January 24, 2007 – Thirty-seven athletes have been named to compete at the Nordic Junior World Championships/Under-23 Cross Country Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, the U.S. Ski Team said.

The championships originally were to be held Jan. 29-Feb. 4, but poor snow conditions forced their postponement. No dates have been announced for the rescheduled championships, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner said.

The 2007 Nordic Junior World Championships Team (including age, hometown and club program):

Cross Country
Men
-Tad Elliott, 18, Durango, CO/Durango Nordic Ski Club
-Matt Gelso, 18, Truckee, CA/University of Colorado (CU)/Auburn Ski Club
-Alex Howe, 17, Gilford, NH/Gunstock Nordic Ski Association
-Karl Nygren, 19, Prior Lake, MN/CU
-Reid Pletcher, 18, Hailey, ID/Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
-Charlie Smith, 19, Bend, OR/Mount Bachelor SEF
-Colin Struthers, 19, Boulder, CO/Sun Valley SEF

Women
-Jennie Bender, 19, Johnson, VT/University of Vermont
-Sadie Bjoernsen, 17, Winthrop, WA/Methow Valley Ski Team
-Rosie Brennan, 18, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation
-Liz Habermann, 19, Soldotna, AK/University of Alaska Fairbanks
-Liz Stephen, 20, East Montpelier, VT/Burke Mountain Academy/U.S. Ski Team
-Alexa Turzian, 18, Sun Valley, ID/SVSEF
-Parker Tyler, 17, Brattleboro, VT/Stratton Mountain School


Nordic Combined
-Taylor Fletcher, 16, Steamboat Springs, CO/Steamboat Springs winter Sports Club
-Peter Freire, 19, Lake Placid, NY/New York SEF
-Nick Hendrickson, 15, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation
-Skyler Keate, 19, Salt Lake City/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team

Ski Jumping
Men
-Nick Fairall, 17, Andover, NH/Andover Outing Club
-Mike Glasder, 17, Cary, IL/Norge Ski Club
-Anders Johnson, 17, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team
-Chris Lamb, 17, Andover, NH/NYSEF
-Johnny Lyons, 18, St. Paul, MN/St. Paul Ski Club

Women
-Avery Ardovino, 14, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation
-Abby Hughes, 17, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team

The 2007 Under-23 Championships Team (including age, hometown, club program):
Men
-Tyson Flaharty, 21, Fairbanks, AK/Alaska Pacific U. Nordic
-Bart Dengel, 22, Valdez, AK/UAF
-Brenton Knight, 22, Anchorage, AK/University of Alaska Anchorage
-Glenn Randall, 20, Collbran, CO/Mesa Nordic/Dartmouth College
-Mike Sinnott, 21, Sun Valley, ID/SVEF/Dartmouth College
-Ben True, 21, Hanover, NH/Dartmouth College
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Women
-Morgan Arritola, 18, Fairfield, ID/SVSEF/U.S. Ski Team
-Taz Mannix, 20, Anchorage, AK/APU Nordic/U.S. Ski Team
-Morgan Smyth, 20, Vernon, VT/Northern Michigan U./U.S. Ski Team
-Laura Valaas, 22, Wenatchee, WA/CXC
-Lindsey Weier, 22, Mahtomedi, MN/NMU /U.S. Ski Team
-Lindsay Williams, 22, Hastings, MN/NMU/U.S. Ski Team

January 24, 2007 – Thirty-seven athletes have been named to compete at the Nordic Junior World Championships/Under-23 Cross Country Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, the U.S. Ski Team said.

The championships originally were to be held Jan. 29-Feb. 4, but poor snow conditions forced their postponement. No dates have been announced for the rescheduled championships, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner said.

The 2007 Nordic Junior World Championships Team (including age, hometown and club program):

Cross Country
Men
-Tad Elliott, 18, Durango, CO/Durango Nordic Ski Club
-Matt Gelso, 18, Truckee, CA/University of Colorado (CU)/Auburn Ski Club
-Alex Howe, 17, Gilford, NH/Gunstock Nordic Ski Association
-Karl Nygren, 19, Prior Lake, MN/CU
-Reid Pletcher, 18, Hailey, ID/Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
-Charlie Smith, 19, Bend, OR/Mount Bachelor SEF
-Colin Struthers, 19, Boulder, CO/Sun Valley SEF

Women
-Jennie Bender, 19, Johnson, VT/University of Vermont
-Sadie Bjoernsen, 17, Winthrop, WA/Methow Valley Ski Team
-Rosie Brennan, 18, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation
-Liz Habermann, 19, Soldotna, AK/University of Alaska Fairbanks
-Liz Stephen, 20, East Montpelier, VT/Burke Mountain Academy/U.S. Ski Team
-Alexa Turzian, 18, Sun Valley, ID/SVSEF
-Parker Tyler, 17, Brattleboro, VT/Stratton Mountain School


Nordic Combined
-Taylor Fletcher, 16, Steamboat Springs, CO/Steamboat Springs winter Sports Club
-Peter Freire, 19, Lake Placid, NY/New York SEF
-Nick Hendrickson, 15, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation
-Skyler Keate, 19, Salt Lake City/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team

Ski Jumping
Men
-Nick Fairall, 17, Andover, NH/Andover Outing Club
-Mike Glasder, 17, Cary, IL/Norge Ski Club
-Anders Johnson, 17, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team
-Chris Lamb, 17, Andover, NH/NYSEF
-Johnny Lyons, 18, St. Paul, MN/St. Paul Ski Club

Women
-Avery Ardovino, 14, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation
-Abby Hughes, 17, Park City, UT/National Sports Foundation/U.S. Ski Team

The 2007 Under-23 Championships Team (including age, hometown, club program):
Men
-Tyson Flaharty, 21, Fairbanks, AK/Alaska Pacific U. Nordic
-Bart Dengel, 22, Valdez, AK/UAF
-Brenton Knight, 22, Anchorage, AK/University of Alaska Anchorage
-Glenn Randall, 20, Collbran, CO/Mesa Nordic/Dartmouth College
-Mike Sinnott, 21, Sun Valley, ID/SVEF/Dartmouth College
-Ben True, 21, Hanover, NH/Dartmouth College
–
Women
-Morgan Arritola, 18, Fairfield, ID/SVSEF/U.S. Ski Team
-Taz Mannix, 20, Anchorage, AK/APU Nordic/U.S. Ski Team
-Morgan Smyth, 20, Vernon, VT/Northern Michigan U./U.S. Ski Team
-Laura Valaas, 22, Wenatchee, WA/CXC
-Lindsey Weier, 22, Mahtomedi, MN/NMU /U.S. Ski Team
-Lindsay Williams, 22, Hastings, MN/NMU/U.S. Ski Team