Oregon Series; 9/22/22)*
• Jake Canter (Silverthorne, Colorado; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen Snowmass Series; 7/9/03)*
• Brock Crouch - (Mammoth Mountain, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 8/22/99)*

Women’s Halfpipe Team

• Maddie Mastro - (Wrightwood, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2/22/00; 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Kinsley White - (Santa Clarita, California; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 6/19/03)*
• Zoe Kalapos (Avon, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/17/97; 2017, 2021)

Men’s Halfpipe Team

• Chase Blackwell - (Longmont, Colorado; Jim Smith Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/27/99; 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Joey Okesson - (Southbury, Connecticut; Okemo Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/23/02; 2021)
• Chase Josey - (Hailey, Idaho; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; Big Mountain West Series; 3/31/95; 2015, 2019,2021)
• Lucas Foster - (Telluride, Colorado; Jim Smith Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/17/99)*

Women’s Snowboardcross Team

• Faye Gulini - (Salt Lake City, Utah; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 3/24/92; 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)
• Lindsey Jacobellis - (Stratton Mountain, Vermont; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/19/85; 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Stacy Gaskill - (Golden, Colorado; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 5/21/00; 2019, 2021)
• Brianna Schnorrbusch - (Monroe Township, New Jersey; Gould Academy Competition Program; Maine Mountain Series; 1/30/2006)*

Men’s Snowboardcross Team

• Jake Vedder (Pinckney, Michigan; International Snowboard Training Center; Great Lakes Snow Series; 4/16/98; 2019, 2021)
• Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, Michigan; Superior Series; 12/17/81; 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
• Mick Dierdorff, (Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series;  4/30/1991; 2019, 2021)
• Senna Leith (Vail, Colorado; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/8/97; 2021)

Women’s Parallel Team

• Iris Pflum - (Minneapolis, Minnesota; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/13/03; 2021)
• Alexa Bullis - (Slinger, Wisconsin; Auburn Ski Club; Midwest Best Series; 3/1/00; 2019)
• Grace Domino - (Forest Lake, Minnesota; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/28/2006)*
• Kaiya Kizuka - (Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania; Ski Roundtop Racing Club; Mid Atlantic Series; 5/26/99; 2019, 2021)

Men's Parallel Team

• Cody Winters - (Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/20/00; 2019, 2021)       
• Dylan Udolf - (West Hartford, Connecticut; Stratton Winter Sports Club; Southern Vermont Series; 7/22/97)*
• Ryan Rosencranz - (Weston, Massachusetts; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/23/94; 2019, 2021)
• Steven MacCutcheon - (Vail, Colorado; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/7/87)*

2023 FIS World Snowboard Championships Live Coverage
All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change.

Sunday, Feb. 19
3:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s parallel giant slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Tuesday, Feb. 21
4:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, Feb. 22
4:00 a.m. - team parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Monday, Feb. 27
4:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s slopestyle finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, March 3
1:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s halfpipe finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboardcross - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 4
5:30 a.m. - team snowboardcross - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, March 5
5:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s big air finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

In Sunday’s World Championships men’s downhill, Erik Arvidsson led the way for the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team men with a 17th place finish.

“The skiing was really good. I stepped it up and left it all out there,” said Arvidsson. “I just had one costly mistake up top but that’s what happens when you are risking it and that’s what happens at World Championships when everyone is putting it on the line.”

The rest of the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team crew ended up in the top 30: Ryan Cochran-Siegle in 24th, Jared Goldberg in 26th and Travis Ganong in 28th.  

“I'm still struggling a little bit with blind dark turns ever since my crash in Kitzbuehel,” said Goldberg who went down hard in Kitzbuehel the day after his career-best fourth place finish there. “Everything's coming at me pretty fast, so all week I've been pushing through those barriers. Today I was trying the best I could to just push through things being pretty uncomfortable.”

It was another exciting day for team Norway, Switzerland and Canada. Swiss favorite and 2022 overall Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champion Marco Odermatt skied a flawless and aggressive downhill to win by almost half a second. The silver medal went to Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, and Canada continued its impressive World Championships with Cameron Alexander in third with a bronze.

The speed men will now travel back to the United States to rest and prepare for the upcoming speed series in Aspen, Colorado. The tech men take over, with the team event scheduled for February 14.

RESULTS
Men's downhill

2023 FIS World Ski Championships Live Coverage Presented by Stifel Schedule

All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change.

Sunday, Feb. 12
3:00 p.m. - men's downhill - NBC*

Tuesday, Feb. 14
6:15 a.m. - mixed team parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
11:00 a.m. - men's and women's parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, Feb. 14
6:00 a.m. - men's and women's parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Thursday, Feb. 16
4:00 a.m. - women's giant slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - women's giant slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, Feb. 17
4:00 a.m. - men's giant slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - men's giant slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, Feb. 18
4:00 a.m. - women's slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - women's slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
2:30 p.m. - women's giant slalom - NBC*

Sunday, Feb. 19
4:00 a.m. - men's slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - men's slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
3:00 p.m. - women's slalom - NBC*

*encore presentation 

Elizabeth Lemley claimed her third World Cup podium of the season and her career with a second place in Dual Moguls in Chiesa in Valmalenco Feb. 11. 

“Today was good,” said Lemley from the finish. “It was pretty cool [to get another podium ahead of World Champs], I’m definitely feeling more confident with this result. I’m looking forward to some rest and recovery.”

This marks the end of three weeks of back-to-back-to-back competition weekends and travel across three countries for the moguls crew. 

Lemley battled France’s Perrine Laffont in the Big Final, pushing her speed on the steep, technical course but tripped up just before the bottom air, crossing the line second. Laffont took the victory and Japan’s Anri Kawamura rounded out the podium in third. 

Four American women represented the U.S. in the Round of Eight: Lemley, Olivia Giaccio, Jaelin Kauf and Tess Johnson. Giaccio was having a day, skiing clean and strong and finished in fourth - tying her best World Cup result of the season so far. Kauf met Lemley in the Quarter Final in a round of American friendly fire. Both women pushed, Lemley made a line switch in the middle and Kauf backslapped off the bottom air, with Lemley ultimately taking the win to progress on. Kauf finished seventh. Johnson finished 16th aftering dueling Kauf in the Round of Eight.

Two American men progressed through to the Round of Eight: Dylan Walczyk and Cole McDonald. Walczyk skied true to his run all day, eventually making it to the Small Final where he met Canada’s Julien Viel. Viel took the victory and the third-place finish. Walczyk finished the day in fourth, his best result of the season so far. 

McDonald met Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury in the Round of Eight. The two men pushed each other, and although Kingsbury had a few bobbles in the middle, he took the round and progressed through, eventually finishing in second place. Japan’s Ikuma Horishima won the event for the men. McDonald finished 12th. 

Lulu Shaffer finished 25th, Dylan Marcellini finished 27th and Nick Page finished 31st. 

The moguls’ FIS World Cup tour takes a break for World Championships later this month and will return for World Cup Finals in Kazakhstan in March. 

RESULTS
Women’s Dual Moguls
Men’s Dual Moguls

The sun was shining down on the Meribel track for the World Championships downhill for another day on the perfect speed hill. The top U.S. skier was Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Bella Wright, who placed 19th. Teammate Breezy Johnson was having a great run, just mere tenths off the top time, but unfortunately did not finish.

“I was feeling good today. I tried to give it my all, but things happen when you are going for it,” said Johnson. “I just leaned in and lost track of my technical foundation a little bit.”

Swiss skier Jasmine Flury took home the gold, and just 0.04 seconds behind was Austrian skier Nina Ortlieb. Swiss skier Corinne Suter grabbed the bronze.

American athlete Tricia Mangan also raced and ended up in 23rd.

The women will now switch to the tech side with a team parallel, parallel, giant slalom and slalom in the coming week. The men will take on the downhill in Courchevel on Sunday to wrap up the speed events in the 2023 World Champs.

RESULTS
Women's downhill

2023 FIS World Ski Championships Live Coverage Presented by Stifel Schedule

All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change.

Saturday, Feb. 11
2:30 p.m. - women's super-G - NBC* 

Sunday, Feb. 12
5:00 a.m. - men's downhill - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
3:00 p.m. - men's downhill - NBC*

Tuesday, Feb. 14
6:15 a.m. - mixed team parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
11:00 a.m. - men's and women's parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, Feb. 14
6:00 a.m. - men's and women's parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Thursday, Feb. 16
4:00 a.m. - women's giant slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - women's giant slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, Feb. 17
4:00 a.m. - men's giant slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - men's giant slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, Feb. 18
4:00 a.m. - women's slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - women's slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
2:30 p.m. - women's giant slalom - NBC*

Sunday, Feb. 19
4:00 a.m. - men's slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - men's slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
3:00 p.m. - women's slalom - NBC*

*encore presentation 

Young up-and-coming skiers and snowboarders, eager to showcase their talent to the snowsports world, are currently competing at the 2023 U.S. Revolution Tour at Aspen Snowmass Resort in Aspen, Colo. This second of three Revolution Tour events this season showcase the next generation of skiers and snowboarders from across the country, in both slopestyle and halfpipe disciplines.

The U.S. Revolution Tour is a series designed to serve as a stepping stone for athletes looking to progress their career onto a more professional level. Entry into this series is based on criteria that will pre-qualify U.S. athletes into each competition. As a result of the competitors doing well at these events, they have the opportunity to be invited to the U.S. Grand Prix, Junior Worlds, USASA Nationals, as well as annual Project Gold Camps. Unless stated otherwise, athletes will compete in an open format, allowing a showcase of multiple varieties of talent. 

As snowboard halfpipe kicked off the tour yesterday, Feb. 9, we saw great results from U.S. Snowboard Team rookie athlete, Alessandro Barbieri, who put down a solid 92.00 for first place, as well as teammate Levko Fedorowycz, who earned himself in third place. On the women’s side, we had a total of nine Americans in the top-10, with Kinsley White in first, Kelly Berger in second, and Zoe Guerrero in third. 

On Feb. 10, the snowboard slopestyle women competed and nine found their way into the top-10. U.S. Snowboard Team athlete Courtney Rummel took home the win with a 76.50, followed by Rebecca Flynn in second, and Kaitlyn Adams in third. It was another strong showing for the men, as five found their way into the top-10. American Lucas Ferry took home first place and Liam Johnson was in second. 

Saturday, Feb.10th, U.S. athletes: Matt Labaugh, Kai Morris, Ben Fethke, Connor Ladd, and Hunter Carey are scheduled to compete. Labaugh is looking to compliment his decorated season, as he had a great showing in the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix finals in Mammoth last weekend.

To round out the weekend, U.S. ski athletes Jay Riccomini, Charlie Gnoza, and Konnor Ralph will compete in the Freeski Slopestyle event on Sunday, Feb. 12.

2023 U.S. Revolution Tour at Aspen Schedule 

Feb. 8-14, 2023 - slopestyle, halfpipe

Thursday, Feb. 9 - Snowboard halfpipe 

Friday, Feb. 10 - Snowboard slopestyle

Saturday, Feb. 11 - Freeski halfpipe 

Sunday, Feb. 12 - Freeski slopestyle 

Live Scoring and Results

https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/event-details.html?sectorcode=FS&eventid=52742&seasoncode=2023

And 

https://liveheats.com/events/98660

U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 18 athletes of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team that will compete at the 2023 FIS Cross Country World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia, Feb. 22 - March 6, 2023.

The 2023 World Championships will take place in the Julian Alps at the Planica Festival Arena, a venue that features both cross country and ski jumping venues. Throughout the 12 days of competition, more than 2,500 athletes and staff members from more than 60 countries will be present.

“We are very excited to bring this group of talented athletes to the World Championships in Planica,” said U.S. Cross Country Program Director, Chris Grover. “We will be arriving at the World Championships with a lot of momentum after finishing the previous period of World Cup with multiple podiums and a ranking of third overall in the World Cup Nation’s Cup. We also will be bringing a very experienced and knowledgeable staff that is dedicated to helping these athletes achieve peak performances at the Championships. Planica has been one of our favorite venues over the years and we are really looking forward to coming back to the Julian Alps.”

For the women, three-time Olympic medalist and four-time World Championship medalist Jessie Diggins, who has landed on the podium seven times in the 2022-23 season alone, leads the women’s team. Along with Diggins are veteran Rosie Brennan, who had a career-best Tour de Ski finish in fourth place overall and several top-10 results; Julia Kern who has nine top-10 finishes this season alone; and Olympians Hailey Swirbul, Novie McCabe, and Sophia Laukli. New to the World Championship roster is young but talented athletes Alayna Sonnesyn and Sydney Palmer-Leger. 

On the men’s side, Ben Ogden leads the charge. Ogden has found abundant success in the 2022-23 season, highlighted by a 13th-place finish at the Tour de Ski - the best-ever finish by a U.S. male. 2022 Winter Olympians Scott Patterson, JC Schoonmaker, Kevin Bolger, Luke Jager, and Gus Schumacher made the roster after finding their speed among the strong World Cup field. Zak Ketterson, Hunter Wonders, Johnny Hagenbuch, and David Norris will also travel to Slovenia; Patterson, Schumacher, and Wonders have consistently scored World Cup points throughout the 2022-23 season.

Planica will host six races, each playing to the various individual strengths of the U.S. team. The classic sprint on Feb. 23 will kick it off, followed by the men’s and women’s skiathlon on the 24th and 25th, the team sprint on Feb. 26, women’s 10k freestyle on Feb 28, men’s 15k on March 1, women’s 4x5k team relay on March 2, and the men’s 4x10k relay March 3. The World Champs will culminate with the 30k and 50k classic mass start on March 4 and 5. 

All events will stream LIVE on the skiandsnowboard.live platform, with live commentary from five-time Winter Olympian Kikkan Randall and Chad Samela, who is known for his “HERE COMES DIGGINS” call at the 2018 Winter Olympics. 

2023 FIS CROSS COUNTRY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

(Name, hometown, ski club/school, birthday, past World Championship teams)

*Denotes first World Championships team

Women

• Rosie Brennan (Anchorage, Alaska; Alaska Pacific University Ski Nordic Center; 12/21/88; 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Jessie Diggins (Afton, Minn.; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team; 8/26/91; 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Julia Kern (Waltham, Mass.; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team; 9/12/97; 2019, 2021)
• Sophia Laukli (Yarmouth, Maine; University of Utah; 6/8/00; 2021)
• Hailey Swirbul (Aspen, Colo.; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center; 7/10/98; 2021)
• *Novie McCabe (Winthrop, Wash.; Methow Valley Nordic Team/University of Utah; 12/15/01)
• *Alayna Sonnesyn (Stratton, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School, 6/22/96)
• *Sydney Palmer-Leger (Park City, Utah; Stratton Mountain School/University of Utah; 2/4/2002)

Men

• Ben Ogden (Landgrove, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team/University of Vermont; 2/13/00; 2021)
• Scott Patterson (Anchorage, Alaska; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center; 1/28/92; 2019, 2021)
• JC Schoonmaker (Tahoe City, Calif; Sugar Bowl Ski Team and Academy; 8/12/00; 2021)

• Kevin Bolger (Minocqua, Wisc.; Sun Valley Gold Team; 4/11/93; 2019, 2021)
• Hunter Wonders (Anchorage, Alaska; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center; 8/7/98; 2021)
• David Norris (Fairbanks, Alaska; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 12/12/90; 2019, 2021)
• Gus Schumacher (Anchorage, Alaska; Alaska Winter Stars; 7/25/00; 2021)
• *Luke Jager (Anchorage, Alaska; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center/University of Utah; 1/17/00)
• *Zak Ketterson (Bloomington, Minn; Team Birkie 4/2/97)
• *Johnny Hagenbuch (Ketchum, ID.; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, 10/1/01)

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

2023 FIS Cross Country Ski World Championships

Planica, Slovenia
 

Thursday, Feb. 23

6:00 a.m. ET - Sprint Qualification, Classic, Men’s and Women’s

8:30 a.m. ET - Sprint Finals, Classic, Men’s and Women’s

Friday, Feb. 24

9:30 a.m. ET - 30k Skiathlon, Classic/Skate, Men’s

Saturday, Feb. 25

8:00 a.m. ET - 15k Skiathlon, Classic/Skate, Women’s

Sunday, Feb. 26

5:30 a.m. ET - Team Sprint, Skate, Men’s and Women’s 

Tuesday, Feb. 28

6:30 a.m. ET - 10k, Skate, Women’s 

Wednesday, March 1 

6:30 a.m. ET - 15k, Skate, Men’s 

Thursday, March 2

6:30 a.m. ET - 4x5k Relay, Classic/Skate, Women’s

Friday, March 3

6:30 a.m. ET - 4x10k Relay, Classic/Skate, Men’s

Saturday, March 4

6:00 a.m. ET - 30k, Classic, Women’s

Sunday, March 5 

6:00 a.m. ET - 50k, Classic, Men’s 

U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 14 athletes that will represent the U.S. Freeski Team at the 2023 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, Feb. 19th - March 5th, 2023. 

The 2023 World Championship nominations include eight pro team and five rookie team freeskiers from across the U.S. With a total of five Winter Olympians and several athletes landing on the podium this season, the U.S. is headed into Georgia with strong talent and depth.

The World Championship team is highlighted by three-time Olympic medalist and two-time Olympic champion David Wise. Wise has had six World Championship starts, with one victory in Tryvann, Oslo, in 2013. Throughout Wise’s career, he has had 39 World Cup starts, with 18 podiums and 7 wins—every time Wise drops into the pipe he has a 46% chance of podiuming in the contest. As a veteran of the sport, the 32 year old is still giving his competitors a run for their money, with a World Cup podium and an X Games gold in this season alone. 

This year’s World Championships team also features Olympians Alex Ferreira, who was atop the podium in first place at the Snow Rodeo World Cup in Calgary, Canada, along with teammate Hanna Faulhaber, who earned third place for the women at the same event. Rookie team member Troy Podmilsak took home the third-place trophy at the first big air event of the season in Chur, Switzerland, as well as another rookie, Tristan Feinberg, who placed in the top five at the most recent Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, CA. 

2023 X Games big air gold medalist and X Games slopestyle silver medalist Mac Forehand is also on the 2023 World Champions roster and is looking to add more to his already successful season. Plus, slopestyle skier Rell Harwood has proven her comeback from an ACL injury by placing 9th in Mammoth. Both Forehand and Harwood will be joined by teammates, Cody Laplante, Hunter Henderson and Grace Henderson. Rookie member and X Games bronze medalist Svea Irving, the 2023 U.S. national champion, will be competing alongside three-time Olympian and World Champion Brita Sigourney, as well as rookie team member Riley Jacobs. Dylan Ladd of the professional halfpipe team will round out the men’s World Championships team.  

“The U.S. Freeski Team is looking forward to bringing a great mix of veteran and up-and-coming athletes to compete at the highest level in a new location that has invested in these sports and the skiing community as a whole,” said Freeski Director Skogen Sprang. “We look forward to showcasing our sports on the global stage and bringing creativity to the table.”

This year’s Freeski World Championships will begin with men’s and women’s slopestyle, with finals going down on Feb. 28. Next, halfpipe finals will be on March 4, and big air finals will close out World Champs on March 5. Fans can follow all of the action in Georgia live on Peacock and skiandsnowboard.live with tape-delayed action on NBC and CNBC.

2023 FIS FREESTYLE SKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM 

(hometown; club; USASA series; birthdate; previous World Championship teams)

*Denotes first World Championships team

Women’s Halfpipe Ski Team: 

• Hanna Faulhaber (Carbondale, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 9/04/04; 2021)
• Svea Irving (Winter Park, Colo.; Winter Park Freeride Team; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/27/02; 2021)
• Brita Sigourney (Carmel, Calif.; Intermountain Series; 1/17/90; 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Riley Jacobs (Oak Creek, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/14/2003)* 

Men’s Halfpipe Ski Team: 

• David Wise (Reno, Nev.; 6/30/90; 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Alex Ferreira (Aspen, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen/Snowmass Series; 8/14/94; 2019, 2021) 
• Tristan Feinberg (Aspen, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/23/2003)*
• Dylan Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.; Winter Park Competition Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 8/29/01)*

Women’s Slopestyle Ski Team: 

• Grace Henderson (Madbury, N.H.; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 4/28/01)*
• Rell Harwood (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 6/1/01; 2021)

Men’s Slopestyle Ski Team: 

• Mac Forehand (Winhall, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/4/01; 2019, 2021) 
• Troy Podmilsak (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 8/23/2004)*
• Hunter Henderson (Madbury, N.H.; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 12/28/2002)*
• Cody LaPlante (Truckee, Calif.; Squaw Valley Freestyle and Freeride Team; North Tahoe Series; 2/15/02; 2021)

2023 FIS Freeski World Championships Live Coverage Schedule
All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change

Feb. 28, 2023
4:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski slopestyle – Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

March 4, 2023
1:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski halfpipe – Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

March 5, 2023
1:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski big air – Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

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U.S. Freeski Team athlete Birk Irving (Winter Park, Colo.) had a very successful weekend at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain by not only winning the men’s halfpipe contest, but walking away with the National Championship award and the coveted FIS Halfpipe Ski World Cup Crystal Globe. 

Following the celebration of life of a fellow friend, husband, and U.S. Freeski Team athlete Kyle Smaine, Irving ultimately dedicated his finals day to Smaine. With Smaine there in spirit, Irving won his third contest of the season and took home his first-ever Crystal Globe. 

“I think it meant a lot to me because it was the first year that I gave it a real effort as well as had the potential to get the globe. Finals day itself was super special to me as well because I was surrounded by family, friends, and the warm spirit of Kyle. Yeah… it was just a super fulfilling moment for me.”

Irving scored a score of 94.00 (out of 100) to earn the top spot on the podium. In second place with a 93 was Canadian competitor Brendan Mackay, and rounding it out in 3rd was U.S.’s own David Wise with a 91.25. 

Irving was already the FIS points halfpipe leader heading into the Mammoth. In the 2022-23 season, Irving earned a second and sixth in the Calgary World Cups, first at the Copper Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, and took home an X Games silver medal. Irving will complete the World Cup tour 48 points above competitor Brendan Mackay, and 120 points above U.S. teammate Alex Ferreira. 

Additionally, with Irving’s Crystal Globe win, he and his younger sister, Svea Irving both earned the National Champion award for the U.S. Grand Prix World Cup Tour. Svea had an exceptional season, with a fourth place result at the Copper Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, a fifth and tenth place result in Calgary and a X Games bronze. 

Up next, the Irving siblings will compete in the Halfpipe World Championship in Bakuriani, Georgia, Feb. 19th - March 5th.

The sun was shining down on the Courchevel track once again, making way for a strong day of super-G racing. Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete River Radamus, fresh off his fourth place finish in the alpine combined, once again led the way for the men’s team, placing 16th from bib 34.

“This was definitely more of a speed skiers super-G, but mindset was the same: I am always skiing to win and be on the podium,” said Radamus. “I felt like I skied with the right approach and attacked as hard as I could.”

Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athletes Kyle Negomir and Ryan Cochran-Siegle were right behind Radamus, in 17th and 18th place, respectively. Travis Ganong finished in 30th.

“I am satisfied with the skiing more than the time," said Negomir after his first career World Championship start. "You had to be really aggressive on this course and in between my mistakes I was happy with my skiing."

It was an exciting day for team Canada with James Crawford taking home the gold medal by just 0.01 hundredths of a second above favorite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway. Third place went to French skier Alexis Pinturault as he comes off his gold medal-winning alpine combined event.

The women's downhill is up next on Saturday, Feb. 11. There will be a men’s and women’s training run on Feb. 10.

RESULTS
Men's super-G

2023 FIS World Ski Championships Live Coverage Presented by Stifel Schedule

All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change.

Saturday, Feb. 11
5:00 a.m. - women's downhill - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
2:30 p.m. - women's super-G - NBC* 

Sunday, Feb. 12
5:00 a.m. - men's downhill - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
3:00 p.m. - men's downhill - NBC*

Tuesday, Feb. 14
6:15 a.m. - mixed team parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
11:00 a.m. - men's and women's parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, Feb. 14
6:00 a.m. - men's and women's parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Thursday, Feb. 16
4:00 a.m. - women's giant slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - women's giant slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, Feb. 17
4:00 a.m. - men's giant slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - men's giant slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, Feb. 18
4:00 a.m. - women's slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - women's slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
2:30 p.m. - women's giant slalom - NBC*

Sunday, Feb. 19
4:00 a.m. - men's slalom (run 1) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. - men's slalom (run 2) - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
3:00 p.m. - women's slalom - NBC*

*encore presentation 

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named 16 athletes to represent the United States at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, Feb. 19 - March 5, 2023. 

The 2023 Freestyle World Ski Championships marks the first time freestyle aerials and moguls FIS-level competition will take place in Georgia. The venues were built specifically for the events and will be the first time they are used. The world’s best freestyle skiers are eager to share their passion with the country and establish a freestyle relationship with the Georgian snow scene. 

“This will be the first time freestyle competes at this level in the country of Georgia and we are excited to experience a new culture,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Freestyle Director Matt Gnoza. “We have heard great things about Georgia’s hospitality from our snowboard counterparts and I look forward to seeing how the new venues show off what our athletes can do. Our 2023 Freestyle World Ski Championships team is stacked with experienced talent, will feature some World Champs debuts, and everyone is especially motivated to get in those start gates.”

2022 Olympic mixed team aerials gold medalists Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld, and 2022 Olympic bronze medalist Megan Nick, lead a talented crew of aerials skiers. 2022 Olympians Kaila Kuhn and Winter Vinecki will each make their third World Ski Championships appearances. Quinn Dehlinger makes his second World Ski Championship appearance and rookie Derek Krueger will make his World Ski Championships debut. 

For moguls, Olympic silver and double World Championships medalist Jaelin Kauf leads her team of eight. 2022 Olympians Olivia Giaccio and Hannah Soar will make their third and second World Ski Championships appearances, respectively. Young gun Elizabeth Lemley, who earned her first two World Cup podiums this season, will make her World Championships debut. On the men’s side Nick Page and Dylan Walczyk will make their second and fifth World Ski Championships appearances, respectively. Dylan Marcellini and Cole McDonald will each make their World Ski Championships debuts. 

All events will live stream on skiandsnowboard.live and Peacock, with additional coverage to be announced on NBC/CNBC. 

2023 FIS FREESTYLE SKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

(Name; hometown; club; birthdate; past World Championships Teams)

*Denotes first World Championships team

Aerials / Mixed Team Aerials 
Women
Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, Va.; Elite Aerial Development Program; 9/14/93; 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Kaila Kuhn (Boyne City, Mich.; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 4/8/03; 2019, 2021)
Megan Nick (Shelburne, Vt,; Elite Aerial Development Program; 7/9/96; 2021)
Winter Vinecki (Gaylord, Mich.; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 12/18/98; 2019, 2021) 

Men 
Quinn Dellinger (Cincinnati, Ohio; Elite Aerial Development Program; 6/8/02; 2021)
Chris Lillis (Pittsford, N.Y.; Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team; 10/4/98; 2019, 2021)
Derek Krueger ((Cleveland, Ohio; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 6/2/03)*
Justin Schoenefeld (Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Elite Aerial Development Program; 8/13/98; 2021)

Moguls / Dual Moguls 
Women
Elizabeth Lemley (Vail, Colo.; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 1/22/06)*
Jaelin Kauf (Alta, Wyo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 9/26/96; 2017, 2019, 2021)
Hannah Soar (Somers, Conn.; Killington Mountain School; 6/4/99; 2021)
Olivia Giaccio (Redding, Conn.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 8/15/00; 2017, 2019)

Men
Nick Page (Park City, Utah; Wasatch Freestyle Foundation; 8/1/02; 2021)
Cole McDonald (Park City, Utah; Wasatch Freestyle; 3/6/03)*
Dylan Walczyk (Rochester, N.Y.; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 6/25/93; 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Dylan Marcellini (Walnut Creek, Calif.; Wasatch Freestyle; 9/29/02)* 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

2023 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships
Bakuriani, Georgia

Sunday, Feb. 19
Mixed Team Aerials

Tuesday, Feb. 21
Men’s and Women’s Aerials Qualifications

Wednesday, Feb. 22
Men’s and Women’s Aerials Finals

Saturday, Feb. 25
Men’s and Women’s Moguls Qualifications and Finals

Sunday, Feb. 26
Men’s and Women’s Dual Moguls Qualifications and Finals

2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships Live Coverage
All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change

Feb. 19, 2023
5:30 a.m. - mixed team aerials - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Feb. 22, 2023
5:00 a.m. - men's and women's aerials finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Feb. 25, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's moguls finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Feb. 26, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's dual moguls - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live