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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces Nominations for World Cup Period 1

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Jessie Diggins races in Ruka, Finland, in the opening races of the 2021/2022 season.

Chris Grover, Cross Country Program Director for the U.S. Ski Team, announced nominations for Period 1 World Cup racing earlier this summer. He did so on behalf of a 15-person working group, whose nominations were then reviewed and approved by a discretionary selection review group.

Period 1 includes the first four weekends of the 2022/2023 World Cup season. It features three historic venues in Scandinavia, then a move south to Davos for what are traditionally somewhat sunnier climes than, say, northern Finland.

Here are the 11 season-opening races for which nominations have been made. Given the World Cup circuit’s recent adoption of equal-distance racing, Period 1 will feature a number of notable firsts: first-ever World Cup 20-kilometer pursuit, 20-kilometer skiathlon, 20-kilometer interval-start, etc. The mixed relay in Beitostølen will technically be the second-ever 4 x 5km mixed relay, following the inaugural one at World Cup Finals in Falun this March.

Screenshot from FIS site. December 2nd is actually a Friday; there are not two races on Saturday, December 3rd.

Nominations for the races are below, organized by race format rather than strictly chronologically. Note that these are nominations, not a full start list; reigning SuperTour leader Adam Martin is unlikely to collect on his start rights, for example, given that he retired from professional skiing this spring. Actual start lists will be available from U.S. Ski & Snowboard much closer to the races themselves.

SPRINTS: Ruka Sprint C, Lillehammer Sprint F, Beitostølen Sprint C, Davos Sprint F

Men

Adam Martin                            Objective          21-22 Overall SuperTour Leader

JC Schoonmaker                        Objective          19th 21-22 Sprint World Cup

Ben Ogden                                Objective          30th 21-22 Sprint World Cup

Kevin Bolger                             Discretion         39 Sprint Points 21-22 Season

Luke Jager                                Discretion         17 Sprint Points 21-22 Season

Logan Diekmann                       Discretion         2021-22 Season Sprint Racing

Zak Ketterson                           Alternate          2021-22 Season Sprint Racing

Gus Schumacher                       Alternate          2021-22 Season Sprint Racing

Women

Rosie Frankowski                      Objective          21-22 Overall SuperTour Leader

Jessie Diggins                           Objective          4th 21-22 Sprint World Cup

Julia Kern                                 Objective          8th 21-22 Sprint World Cup

Rosie Brennan                          Objective          12th 21-22 Sprint World Cup

Hailey Swirbul                           Discretion         31 Sprint Points 21-22 Season

Alayna Sonnesyn                       Discretion         2021-22 Season Sprint Racing

Lauren Jortberg                        Discretion         2021-22 Season Sprint Racing

Novie McCabe                          Alternate          2021-22 Season Sprint Racing

Sydney Palmer-Leger                 Alternate          2021-22 Season Sprint Racing

DISTANCE: Ruka 10 km C & 20 km F Pursuit, Lillehammer 10 km F, Davos 20 km F

Men

Adam Martin                            Objective          21-22 Overall SuperTour Leader

Scott Patterson                         Discretion         36 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Gus Schumacher                       Discretion         32 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Zak Ketterson                           Discretion         16 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Hunter Wonders                       Discretion         2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Ben Ogden                                Discretion         2021-22 Season Distance Racing

David Norris                              Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Zanden McMullen                     Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

John Hagenbuch                       Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Luke Jager                                Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Finn O’Connell                          Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Women

Rosie Frankowski                      Objective          21-22 Overall SuperTour Leader

Jessie Diggins                            Objective          9th 21-22 Distance World Cup

Rosie Brennan                          Objective          10th 21-22 Distance World Cup

Hailey Swirbul                           Objective          29th 21-22 Distance World Cup

Sophia Laukli                            Discretion         49 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Novie McCabe                          Discretion         35 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Julia Kern                                  Discretion         29 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Alayna Sonnesyn                       Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Sydney Palmer-Leger                 Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

DISTANCE: Lillehammer Skiathlon, Beitostølen 10 km C 

Men

Adam Martin                            Objective          21-22 Overall SuperTour Leader

Scott Patterson                         Discretion         36 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Gus Schumacher                       Discretion         32 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Zak Ketterson                           Discretion         16 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Hunter Wonders                       Discretion         2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Ben Ogden                                Discretion         2021-22 Season Distance Racing

David Norris                              Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Zanden McMullen                     Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Luke Jager                                Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

John Hagenbuch                       Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Finn O’Connell                          Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Women

Rosie Frankowski                      Objective          21-22 Overall SuperTour Leader

Jessie Diggins                            Objective          9th 21-22 Distance World Cup

Rosie Brennan                          Objective          10th 21-22 Distance World Cup

Hailey Swirbul                           Objective          29th 21-22 Distance World Cup

Sophia Laukli                            Discretion         49 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Novie McCabe                          Discretion         35 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Julia Kern                                  Discretion         29 Distance Points 21-22 Season

Alayna Sonnesyn                       Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Sydney Palmer-Leger                 Alternate          2021-22 Season Distance Racing

Full names of coaches and athlete representatives in the discretionary working group and review group may be found at the bottom of Grover’s original announcement.

Related reading: Full 2022/2023 World Cup calendar from FIS

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