January 9, 2010 – The following athletes have qualified to start the 2010 Alberta World Cup this February 5-6 in Canmore. The USSA SuperTour discipline lists were used to determine the team based on events this season held in West Yellowstone, Bozeman, and Anchorage.

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has also named 12 skiers to the World Junior Cross Country Team and 12 skiers to the Under 23 (U23) World Championships that will compete later this month from January 25-31 in Hinterzarten, Germany. The team was selected based on results at the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships this week in Anchorage.

2010 Alberta World Cup Team

Distance – February 5th

Women
– Kikkan Randall, USST/APU
– Holly Brooks, APU
– Caitlin Compton, Go! Training
– Laura Valaas, APU
– Rebecca Dussault, CXC Vertical Limit
– Nicole Deyong, SVSEF
– Liz Stephen, USST/BMA
– Kristina Trygstad-Saari, BSF
– Morgan Arritola, USST/SVSEF
– Rosie Brennan, Dartmouth

Men
– Kris Freeman, USST
– James Southam, APU
– Leif Zimmermann, BSF
– Bryan Cook, CXC Vertical Limit
– Tad Elliot, CXC Vertical Limit
– Noah Hoffman, USST/AVSC
– Chris Cook, Steinbock Racing
– Garrott Kuzzy, USST/CXC Vertical Limit
– Matt Liebsch, CXC Vertical Limit
– Brenton Knight, APU
– Bryan Gregg, CXC Vertical Limit

Sprint – February 6th

Women
– Kikkan Randall, USST
– Laura Valaas, APU
– Holly Brooks, APU
– Ida Sargent, Dartmouth/Craftsbury Green Team
– Katie Ronsse, APU
– Rebecca Rorabaugh, APU
– Rosie Brennan, Dartmouth
– Morgan Smyth, USST

Men
– Andy Newell, USST/SMS
– Torin Koos, USST
– Kris Freeman, USST
– Simi Hamilton, SVSEF
– Garrott Kuzzy, USST, CXC Vertical Limit
– Mike Hinkley, APU
– Tyler Kornfield, UAF
– Chris Cook, Steinbock Racing
– Mike Sinnott, SVSEF
– Reese Hannemann, FAST

Coach: Peter Vordenberg (U.S. Ski Team)

Junior Nordic Worlds XC Championship Team

Men
– Erik Bjornsen, Mazama, WA (Methow Olympic Development Project)
– Tyler Kornfield, Anchorage (Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks)
– David Norris, Fairbanks (Fairbanks Alaska Ski Team)
– Eric Packer, Anchorage (Dartmouth Ski Team)
– Scott Patterson, Anchorage (Alaska Winter Stars)
– Sam Tarling, (Dartmouth College)

Women
– Sophie Caldwell, Dartmouth Ski Team, Peru, VT (Dartmouth Ski Team)
– Adele Espy, Freeport, ME (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
– Anne Hart, Stillwater, MN (Minneapolis Ski Club)
– Caitlin Patterson, Anchorage (Univ. of Vermont)
– Joanne Reid, Palo Alto, CA (Univ. of Colorado)
– Jessie Diggins, Afton, MN (CXC)

Coach: Matt Whitcomb (U.S. Ski Team)

U23 Nordic Worlds XC Championship Team

Men
– Tad Elliott, Durango, CO (CXC Team Vertical Limit)
– Simeon Hamilton, Aspen, CO (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
– Reese Hanneman, Fairbanks, AK (Fairbanks Ski Team)
– Noah Hoffman, Aspen, CO (Aspen Valley Ski Club)
– Patrick Johnson, Anchorage (Middlebury Ski Team)
– Peter Kling, Shelburne, VT (APU Nordic Ski Center)

Women
– Ida Sargent, Craftsbury, VT (Crarftsbury Green Racing Project)
– Elizabeth Stephen, East Montpelier, VT (Burke Mountain Academy)
– Rebecca Rorabaugh, Fairbanks, AK (APU Nordic Ski Center)
– Sadie Bjornsen, Mazama, WA (Methow Olympic Development Project)
– Kate Fitzgerald, Palmer, AK (APU Nordic Ski Center)
– Rosie Brennan, Park City, UT (Dartmouth Ski Team)

Coach: Patrick Casey (U.S. Ski Team)