U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 22 members of the 2022/2023 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team on Monday of this week. The 22-athlete team continues a recent run of historically large team sizes, up from 21 athletes last season and down slightly from 23 athletes the season before that.
For perspective, there were five athletes total on the national team in the Olympic season of 2005/2006, including zero women.
“Over the course of the year, the coaching staff has been continually impressed by the dedication, professionalism, and preparedness of this amazing group of athletes, and we’re so excited to see what they can do this season,” said U.S. Cross Country Team Director Chris Grover in a press release.
Athletes were named to the team via a mix of objective and discretionary criteria. According to Nordic Insights’ math, two athletes, Kevin Bolger and Zak Ketterson, were named to the team under the discretionary selection policy.
Team rosters and hometown are as follows, as drawn from the USST press release, along with the most recent information for each athlete’s club affiliation, as per Nordic Insights’ reporting. Stay tuned for the Nordic Insights roster page, coming online here soon, which will give you a one-stop shop for following all national team athletes’ results and social media accounts.
A-Team
Women
- Rosie Brennan (Anchorage), Alaska Pacific University Ski Nordic Center
- Jessie Diggins (Afton, Minnesota), Stratton Mountain School Elite Team
- Julia Kern (Waltham, Massachusetts), Stratton Mountain School Elite Team
- Novie McCabe (Winthrop, Washington), Methow Valley Nordic Team and University of Utah
Men
- Ben Ogden (Landgrove, Vermont), Stratton Mountain School Elite Team and University of Vermont
- Scott Patterson (Anchorage), Alaska Pacific University Ski Nordic Center
- JC Schoonmaker (Tahoe City, California), Sugar Bowl Ski Team and Academy
B-Team
Women
- Sophia Laukli (Yarmouth, Maine), University of Utah
- Hailey Swirbul (Aspen), Alaska Pacific University Ski Nordic Center
Men
- Kevin Bolger (Minocqua, Wisconsin), Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation XC Gold Team
- John Steel Hagenbuch (Ketchum), Dartmouth College
- Luke Jager (Anchorage), Alaska Pacific University Ski Nordic Center and University of Utah
- Zak Ketterson (Bloomington, Minnesota), Team Birkie
- Finn O’Connell (Bozeman), Bridger Ski Foundation Nordic Pro Team
- Gus Schumacher (Anchorage), Alaska Winter Stars
- Hunter Wonders (Anchorage), Alaska Pacific University Ski Nordic Center
Development Team
Women
- Sydney Palmer-Leger (Park City), Stratton Mountain School Elite Team
- Sammy Smith (Boise), Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
Men
- Michael Earnhart (Anchorage), Alaska Pacific University Ski Nordic Center
- Walker Hall (Winthrop, Washington), Methow Valley Nordic Team and University of Utah
- Will Koch (Peru, Vermont), Stratton Mountain School Elite Team and University of Colorado
- Zanden McMullen (Anchorage), Alaska Pacific University Ski Nordic Center
And here is the team staff:
Cross Country Coaches and Staff
- Cross Country Program Director: Chris Grover
- Head Coach: Matt Whitcomb
- World Cup Coach: Jason Cork
- D Team Coach: Kristen Bourne
- Development Team Coach: Greta Anderson
- Cross Country Sport Development Manager: Bryan Fish
- Cross Country Sport Coordinator: Adam St. Pierre
- Cross Country Communications Manager: Tom Horrocks
Service Staff
- Head of Service: Oleg Ragilo
- World Cup Service: Bjørn Heimdal
- World Cup Service: Tim Baucom
- World Cup Service: Eli Brown
- World Cup Service: Chris Hecker
- World Cup Service: Karel Kruuser
— Gavin Kentch
