2016 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships | Program

2016 S U N

VA L L E Y

MARCH 22 - MARCH 27

U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS

CONTENTS PHOTOGRAPHY: USSA

3 WELCOME LETTER

Tim Silva, GM of Sun

Valley & Peter Hendricks,

Mayor of Sun Valley

12 SKI RACING 101

An explanation of

the events

15 COURSE MAP 16

AREA MAPS Bald Mountain, Sun Valley Resort & Ketchum

MASTER OF THE COURSE USSA Technical 5 WELCOME LETTER Advisor, Tom Johnston 20 THE ATHLETE BIOS

Nina Jonas, Mayor

A selection of possible

of Ketchum

athletes in attendance

6 SCHEDULE

OF EVENTS

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COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: © DAVE KYNOR

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WELCOME

WELCOME TO SUN VALLEY Welcome to the 2016 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships. Sun Valley Resort is proud to be hosting such a prestigious event this year and in 2018.

Sun Valley has a long history of ski racing. Averell Harriman, the founder of Sun Valley Resort, established the first international ski race in the United States in 1937, the Sun Valley International Open. Move forward to 1951—Sun Valley hosts the U.S. Alpine Championships, then continues its racing legacy by holding FIS World Cup ski races in 1975 and 1977. Now, here we are in 2016, and back to our racing roots with the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships.

2016 is a homecoming of sorts for Sun Valley. We are excited to see ski racing come back to its American roots, and we welcome the athletes, parents, coaches, and fans to Sun Valley for the event.

With a brand-new race course running from International to Warm Springs and finishing on Greyhawk, Bald Mountain will surely showcase the speed, power, and athleticism of today’s best ski racers. Sun Valley Resort employees and community planners have worked hard to create a world-class course, viewing area, and festival surrounding the races.

Please join us for many of the special events we have planned for the week— the Opening Ceremony and Parade of Athletes in Ketchum Town Square, Street Parties at Warm Springs, and the Big Air Exhibition and Fireworks at Dollar Mountain.

We hope you enjoy your stay and get the chance to experience everything we have to offer in our beautiful mountain community. See you at the races!

Best regards,

TIM SILVA General Manager, Sun Valley Resort

Truly, the races are just the tip of the iceberg. With street parties, award ceremonies, and hard-to-beat day skiing, the 2016 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Sun Valley won’t disappoint! Come celebrate ski racing with us.

PETER HENDRICKS Mayor of Sun Valley

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Performance Equipment.

Quality Technical Services.

DOWNTOWN KETCHUM 340 N. Main Street 208.726.4501 BASE OF WARM SPRINGS 215 Picabo Street 208-726-SKIS (7547)

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WELCOME TO KETCHUM Throughout our history, we have been celebrating snow, playing and living in a winter wonderland. Every November, the conversation turns to snow— prediction of, prayers for, and Farmer’s Almanac study. In eager anticipation, we dig out our boots and skis and wait for each flake to accumulate, and they have. We are happy to share with the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships the joy of our town where you can explore the galleries, shops, restaurants, and parks that contribute to our lively mountain culture. Good luck to the athletes; we’re already looking forward to your return in 2018!

See you on the snow,

NINA JONAS

Mayor of Ketchum

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MARCH 22 THROUGH MARCH 27

U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

DATE

DESCRIPTION

TUE, MARCH 22

Alpine Combined - MEN

Men’s Super G Race Start Men’s Slalom Start Men’s Awards

WED, MARCH 23

START TIME

9:30am 12:30pm 2:30pm

WHERE

Warm Springs/Greyhawk Hemingway/Greyhawk Warm Springs Plaza

Alpine Combined - WOMEN

Women’s Super G 9:30am Warm Springs/Greyhawk

Women’s Slalom Start 12:30pm Hemingway/Greyhawk

Women’s Awards 2:30pm Warm Springs Plaza

Street Party & BBQ 4:00pm Warm Springs Plaza/

Warm Springs, Live Music Picabo Street

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DATE

THU, MARCH 24

Men’s and Women’s Super G

Super G airs on NBC March 26th 12:30pm EST/

10:30am MST

Men’s Race Start Women’s Race Start Men’s and Women’s Awards

9:00am 12:30pm 2:30pm

Warm Springs/Greyhawk Warm Springs/Greyhawk Warm Springs Plaza

Opening Ceremony, Music & Parade of Athletes

4:30pm

Ketchum Town Square

9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm 1:30pm 2:30pm

Greyhawk Greyhawk Greyhawk Greyhawk Warm Springs Plaza

4:30pm

Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge

FRI, MARCH 25

DESCRIPTION

SAT, MARCH 26

WHERE

Men’s and Women’s Slalom

Start Run #1-Women’s Start Run #1-Men’s Start Run #2-Women’s Start Run #2-Men’s Men’s and Women’s Awards

Big Air Exhibition, Slalom Awards, Music

START TIME

Men’s Giant Slalom

Start Run #1 Start Run #2

NBC Super G Air Date Men’s Awards

9:30am Greyhawk 12:30pm Greyhawk 12:30pm EST/2:30pm MST 2:30pm Warm Springs Plaza

Street Party Concert

3:00pm

Warm Springs/Picabo Street

Start Run #1 Start Run #2 Women’s Awards

9:30am 12:30pm 1:30pm

Greyhawk Greyhawk Warm Springs Plaza

Closing Celebration

1:30pm

Warm Springs Plaza

SUN, MARCH 27

Women’s Giant Slalom

TIMES MAY CHANGE, PLEASE CHECK SUNVALLEY.COM/USALPINE FOR AN UP-TO-DATE SCHEDULE.

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FIND YOUR BALANCE

Jonna Mendes, four-time U.S. National Champion

An exceptional ski academy and school experience in Sun Valley, Idaho for alpine, cross country, freestyle, and snowboard student-athletes.

Please contact Jonna Mendes, Program Director, at 208.720.0512 or jmendes@sunvalleyskiacademy.org • www.sunvalleyskiacademy.org

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Sun Valley Ski Academy wishes the best of luck to all athletes competing in the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine National Championships

SUN VALLEY & SKI RACING

PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF SUN VALLEY COMPANY

Sun Valley, America’s first destination ski resort, was also the grand dame of American ski racing for many years after it first opened in 1936.

ABOVE (top to bottom): Sigi Engl skiing on Baldy in 1953; the Sun Valley dogs living large in 1941.

With the first chairlift on Dollar and Proctor Mountains and the subsequent development of Dollar and then Bald Mountain, Sun Valley hosted many notable international races and was home to some of the world’s fastest skiers.

These early races—the passionate participants and spectators they attracted—rooted the Sun Valley area in a commitment to and a fervor for ski racing. THIS MARCH, SUN VALLEY, ONCE AGAIN, WELCOMES AMERICA’S BEST RACERS BACK TO ITS FAMED HILL, BALD MOUNTAIN.

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SKI RACING TIMELINE

1936

Sun Valley Resort is founded by Averell Harriman, Chairman of the Board of Union Pacific Railroad, and the first chairlift in America is built on Dollar and Proctor Mountains.

Averell Harriman, Sun Valley.

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1951

Harriman approves the development of Bald Mountain.

Construction begins on three single chairlifts and Roundhouse Lodge. Bald Mountain opens and becomes the site of future Harriman Cup races.

ABOVE (top to bottom): First chairlift on Bald Mountain; Roundhouse, Bald Mountain.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF SUN VALLEY COMPANY

Dick Durrance, Harriman Cup, 1936.

Harriman, interested in establishing the spirit of ski racing in America, establishes the first international ski race in America—the Sun Valley International Open (commonly referred to as the Harriman Cup because of the big silver bowl Harriman commissioned for the event).

Dick Durrance tops the podium for the Warren Miller skiing in Sun Valley, 1954. first Harriman Cup race held in the Boulder Mountains north of Ketchum. Durrance goes on to win three of the first four Harriman Cup races, stunning his Sun Valley hosts U.S. European competitors and putting Alpine Championships.

American ski racing on the international map.

1964

Union Pacific sells Sun Valley Resort to the Janss Corporation, headed up

by Bill Janss, a former Olympic ski team member.

Janss owned Sun Valley Resort until 1977 when he sold to Earl Holding.

Bill Janss, Harriman Cup, 1965.

Sun Valley hosts FIS World Cup races. In 1975, Gustavo Thoeni won the slalom and Ingemar Stenmark won the giant slalom in both 1975 and 1977. American Phil Mahre won the slalom in 1977.

Sun Valley is designated as an Olympic and Paralympic Training Site.

1977 FIS World Cup finish area.

PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF TERRY PALMER / COURTESY OF SUN VALLEY COMPANY

1966

1975 1977

Sun Valley hosts the American International with racers like JeanClaude Killy and Heini Messner taking top honors in the slalom and downhill, respectively.

2002

2015

During the Salt Lake City Olympics, Olympic athletes use Sun Valley as a training site.

1976

Sun Valley hosts a field of international skiers at the Lange Cup a number of times in the ‘70s. In 1976, Sun Valley local Terry Palmer beats his brother and a handful of European skiers to top the podium.

2016

Elite ski racing returns to Sun Valley with the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships.

SOME OF THE MANY OLYMPIC AND U.S. SKI TEAM ATHLETES WHO LIVE OR WHO GREW UP IN SUN VALLEY INCLUDE: GRETCHEN FRASER, CHRISTIN COOPER, SUSIE PATTERSON, PETE PATTERSON, SUSIE CORROCK, TERRY PALMER, PICABO STREET, SNOWBOARDER KAITLYN FARRINGTON, DISABLED SKIER MUFFY DAVIS (WHO HELPED LAUNCH SUN VALLEY ADAPTIVE SPORTS), AND REGGIE CRIST. S U N VA L L E Y. C O M / U S A L P I N E

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101 SKI RACING

IT’S EASY TO DEFAULT TO METAPHORS WHEN TALKING ABOUT SKI RACING, BUT REALLY IT COMES DOWN TO SPEED, TECHNIQUE, AND FINESSE. HERE’S A RUNDOWN OF THE

SUPER G (SG) SPEED EVENT While the downhill event is known as the fastest of the disciplines (with speeds reaching 100 mph), the super G has slightly tighter turning radii and slightly slower speeds (up to 80 mph). Gates are generally placed 50-60 meters apart. Competitors are not allowed to train on the course and are only allowed to inspect the course the morning of the race. With high-speed turns and jumps, the stakes are high. The men’s course will have a vertical drop of about 2,100 feet and the women’s will have a vertical drop of 1,900 feet.

ABOVE: Travis Ganong skiing the super G.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: PHOTO © STEVEN EARL PHOTOGRAPHY

EVENTS AT THE U.S. ALPINE NATIONALS.

ALPINE COMBINED

A TWO-RUN EVENT INCLUDING A SUPER G IN THE MORNING AND A RUN OF SLALOM IN THE AFTERNOON. BEST COMBINED TIME WINS. SLALOM WILL HAVE A VERTICAL DROP OF 650 FEET. SUPER G WILL HAVE A MEN’S DROP OF 2,100 FEET AND WOMEN’S WILL HAVE A DROP OF 1,900 FEET. THIS EVENT IS EXCITING FOR MANY REASONS INCLUDING THE FACT THAT IT’S OFTEN HARD TO PREDICT WHO WILL WIN.

GIANT SLALOM (GS)

TECHNICAL EVENT

This discipline also requires quick movements, fast feet, and impeccable technique in order to negotiate the quick but medium-sized turns.

Gates are generally placed about 20-25 meters apart. The GS is a two-run event and the best combined time wins. Like the slalom, the first 30 finishers start the second run in reverse order. Competitors are only allowed to inspect the course by side slipping. Vertical drop is about 1,300 vertical feet.

SLALOM (SL) PHOTOGRAPHY: USSA

TECHNICAL EVENT A high-energy, crowd-pleasing discipline, this event has the smallest turning radius and demands a fighting spirit, explosive energy, and, of course, technique. Gates are generally 10-14 meters apart and skiers hit gates every 6/10 of a second. Fast, tight turns are key. A two-run event, the first 30 finishers start their second run in reverse order (i.e. the fastest first-run skier runs 30th on the second run). Average vertical drop is around 650 feet.

ABOVE (top to bottom): Nina O’Brien, Resi Stiegler.

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Emergency Telephones located at all Lift Stations

ABOVE (top to bottom): Teagen Palmer; Tom Johnston.

PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA, IS A LONG WAY FROM BOULDER, WYOMING. BUT FOR TOM JOHNSTON, CATTLE RANCHER AND TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR THE USSA, IT’S JUST ANOTHER DAY AT ONE OF HIS MANY OUTDOOR OFFICES. When

we spoke, Johnston was just back from the 2018 Olympic site where he has been 14

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working with local organizers to prepare the venue for the event. What does that entail between now and the actual games? Laying down a 1.8-mile track with artificial snow and then grooming that snow, shaping jumps and terrain that adhere to FIS World Cup standards.

Johnston is also training a crew of Koreans to do it. Two years seems a long way off, to be sure, but when you are the master of the course, you need some prep time.

Johnston learned about the nuances of ski courses in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, “a bit of a drive” from the

Boulder/Pinedale area where Johnston works on his cattle ranch. “I was a ski coach who was good with moving dirt and snow. My job just kind of grew from there.” And that’s a bit of an understatement.

Johnston has designed the courses for FIS World Cup races, last season’s Audi FIS World Championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado, and the 2012 Salt Lake City and 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

If you had asked him 20 years ago if he’d be traveling the world developing race courses, Johnston, who earned the nickname “The Cowboy” in college at Mon-

PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF TEAGEN PALMER

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tana State where he studied agriculture, would probably have laughed at the idea.

“Ag was my passion. I always wanted to be a rancher. I did the snow job to support the cow job.”

ABOUT THE U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS COURSE ON BALD MOUNTAIN, JOHNSTON SAYS, “BALDY IS A SKI RACER’S MOUNTAIN AND WITH SUCH A LONG HISTORY WITH SKI RAC-

ING, THERE ARE SO MANY TRACKS THERE ALREADY. THIS COURSE ESSENTIALLY TIES IN SOME TRACKS DEVELOPED BY MICHEL RUDIGOZ (FORMER U.S. SKI TEAM COACH AND ONE OF THE EARLY DEVELOPERS OF THE SUN VALLEY SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION) WITH A FEW ADJUSTMENTS HERE AND THERE.”

SUN VALLEY VILLAGE Bald Mountain is located in the Sawtooth National Forest and operates under a special use permit from the U.S.D.A. and Forest Service.

“The men’s course starts part way down International, the site of many other big race starts and one that should look really good on television. It continues over to Warm Springs, then traverses over to Greyhawk,” says Johnston. “That’s really the crown jewel of this course; it’s completely new and a tough one for us to set. That traverse required more rigorous safety settings, A-net towers suspended and anchored into the ground.” The traverse is just above where the Greyhawk

chair exits and will provide television and on-mountain spectators a thrill.

Then, Johnston says, the course continues down Greyhawk, which, according to Johnston, “Is really just a fast, straight shot to the finish line, so we’re going to make it a little more interesting closer to race time with some contouring.”

Get your spot in the viewing arena and be ready for a good time!

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Welcoming all U.S. Alpine National Championship Competitors and Spectators!

Welcome all alpine national championship competitors

Always keeping an eye out for the best place to live on the planet I have continually come home to the realization that I was born to it, NICK MARICICH– A LIFETIME OF there is no need to look further. Through my position at EXPERIENCE Windermere my andeye a lifeout time experience in to all live aspects of the Sun Valley Keeping forofthe best place on the planet, I have continually come to the Realestate I would like to there share is this you. realization thatmarket I was born to it– and norealization need to look further than Sun Valley. Through my As position at Windermere and a lifetime of experience all aspects a Alpine committee member and board member of in three local of the Sun Valley real estate like to shareback this realization with you. Five pernonmarket profits IIwould am always giving to our community... cent of net commission from all sales will be donated to the joint As an U.S. Alpine National Championship committee member and board member of three local CS/SVSEF campaign. non-profits, I am always giving back to the Sun Valley community– 5% of net commissions from real estate sales will be donated to a non-profit of your choice.

NICK MARICICH NICK MARICICH

A lifetime of experience in the woodriver valley And SVSEF Alumni

208 720 2545 nmaricich@gmail.com With professional experience in: Windermere Real Estate  development 180 N Main Street | Ketchum, ID  Construction www.windermeresunvalley.com

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BIOS YEARS ON TEAM 13

CLUB MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI TEAM

SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

WORLDS 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 • 2013, Top 10 in Adelboden SL • 2013, 21st in SL standings • 2014, 19th in SL standings • 2015, 26th in SL standings • 2016, 4th place, Val D’Isere, FRA SL • 2016, Ranked top 15 in the world in SL U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES • 2009, SL, Alyeska, AK • 2014, SL, Squaw Valley, CA • 2015, SL, Sugarloaf, ME • 2015, Combined, Sugarloaf, ME

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS • Team: 2015, 2013, 2011 • 2015, 29th, GS, Vail/Beaver Creek, USA WORLD CUP (HIGHLIGHTS) • 2011, Points in Zagreb, CRO, Wengen, SUI, and Schladming, AUT SL races • 2013, 5th in Moscow parallel SL

KIPLING WEISEL

Dartmouth student and Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation alum Kipling Weisel banged his way through the 2014 season with just under a dozen NorAm top-30 finishes across three different disciplines. He then took that steam into the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships and finished top 25 in giant slalom. Coaches noticed; they also noticed his FIS points, which landed him among the top young prospects in the U.S. at the close of the 2014 season.

HIGHLIGHTS • 2013, U18 U.S. Junior Slalom Champion • 2015, World Juniors Team Member, Hafjell, NOR • Current World Ranking for U21; 6th in DH and 8th in GS

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OLYMPICS 2006, 2010, 2014

OTHER • 2005, NCAA SL champion • 2007, NCAA overall champion

HOMETOWN SAN FRANCISCO, CA & SUN VALLEY, ID BIRTHDATE 03/26/1995

CLUB SUN VALLEY SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION

SCHOOL DARTMOUTH COLLEGE • In January 2016, Weisel competed in both FIS and university races and placed 1st in two SG races, had two 2nd- and two 3rd-place finishes in GS • Currently ranked 8th in total points on the NorAm circuit, Weisel is within 100 points of 2nd place.

PHOTOGRAPHY: USSA

DAVID CHODOUNSKY

Minnesota-born David Chodounsky took to skis early in life when his mother and father mounted a pair of whittled wooden planks and pushed him down the hill in the front yard. When he was 11, the family relocated to Crested Butte, Colorado, and David attended Crested Butte Academy. From there, he continued to hone his skills at Dartmouth where he double majored in engineering and geology before making the U.S. Ski Team after the 2009 season. With his focus solely on skiing, Chodounsky has quickly risen to become the top men’s slalom racer in the U.S. When he’s not training or racing, Chodounsky makes time to explore the mountains or fish in Colorado or Utah.

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MIKAELA SHIFFRIN

It certainly is a sweet 16 when you land your first Audi FIS World Cup podium in your rookie year. But for those who had been paying attention to Mikaela Shiffrin’s career up to that point, it was no surprise that the young but determined skier posted such results.

With not a slump in sight during her sophomore year, Shiffrin won a World Championship gold medal in slalom (the first time an American woman held the title since Tamara McKinney in 1983-1984) and the FIS World Cup slalom title, solidifying her hard-earned spot among the women’s ski elite. Her 2014 seasons saw her at the top podium for five more FIS World Cup wins, giant slalom podiums, an Olympic gold medal in slalom (the youngest athlete—male or female—to have done so) and a consecutive slalom title. In 2015, she successfully defended her World Championship title in her hometown Vail/Beaver Creek. Slalom has certainly been Shiffrin’s sweet spot, but she has racked up a giant slalom victory and has committed herself to super G training and is now a legitimate threat in those two disciplines.

PHOTOGRAPHY: USSA

OLYMPICS • 2014, Gold, SL, Sochi, RUS • 2014, 5th, GS, Sochi, RUS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS • Teams: 2013, 2015 • 2013, 6th, GS, Schladming, AUT • 2013, Gold, SL, Schladming, AUT • 2015, Gold SL, Vail/Beaver Creek, USA • 2015, 8th, GS, Vail/Beaver Creek, USA

TANNER FARROW

Sun Valley-born and -raised, Tanner Farrow is focused on staying healthy, having fought his way back after an ACL injury during the 2013 season. A member of the U.S. Ski Team University Team, Farrow trains hard while also hitting the books. His favorite race course? “The Wengen downhill track in Switzerland.” While skiing is his top priority, Farrow fancies himself a bit of a chef and can’t travel without his Tabasco.

HOMETOWN EAGLE-VAIL, CO

BIRTHDATE 03/13/1995

YEARS ON TEAM 5

CLUB BURKE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY/SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB VAIL

SCHOOL BURKE MOUNTAIN ACADEMY

OLYMPICS 2014 WORLDS 2013, 2015

WORLD CUP • 2011, made FIS World Cup debut as 15 year-old • 2012, finished 17th in SL standings in rookie season • 2012, first FIS World Cup podium with SL 3rd in Lienz, AUT at age 16 • 2013-2015 three-straight Audi FIS World Cup SL titles • 2015, first FIS World Cup GS win • 14 career FIS World Cup SL wins

U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES • 2011, SL, Winter Park, CO • 2012, SL, Winter Park, CO • 2013, GS, Squaw Valley, CA • 2015, SL, Sugarloaf, ME

OTHER • 2011, Junior World Championships Bronze in SL • 2011-2013, three-time Ski Racing Magazine Junior of the Year • 2012, FIS World Cup Rookie of the Year • 2013-2015, Longines Rising Star

HOMETOWN KETCHUM, ID

BIRTHDATE 05/21/1993

YEARS ON TEAM 1

CLUB SUN VALLEY SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION

SCHOOL WESTMINSTER COLLEGE

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RESI STIEGLER

It’s not enough to say that it’s in her blood.

Sure, she was born to a skiing legend and Olympic gold medalist Pepi Stiegler. It’s also not enough to say it’s the environment in which she cut her ski racing teeth, Jackson Hole. You have to take into account Olympian Resi Steigler’s determination, her work ethic, and her fearless pursuit of greatness. Having represented the United States at every level of skiing in her long career (even though she’s only 30!), Stiegler started the 2015 season as an independent when she didn’t meet the criteria for the U.S. Ski Team for the first time.

And that season, she left no doubt in anyone’s mind that she belonged among the world’s elite. With five top-30 finishes and two top-15, Stiegler was back. But she sustained a knee injury while training, which impacted the rest of her 2015 season. A fighter, Stiegler postponed surgery to compete in the World Championships at Vail/Beaver Creek, placing 35th with her first run. After weighing the risk with the reward, Stiegler decided not to take any more chances and opted out of the second run. In 2016, Stiegler is healthy and hungry for more podiums.

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BIRTHDATE 11/14/1985

CLUB JACKSON HOLE SKI CLUB

SCHOOL PARK CITY WINTER SPORTS SCHOOL

OLYMPICS 2006, 2014

WORLDS 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015

• 2005, 6th, SL, Santa Caterina, ITA • 2007, 8th, SL, Are, SWE • 2009, 19th, SL, Val d’Isere, FRA • 2011, 19th, SL, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER WORLD CUP (HIGHLIGHTS) • 2003, 11th in first Audi FIS World Cup, SL, Lenzerheide, SUI • 2006, 15th in SL standings • 2007, 25th in overall standings • 2012, 2nd, SL, Ofterschwang, GER • 2014, 11th, SL, Aspen, USA • 2015, 13th, SL, Zagreb, CRO • 2015, Ranked 22nd in SL • 2016, 8th, Crans Montana, SUI FIS World Cup SL • 2016, 10th, Aspen, CO, FIS World Cup SL U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES • 2007, SL, Alyeska, AK • 2007, GS, Alyeska, AK

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (TOP 20) • Teams: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 • 2003, 10th, Combined, St. Moritz, SUI • 2003, 19th, SL, St. Moritz, SUI

TEAGEN PALMER

HOMETOWN JACKSON HOLE, WY

YEARS ON TEAM 14

OLYMPICS • Teams: 2006, 2014 • 11th, CO, Torino, ITA, 2006 • 12th, SL, Torino, ITA, 2006 • 29th, GS, Sochi, RUS, 2014

Sun Valley-born and -raised, Teagen Palmer currently skis for the Utah Utes. Daughter of former Olympian Terry Palmer (‘72), Teagen is an alum of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Her best career finish is sixth in the giant slalom at the 2015 RMISA Championships. In 2014 and 2015, she was an alternate for the NCAA Ski Championships.

OTHER • 2003, 3rd SL and combined, Junior World Championships • 2016, 2nd, combined, Junior World Championships

HOMETOWN KETCHUM, IDAHO

BIRTHDATE 06/28/1994

CLUB SUN VALLEY SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION

SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

PHOTOGRAPHY: USSA / COURTESY OF TEAGEN PALMER

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STACEY COOK

Stacey Cook grew up in Truckee, California, and skied her first tracks by the age of four at various Lake Tahoe ski areas. After racing in the Truckee rec department league, Cook won her first race when she was 10 years old. About that experience, she says, “That’s when I got serious about the sport.” She eventually transitioned to the Mammoth Mountain racing program in order to concentrate on speed events. All that concentration paid off. Cook, a three-time Olympian, opened the 2015 season with a strong 2nd-place finish (and a first-ever U.S. podium sweep in an FIS World Cup) in the Lake Louise downhill. An avid road and mountain biker, Cook is at home in the mountains. She also works with the After-Schools All-Stars program, which helps provide comprehensive after-school programs that help keep children safe and give them the tools to succeed.

OLYMPICS • 19th, DH, Torino, ITA, 2006 • 23rd, GS, Torino, ITA, 2006 • 11th, DH, Vancouver, CAN, 2010 • 17th, DH, Sochi, RUS, 2014

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (TOP 25) • Teams: 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 • 2007, 16th, DH, Are, SWE • 2009, 9th, DH, Val d’Isere, FRA • 2009, 16th, SC, Val d’Isere, FRA • 2009, 22nd, SG, Val d’Isere, FRA • 2011, 25th, DH, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER • 2013, 6th, DH, Schladming, AUT • 2015, 13th, SG, Vail/Beaver Creek, USA • 2015, 19th, DH, Vail/Beaver Creek, USA

STEVEN NYMAN

Utah-born and -raised skier Steven Nyman had no choice but to ski. His dad was the head of the Sundance Resort ski school and he took to racing early on. Rumor has it, he supported his ski racing habit by mowing Robert Redford’s lawn. The discretionary pick for the 2002 Junior Worlds team, Nyman earned two medals there including the slalom gold. But at 6’4”, Nyman is built for speed events and has three Audi FIS World Cup wins to back that up. In 2015, Nyman had his best season, finishing ranked 6th in downhill. His most recent FIS World Cup podium was a 2nd place in Chamonix following a 3rd place at the Jeongseon FIS World Cup—the first official Olympic test for all sports in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Program. As if training and racing didn’t keep Nyman busy enough, he’s the force and mind behind www.fantasyskiracer.com—fantasy football for the ski racing fan.

HOMETOWN MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA

BIRTHDATE 07/03/1984

YEARS ON TEAM 13

CLUB MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI TEAM

SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

OLYMPICS 2006, 2010, 2014

WORLDS 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 WORLD CUP (HIGHLIGHTS) • Eight career top-10 DH finishes in Lake Louise • 2012, 10th in DH standings • 2013, back-to-back DH 2nd-place finishes to open the season, finished 4th in the DH standings • 2014, 2nd in historic first-ever U.S. FIS World Cup podium sweep with Vonn and Mancuso, DH • 2015, ranked 14th in DH, 29th in SG

U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES • 2006, SG, Sugarloaf, ME • 2008, DH, Sugarloaf, ME • 2008, SG, Sugarloaf, ME

OTHER • 2004, NorAm overall and downhill champion • Two-time Junior Worlds Team member

HOMETOWN SUNDANCE VILLAGE, UT BIRTHPLACE PROVO, UT BIRTHDATE 02/12/1982

YEARS ON TEAM 14

CLUB PARK CITY SKI TEAM OLYMPICS 2006, 2010, 2014

WORLDS 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 HIGHLIGHTS • 2003, U.S. Alpine Championships title, DH • 2005, U.S. Alpine Championships title, DH • Three career podiums at Birds of Prey DH (Beaver Creek, CO, 2007-2008, 2015) • 2015, 4th, DH, Vail/Beaver Creek World Championships, USA • 2015, ranked 6th in DH standings • 2016, 2nd, DH, Chamonix World Cup • 2016, 3rd, DH, Jeongseon World Cup

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