May 03, 2016 – The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team has announced its nominations for the 2016-17 season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season. Each athlete accepting the nomination to U.S. Cross Country Ski Team receives world class program support, along with access to the USSA Center of Excellence, as well as athletic benefits including an elite coaching, sport science, sports medicine and high performance staff, and education opportunities. An official team announcement will be made in the fall.

Simi Hamilton and Jessie Diggins celebrate their third place finishes in the opening event of Ski Tour Canada in Gatineau, Quebec - first time in history a U.S. man and woman have podiumed on the same day. © USSA-Reese Brown

U.S. Cross Country Ski Team 2016-17 Team Nominations

A Team
Men
– Simi Hamilton (Aspen, CO; SMS T2; 5/14/87)
– Andrew Newell (Shaftsbury, VT; SMS T2; 11/30/83)

Women
– Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center; 11/21/89)
– Sophie Caldwell (Peru, VT; SMS T2; 3/22/90)
– Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN; SMS T2; 8/26/91)
– Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center; 12/31/82)
– Ida Sargent (Orleans, VT; Craftsbury Green Racing Project; 1/25/88)
– Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT; Burke Mountain Academy; 1/12/87)

B Team
Men
– Erik Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center; 7/14/91)
– Noah Hoffman (Aspen, CO; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 8/1/89)

Women
– Rosie Brennan (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center; 12/2/88)

D Team
Men
– Patrick Caldwell (Lyme, NH; SMS T2; 2/18/94)
– Ian Torchia (Rochester, MN; Northern Michigan University; 3/8/96)

Women
– Hannah Halvorsen (Truckee, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy; 02/19/98)
– Julia Kern (Waltham, MA; Cambridge Sports Union; 9/12/97)
– Katharine Ogden (Landgrove, VT; Stratton Mountain School; 11/17/97)