In the Wengen, Switzerland Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup super-G, Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Ryan-Cochran Siegle skied to a fast sixth-place finish, his best super-G result of the season.

“Today's result is good from where I have been at," said 2022 Olympic super-G medalist Cochran-Siegle. "I am trying to build more confidence and become more of a competitor."

The Swiss fans came out in the thousands to cheer on the racers on the infamous Lauberhorn track. The conditions were variable as the sun filtered in and out causing spring-like snow conditions on a straight-set course. There were many course holds as the weather became a larger force for those who ran later.

“I think they did an impressive job with the challenging weather we have had,” said Cochran-Siegle. “I think the fact that Aleksander Kilde ran 15 and was able to come down into first was impressive.”

Norwegian skier Aleksander Kilde continued his hot streak of speed skiing with the win on the Lauberhorn track. Swiss skier Stefan Rogentin took second place on home turf with teammate Marco Odermatt adding more podiums to his name in third place.

Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Travis Ganong was the next best U.S. skier and ended in the top 20, in 17th place. Erik Arvidsson finished in 35th, Kyle Negomir in 39th, Bryce Bennett in 40th and Jared Goldberg did not finish.

The men will switch to downhill on Saturday, followed by a slalom on Sunday. The women’s speed team is in action with two super-Gs this weekend in St. Anton, Austria.

RESULTS
Men's super-G

HOW TO WATCH

Saturday, Jan 14, 2023
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Women's super-G, St. Anton, Austria, streaming on peacock.com
6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's downhill, Wengen, Switzerland, streaming on skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, Jan 15, 2023
4:15 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's slalom, first run, Wengen, Switzerland, streaming on skiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Women's super-G, first run, St. Anton, Austria, streaming on peacock.com
4:15 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's slalom, second run, Wengen, Switzerland, streaming on skiandsnowboard.live

The club athletes led the way on the final day of the U.S. Freestyle Selection Events in Winter Park, Colo. Landon Wendler of the Wasatch Freestyle/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club was atop the podium for the men and Lulu Shaffer of Park City Ski & Snowboard Club/Stratton Mountain School won for the women in the dual moguls competition. Today wasn't all about the podiums - several athletes earned World Cup starts, many of them for the first time, in the upcoming FIS World Cup events in Canada and Utah. 

It was a day to celebrate the young talent in the moguls community, with over ten athletes qualifying for World Cup starts. "I am really excited to have the young athletes involved. I am looking forward to taking them onto the tour and letting them get a taste of World Cup and competing against the best in the world," Coach Bryon Wilson said. "I think we have a really strong team and I look forward to the next competition." 

On the women's side, Shaffer ended the week qualifying for both the Val St-Come World Cup and the Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley. "I am so excited! This is something that I have been working towards for a really long time and at most points in my life did not think it would happen. To be here is pretty surreal and I am really grateful," Shaffer said. 

For the men, Wendler was on top, and right there with him was Peyton Billeisen of Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club in second. For Wendler, it may have taken a few years, but he's back in the World Cup circuit qualifying for both Val St-Come and Deer Valley based on his results from the week. "I'm really excited to have the chance again in Deer Valley! It's been a couple of rough years. I feel like I finally earned it, and I made my way back to the World Cup!" 

For Billeisen, he ended the day speechless. "I thought this would take a lot longer," when asked about qualifying for his first-ever World Cup in Deer Valley. "The event started out a little rocky, but I picked it up and... I'm speechless, I don't even know what to say," said Billeisen. 

For the U.S. Freestyle D-Team athletes, Dylan Marcellini and Alli Macuga were both third, respectively. Both in the small final battling it out for the third place, Marcellini competed against Ski and Snowboard Club Vail club athlete, Lucas Nash with Macuga against Park City Ski and Snowboard club athlete, Kylie Kariotis.

Moving forward, athletes will rest over the weekend before either traveling to Canada or training for the next set of competitions. 

RESULTS

Men

Women

QUALIFIED FOR WORLD CUP

Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort 

Men

• Ryan Tam - Olympic Valley Freestyle Team
• Garrett Marley - Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
• Landon Wendler - Wasatch Freestyle/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
• Peyton Billeisen - Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
• Charlie Mickel - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Dylan Marcellini - U.S Freestyle D-Team

Women

• August Davis - Park City Ski and Snowboard
• Lulu Shaffer - Park City Ski and Snowboard/ Stratton Mountain School
• Kasey Hogg - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Alli Macuga - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Kylie Kariotis - Park City Ski and Snowboard

Val St-Come Freestyle World Cup  

Men

• Charlie Mickel - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Dylan Marcellini - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Landon Wendler - Wasatch Freestyle/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Women

• Alli Macuga - U.S Freestyle D-Team
• Lulu Shaffer - Park City Ski and Snowboard/ Stratton Mountain School

U.S. Freestyle D-Team athletes are back on top of the podium in Winter Park, Colo., for day two of the U.S. Freestyle Selection Events. Alli Macuga was first for the second time in a row and teammates Dylan Marcellini and Charlie Mickel shared the podium in first and third. 

It was yet another cold and windy day but the U.S. Freestyle Team athletes dug deep and put several Americans within the top ten. 

For the women's event, over 60 competitors took to the mogul course for the second time in three days. With six out of the top ten spots filled by Americans, including club team athletes, the day was officially won by D-team athlete Macuga, who won the same event two days earlier on Jan. 9. Macuga, who reflected on it being "another great day in Winter Park" emphasized how everyone on her team crushed it, staff and coaches included. "Everyone crushed it today. The event was amazing and I am looking forward now to Deer Valley and seeing what I can throw down there."

D-team athlete Kasey Hogg was sixth overall, snagging another top ten result. Club team athletes, Kylie Kariotis and Kassidy Lynch were second and third, respectively. 

On the men's side, Marcellini put all the pieces together and came out on top, winning the first FIS moguls event of his career. "It's hard to even put into words right now. It means so much to come out here and get this done. It's been such a long time coming and I couldn't be happier with how today went," said Marcellini. 

Sharing the podium with Marcellini in third was teammate Mickel, who won the event two days prior. "I am really excited to get another podium today and it feels good to be skiing consistent runs," said Mickel. "Now, I'm looking forward to the World Cups in the future - going to make some more finals, hopefully, take home a dub!" Landon Wender, a club team athlete, was second. 

With the podium results today, Mickel, Marcellini and Macuga have secured spots in the upcoming domestic World Cup, the 2023 Intermountain Health Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort. 

RESULTS

Women

Men

It was another successful night of slalom for the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team under the lights at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Flachau, Austria. Mikaela Shiffrin secured her 130th World Cup podium with a second place and Paula Moltzan continued her strong season with a fifth place.

Shiffrin skied to a fast second place after first run with 0.17 separating her run from Petra Vlhova of Slovakia in first place, and again skied a solid second run, but it wasn't quite enough to bump Vlhova from first. Lena Duerr of Germany took third. Shiffrin was also feeling under the weather with some stomach issues throughout the race.

“I don’t feel very well but no matter what Petra skied amazing tonight and deserves this victory,” said Shiffrin. “It was a little difficult this evening to perform but I did feel some turns that were good.”

Shiffrin is still on the verge of breaking the 82-World Cup win record that she currently shares with American skier Lindsey Vonn. Shiffrin just tied the record this week in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

Moltzan skied a blazing second run to bump herself up from 10th place to just off the podium in fourth. “I am really happy to end a crazy tech series with a top five in slalom,” said Moltzan. “It feels good to build consistency and have fun while doing it.”

Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Nina O’Brien also closed out a strong series, scoring World Cup points with her 24th place. Teammate Lila Lapanja had great first and second runs and finished out the day in 23rd.  Ava Sunshine did not finish first run, Katie Hensien and Zoe Zimmerman did not qualify for a second run in, ending the day in 32nd and 41st, respectively. 

The next women’s World Cup is a speed event in St. Anton, Jan. 14-15.

RESULTS
Women's slalom

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 44 student-athletes who will represent the United States in five different sports at the 2023 FISU World University Games in Lake Placid, N.Y., Jan 12-22, 2023. 

The FISU Winter World University Games, which occurs biannually, is the largest multi-sport collegiate event in the world after the Winter Olympics. This year, student-athletes will compete in Lake Placid and represent their countries in the same venues as the 1972 Winter Olympic Games.

The World University Games dates back to 1923 and has since brought together college students between the ages of 17-25 to compete in multiple sports in one centralized location. This year, nearly 1,500 athletes from 43 different countries will compete in 12 disciplines: cross country skiing, alpine skiing, biathlon, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, nordic combined, ski jumping, curling, short and long track speed skating and snowboarding. Throughout the 10 days of competition, 86 events will take place with over 250 medal opportunities. 

ROSTERS (Name - University - Birthdate)

Alpine

Women

• Carissa Cassidy - Colby College - 08/20/2002
• Sophia Tozzi - Middlebury College - 09/12/2003
• Ainsley Proffit - University of Alaska Anchorage - 03/21/2001 
• Mia Hunt - Denver University - 03/21/2001
• Tegan Wold - Montana State University - 01/11/2003
• Charlotte Maurer - Colby College - 02/3/2001
• Ella Spear - Colby College - 03/28/2001
• Kaitlyn Harsch - University of Colorado - 01/1/2001
• Cheyenne Brown - Colorado Mountain College - 11/26/1999
• Ashley Humphreys - Colby-Sawyer College - 01/4/2000

Men

• Jacob Dilling - University of Colorado - 10/19/1999
• Tanner Perkins - Montana State University - 05/18/2001
• Jeremy Mathers - University of Utah - 07/22/2001
• Spencer Wright - Boston College - 06/29/1999
• Nicolas Richeda - Middlebury College - 03/12/2002
• Oliver Parazette - University of Utah - 03/6/2002
• Jack Reich - University of Colorado - 06/10/2022
• Hunter Eid - University of Alaska Anchorage - 02/22/2001

Cross Country 

Women

• Anabel Needham - Michigan Tech - 01/8/2001
• Nina Seemann - Dartmouth College - 10/20/2002
• Kendall Kramer - University of Alaska Fairbanks - 06/26/2002
• Sophia Mazzoni - Montana State University - 03/29/2001
• Lucinda Anderson - University of New Hampshire - 12/3/2000
• Renae Anderson - Bowdoin College - 09/15/1998
• Annie McColgan - University of Vermont - 01/23/2002
• Erin Bianco - Colby College - 10/8/1998

Men

• John Steel Hagenbuch - Dartmouth College - 10/1/2001
• Will Koch - University of Colorado - 02/21/2002
• Finn Sweet - University of Vermont - 03/18/2002
• Gregory Burt - University of Vermont - 2002
• Adam Witkowski - Michigan Tech University - 02/12/2000
• Alexander Maurer - University of Colorado - 08/15/2002
• Garrett Butts - Alaska Pacific University - 02/16/2001
• Cameron Wolfe - Dartmouth College - 10/23/2000

Parallel Snowboarding 

Women

• Alexa Bullis - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - 03/1/2000
• Kaiya Kizuka - Penn State - 05/26/1999
• Mika Kizuka - Lehigh University - 01/22/2002
• Cecelia Jones - Denver University - 10/20/2001

Men

• Hunter Bernard - Springfield College - 10/23/2000
• William Massie - Penn State - 12/2/2000

Snowboardcross

Women

• Abigail Benser - Westminster College - 09/1/2001
• Paige Hughes - Northhampton Community College - 06/5/2004

Men

• Hunter Bernard - Springfield College- 10/23/2000

Skicross

• Jack Mitchell - Mission Ridge Ski Education Foundation - 03/3/2003

Find the World University Games schedule HERE.

Three U.S. resorts to host the next generation of freeskiers and snowboarders for 2023 Revolution Tour

PARK CITY, Utah (Jan. 11, 2023) – U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the return of the U.S. Revolution Tour (Rev Tour) for the 2023 season to three world-class resorts: Copper Mountain, Colo., Mammoth Mountain, Calif., and Aspen Snowmass, Colo. The Rev Tour is an annual competition tour for up-and-coming freeskiers and snowboarders in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air.

For 19 years, the Rev Tour has served as a stepping stone for athletes transitioning from competing at the grassroots level to the elite level of freeskiing and snowboarding. At each stop of the Tour, some of the world's most promising competitors have the opportunity to compete at professional-level venues and terrain parks. 

To earn a spot on the Rev Tour, athletes must pre-qualify based on criteria for each contest. The Tour is focused on skiers and riders aged 13-19 years old and awards the top athletes with invitations to elite competitions, including the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, FIS Junior World Championships and USASA Nationals, and Project Gold camps. 

Competition formats vary based on location and event, but skiers and riders compete in open class unless otherwise specified. Athletes must be 13 years of age or older to be eligible to compete at the Rev Tours and athletes must hold a current U.S. Ski & Snowboard competitor membership and FIS license. 

U.S. Ski & Snowboard also continues the Tour with the support of long-standing partnerships, including working with USASA and The Futures Tour, a joint venture between USASA and U.S. Ski & Snowboard. USASA provides an avenue for athletes to qualify for the Rev Tour, as well as solidify their prequalified spot for the 2023-24 season. 

2023 Revolution Tour Stops

Copper Mountain – Jan. 23-27, 2023

The Rev Tour season will kick off at the Athlete’s Mountain the last week of January. Skiers and boarders will compete on venues in the Woodward Mountain Park including the large jump line in Central Park and the 22-foot Superpipe. The Rev Tour at Copper Mountain will be the first stop of the 2023 U.S. NorAm calendar for snowboard and freeski slope and pipe. Copper is the Official Training Center for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team, facilitating training for athletes who are competing for FIS points and NorAm standings. 

Aspen Snowmass – Feb. 8-14, 2023 

The Rev Tour has partnered with the Aspen Open for the fourth time to host a Rev Tour at Buttermilk in Aspen, Colo. The Rev Tour at Aspen Open will kick things off with halfpipe and slopestyle contests. Athletes will compete on the X Games Aspen courses, providing a taste of what it takes to compete at top freeski and snowboard competitions. 

Mammoth Mountain – March 16-21, 2023

For the third stop of the Rev Tour, athletes will travel to the west coast to compete at one of the nation’s premier ski and snowboard resorts, Mammoth Mountain. Mammoth will host contests in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air on the same course as the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, a FIS World Cup. Mammoth Mountain has long served as a training ground for U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes, providing world-class slopestyle, big air and halfpipe venues. This year, athletes will compete in the world-renowned Unbound Main Terrain Park and the 22-foot pro halfpipe. 

SCHEDULE

Copper Mountain, Colo.

Jan. 23-27, 2023 - slopestyle, halfpipe 

Tuesday, Jan. 24
Freeski slopestyle 

Wednesday, Jan. 25
Freeski halfpipe

Thursday, Jan. 26
Snowboard slopestyle

Friday, Jan. 27
Snowboard halfpipe 

Aspen Snowmass, Colo.

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 

Mammoth Mountain, Calif.

March 16-21, 2023 - slopestyle, halfpipe and big air 

Friday, March 17
Snowboard halfpipe

Saturday, March 18
Snowboard slopestyle 

Sunday, March 19
Snowboard big air
Freeski halfpipe 

Monday, March 20
Freeski slopestyle

Tuesday, March 21
Freeski big air 

The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team has announced the 17 athletes who will represent the United States in the 2023 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria from Jan. 19-25, 2023.

The 2023 squad is comprised of Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athletes from the B, C and D teams, as well as top U.S. Ski & Snowboard club program athletes from across the nation. The U.S. has a history of strong results at the Junior World Championships. Last season, Isaiah Nelson took home gold in the super-G, Ava Sunshine a silver in super-G and Lauren Macuga a bronze in downhill. 

Many of the athletes named already have had successful seasons so far. On the women’s side, both Sunshine and Zoe Zimmerman scored slalom World Cup points, and Lauren Macuga also scored World Cup points. Stella Johansson took second in a Europa Cup giant slalom and Mary Bocock, Kjersti Moritz and Tatum Grosdidier have all had podium results in NorAm Cup competition. On the men’s side, Cooper Puckett had a recent NorAm slalom win and Jay Poulter snagged a NorAm slalom podium.

“This year’s Junior World Championship team is a remarkable group of athletes who have already achieved tremendous results at the World Cup, Europa Cup and NorAm levels in their young careers,” said Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team Development Director Chip Knight. “With half of the team returning from last year and two medalists among them, we are looking forward to going to St. Anton to compete for medals, top-10 results and the Marc Holder overall team title.”

The 2023 Junior Worlds will once again include downhill, team alpine combined and mixed team events, along with super-G, giant slalom and slalom events for both men and women. Live timing will be provided by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

2023 FIS ALPINE JUNIOR WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

Name, Hometown; Club (Birthdate)

Women:
Mary Bocock – Salt Lake City, UT; Rowmark/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (07/10/2003)
Tatum Grosdidier – Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (07/24/2004)
Stella Johansson – Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski Club (09/02/2003)
Lauren Macuga – Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (07/04/2002)
Kjersti Moritz – Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (11/28/2004)
Liv Moritz – Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (11/28/2004)
Dasha Romanov – Thornton, CO; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (03/05/2003)
Ava Sunshine – Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (06/20/2002)
Zoe Zimmerman – Gilford, NH; Burke Mountain Academy/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (05/16/2002)

Men:
Justin Bigatel – Park City, UT; Burke Mountain Academy/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (04/29/2003)
Finnigan Donley – Anchorage, AK; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (02/28/2005)
Camden Palmquist – Eagan, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team/Team Summit Colorado/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (04/15/2003)
Oliver Parazette – Jackson, WY; University of Utah (03/06/2002)
Jay Poulter – Stratton, VT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/Stratton Mountain School, Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (07/01/2003)
Cooper Puckett – Steamboat, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (03/31/2003)
Hunter Salani – Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (02/25/2005) 
Ryder Sarchett – Ketchum, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation/Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team (07/28/2003)

ST. ANTON 2023 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

January 17 – Downhill Training
January 18 – Downhill Training
January 19 – Men’s and Women’s Downhill
January 20 – Men’s and Women’s Super-G
January 20 – Men’s and Women’s Team Alpine Combined
January 21 – Women’s Giant Slalom
January 22 – Men’s Giant Slalom
January 23– Mixed Team Parallel
January 24 – Women’s Slalom
January 25 – Men’s Slalom 

More event information can be found here. 

The U.S. Freestyle D-Team moguls athletes filled the podium spots for both men and women on the first day of the U.S. Freestyle Selection Events in Winter Park, Colo. Alli Macuga and Charlie Mickel won the day with their teammates right there with them on the podium.

For the men, Mickel "really went for it" and came out on top. On top of the podium in third was fellow National team athlete Dylan Marcellini. "Today definitely went well for qualifiers and finals, I did what I needed to do to get into the next round and it worked out!" said Mickel. "Definitely means a lot to win this event because it's all the top U.S. guys and it feels good to be on top!"

"I want to give a huge thanks to the Winter Park Competition Center for putting up a great event today," said Dylan Marcellini. "The course was awesome, the jumps were great and I was glad to see it!"

On the women's side, four-time NorAm podium and two-time Junior World Championships podium finisher, Macuga, was once again on top to cap off day one. "First, I want to thank everyone here for putting on a great event," Macuga said, post-competition. "Stoked to see the athletes putting down some really good runs and I'm excited to see what they have for the rest of the days to come!" Right there with Macuga was the 2021 U.S. National Moguls Champion, Kasey Hogg in second. 

"It was an awesome day out there," said Hogg. "The course was better than ever this year and we had great competition. Super excited to be here and excited for the rest of the competition!" 

Also on the podium were U.S. club athletes, LuLu Shaffer in third for the women and Landon Wendler in second for the men. 

The U.S. Freestyle Selection Events are used to qualify skiers to earn starts in the U.S. World Cups and the NorAm competitions. The top regional mogul and dual mogul athletes from the U.S. Ski & Snowboard member clubs, along with athletes from Australia, Japan, The Netherlands, Italy, and the U.S. Freestyle Team are in Winter Park to compete. 

Competition resumes on Wednesday, Jan. 11 for the moguls event, followed by dual moguls on Thursday, Jan. 12. 

JAN. 9th RESULTS 

Women

Men

Stifel U.S. Alpine Team athlete Ben Ritchie secured a 26th place in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom in Adelboden on Sunday. Ritchie started 42nd and was able to squeeze his way into a second run, a feat considering the deterioration of the course at his bib number.

“It’s a little bittersweet, first run was really tough with the conditions, it was warm and big ruts so I was happy to get a second run,” said Ritchie. “I was happy with my skiing second run just a dumb mistake towards the end, but still happy to get some points.”

Former U.S. Ski Team member and now Greek athlete, AJ Ginnis, had a solid day landing in 20th place, moving up from bib 48. The day’s winners included a one-two podium by the young Norwegians Lucas Braathen in first, and Atle Lie McGrath in second. Germany’s Linus Strasser took third place.

The Swiss crowds again showed up by the thousands to pack the finish stadium and cheer on their favorite racers. The weather did not bring much sunshine, but instead a bit of rain. Regardless the atmosphere was indescribable.

Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athletes Luke Winters and Jett Seymour also raced, Winters did not finish first run and Seymour landed in 56th first run after hiking.  

“I think the whole U.S. slalom team is skiing really great," said Ritchie. "A little bit of bad luck this season but we had one good result by Luke and there are more coming."

The slalom team will have another chance at slalom in Wengen, Switzerland on Jan. 15th.

RESULTS
Men's slalom

Today was a day for career-bests and rewriting history. Sophia Laukli nabbed her best-ever World Cup result, Ben Ogden made history with the top finish by a U.S. male in the Tour de Ski and Rosie Brennan finished top five overall through the seven stages.

The Final Climb

To cap off the grueling Tour de Ski, the final stage took the athletes still in contention up the Alpe Cermis resort, a 10k course that approaches nearly 30 degrees of steepness at points. The Final Climb course is considered the hardest course on the FIS World Cup circuit as it winds up 10k of alpine terrain with grades that one typically only skis down, not up. 

Laukli, or as her teammates call her, the "uphill queen" left it all out on the course and finished the day in third, skiing to her first career World Cup podium and the best result of her career. Throughout the race, Laukli made pivotal moves that left the women around her shocked.

Laukli, also a professional trail runner, is all too familiar with steep elevation gain in short distances, making the Final Climb far less intimidating. Her experience with steep grades, pushing it through intense elevation gain and just being an overall great skier, led her to make the move onto the podium for the first time in her career. 

“This result is really motivating and it’s so fun to end the Tour on this race. Today topped it all off for sure and I’ll savor this feeling forever!” Laukli said, post-race. 

For the women, the entire team made it to the top and three were in the top ten. Laukli made it to the top of the mountain in third, Jessie Diggins fifth and Brennan sixth. As seen in the last several hundred meters, it was a fight with Diggins and Brennan less than a second apart and only 53 seconds back from the winner, Delphine Claudel of France. Julia Kern crossed the line in 21st and Alayna Sonnesyn in 35th. 

An important note - all women who started the tour for the U.S., finished. 

For the men, Scott Patterson kept his momentum up the hill and ended the day in 14th place, leading the men in the final stage. "It was hard, it's been a long tour but it's been pretty good. I am happy with it and I'm psyched for what's next," said Patterson.

Not far behind was Ogden in 24th, Hunter Wonders in 32nd, Gus Schumacher 33rd and Finn O'Connell in 47th. Zak Ketterson, JC Schoonmaker and Kevin Bolger did not race the final stage of the Tour. 

Overall Tour de Ski Standings

For the overall Tour de Ski standings, history was made. Ogden finished in 13th, marking the best result of any U.S. in Tour de Ski history. The young American skier has made a rapid push to become a strong and consistent contender on the World Cup circuit and his overall result shows why he deserves to be at the top. 

For the women, Brennan was a force throughout the entire seven stages and finished fourth overall, an incredible feat for the team. Brennan was consistent throughout the Tour - she never ventured past 15th place and had several top-ten finishes, her best being fourth place in the 15k classic mass start in Val di Fiemme, Italy. 

"I got a split in the middle of the climb that I was moving up in the overall, so I got a second wind and made it to the top," said Brennan in a post-race interview. "I am finally starting to come around and it's a good sign for the future!" 

Now, the team will rest before they head to the next set of races.