2026-27 U.S. Alpine Ski Team Announced
11/October/2026
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has officially announced the 49 athletes named to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2026-27 season. All athletes qualified for the team based on existing alpine criteria.
Returning to the 2026-27 roster are some of the sport's biggest names, including Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest alpine skier of all time, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, eight-time world champion and reigning World Cup overall champion, Olympic downhill champion and two-time world champion Breezy Johnson, two-time Olympic super-G silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle, and Olympic team combined bronze medalists Jacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan. Three-time Olympic medalist and 84-time World Cup winner Lindsey Vonn, who continues to recover from injuries sustained at the Milano Cortina Games, is also named to the team.
The upcoming 2026-27 Audi FIS Ski World Cup schedule is set, featuring 40 women's races at 20 venues and 43 men's races at 21 venues. The event of the season will take place at the 2027 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Feb. 1-14, where men and women will each race for five medal events, including the team combined.
The World Cup tour kicks off in Sölden, Austria, Oct. 24-25, with the traditional opening giant slaloms, before moving to Levi, Finland, and Gurgl, Austria, for men's and women's slaloms in November. The tour then heads to the U.S. for a Thanksgiving weekend doubleheader Nov. 28-29: The women return to Vermont for the Stifel Killington Cup presented by Dunkin’ with a giant slalom and slalom, while the men race super-G and giant slalom at the Stifel Copper Cup at Copper Mountain, Colorado. The momentum continues at the legendary Stifel Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek, Colorado, where the men race Dec. 3-6 and the women follow Dec. 11-13. The season wraps up on home snow at the Stifel Sun Valley Finals in Sun Valley, Idaho, March 20-25, where the Crystal Globes will be awarded.
"This is a very determined and impressive group of alpine athletes who are fully prepared to compete at the highest level as we head into a World Championship season," said Borgen Family Alpine Director Sasha Rearick. "Their commitment both in summer training at the Center of Excellence powered by iFIT and on the snow has set the stage for what promises to be an exciting season."
2026-27 Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team
(Hometown; Club; College; Birthdate)
A TEAM
Women
Mary Bocock (Salt Lake City, UT; Rowmark Ski Academy; Dartmouth College; 10/7/2003)
Keely Cashman (Strawberry, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; Montana State University; 4/4/1999)
Katie Hensien (Redmond, WA; Rowmark Ski Academy; University of Denver; 12/1/1999)
AJ Hurt (Carnelian Bay, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; Dartmouth College; 12/5/2000)
Breezy Johnson (Jackson, WY; Rowmark Ski Academy; 1/19/1996)
Lauren Macuga (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 7/4/2002)
Allison Mollin (Truckee, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; 7/7/2004)
Paula Moltzan (Prior Lake, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; University of Vermont; 4/7/1994)
Nina O’Brien (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Team Palisades Tahoe; Dartmouth College; 11/29/1997)
Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 3/13/1995)
Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Buck Hill Ski Team; 10/18/1984)
Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, OR; White Pass Ski Club; 7/13/1992)
Men
Bryce Bennett (Olympic Valley, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; 7/14/1992)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s Ski Club/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club; University of Vermont; 3/27/1992)
Tommy Ford (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation; Dartmouth College; 3/20/1989)
Kyle Negomir (Littleton, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Dartmouth College; 10/3/1998)
River Radamus (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 2/12/1998)
B TEAM
Women
Elisabeth Bocock (Salt Lake City, UT; Rowmark Ski Academy; Dartmouth College; 9/3/2005)
Liv Moritz (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; University of Denver; 11/28/2004)
Ava Sunshine (Encinitas, CA; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Burke Mountain Academy; University of Utah; 6/20/2002)
Isabella Wright (Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation; 2/10/1997)
Men
Erik Arvidsson (Woodside, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; Middlebury College; 9/3/1996)
Bridger Gile (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/15/1999)
Isaiah Nelson (Wayzata, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team; 4/3/2001)
Ben Ritchie (Waitsfield, VT; Green Mountain Valley School; 9/5/2000)
Ryder Sarchett (Sun Valley, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; University of Colorado Boulder; 7/28/2003)
Jett Seymour (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Denver; 11/5/1998)
C TEAM
Women
Logan Grosdidier (Wenatchee, WA; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 12/16/2008)
Tatum Grosdidier (Wenatchee, WA; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; University of Utah; 7/24/2004)
Annika Hunt (Park City, UT; Burke Mountain Academy; 11/30/2006)
Annika Johansson (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Williams College; 6/23/2006)*
Beatrice May (East Burke, VT; Burke Mountain Academy; Dartmouth College; 11/24/2006)*
Kjersti Moritz (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Middlebury College; 11/28/2004)
Mari Renick (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 6/5/2009)*
Dasha Romanov (Thornton, CO; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; University of New Hampshire; 5/3/2003)
Katie Rowekamp (Girdwood, AK; Burke Mountain Academy; 10/10/2009)*
Viktoria Zaytseva (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/17/2007)
Men
Stanley Buzek (Silverthorne, CO; Team Summit Colorado; University of Colorado Boulder; 8/18/2005)
Maximilien Hoder (Stowe, VT; Mt. Mansfield Academy/APEX2100; 9/12/2005)*
John Kerbaugh (Williston, VT; Mt. Mansfield Academy; 11/11/2005)
Alex Krupka (Fayston, VT; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 3/30/2006)*
Aksel Lindenmeyr (Crested Butte, CO; APEX2100; 11/25/2005)*
Jeremy Nolting (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 7/26/2005)
Jevin Palmquist (Eagan, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team/Team Summit; 3/6/2007)
Jay Poulter (Bondville, VT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/Stratton Mountain School; University of Utah; 7/1/2003)
Cooper Puckett (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Dartmouth College; 3/31/2003)
Hunter Salani (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; University of Colorado Boulder; 2/25/2005)
Jack Smith (Sun Valley, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 4/24/2001)
Mattias Wilson (Jackson, WY; Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy; 10/6/2006)*
*Newly named to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team
2026-27 Alpine Coaches & Staff
Chief of Sport: Anouk Patty
Senior Vice President of High Performance: Gillian Bower
Borgen Family Alpine Director: Sasha Rearick
Alpine Development Director: Chip Knight
Director of Sport Science/Mikaela Shiffrin Strength & Conditioning: Bob Poehling
Alpine Team Strength & Conditioning Lead : Michael Rheese
Alpine Team Manager: Jenny Cook
Alpine Communications Manager: Sierra Ryder
Mikaela Shiffrin - Publicist: Megan Harrod
WOMEN
Head Coach: Paul Kristofic
World Cup Speed:
Head Coach: Alex Hoedlmoser
Coach: Marjan Cernigoj
Coach: Daniel Dejori
Physical Therapist: Shannon Colleton
Coach and Strength & Conditioning: Kip Spangler
World Cup Tech:
Head Coach: Alek Glebov
Coach: Elias Kolega
Coach: Zan Spilar
Strength & Conditioning: Bernd Wiener
Head Coach - Mikaela Shiffrin (tech & speed): Karin Harjo
Coach - Mikaela Shiffrin (tech & speed): Janne Haarala
Physical Therapist - Mikaela Shiffrin (tech & speed): Andrew Libs
Europa Cup:
Speed Head Coach: Pat Duran
Tech Head Coach: Miha Kuerner
Coach: Kyle Darling
Strength & Conditioning: Foreste Peterson
MEN
Head Coach: Phil McNichol
Men’s Strength & Conditioning Coach: Will Horstmann
World Cup Speed:
Head Coach: John McBride
Coach: Austin Savaria
Coach and Strength & Conditioning: Tobias Mayrhofer
Physical Therapist: Vincent Corrado
World Cup Tech:
Head Coach: Paul Epstein
Slalom Head Coach: Tristan Glasse-Davies
Coach: Nathan Bryant
Coach: Kiril Manalov
Coach: Max McVey
Coach: Miha Verdnik
Physical Therapist: Margeaux Cohen
Physical Therapist: Madison Whitaker
Europa Cup:
Head Coach: Michael Bansmer
Speed Head Coach: Francesco Bertolini
Coach: Thomas Erikson
Tech Head Coach: Corrado Momo
Coach: Taber Engelken
