2014 U.S. Slopestyle, Halfpipe Teams Announced
The U.S. named about a dozen athletes to its slopestyle and halfpipe teams. Find out who qualified.
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Nearly a dozen athletes were named to the first-ever U.S. slopestyle and halfpipe teams following the Grand Prix finals at Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah.
The athletes, six men and five women, are slated to compete in the Olympics next month in Sochi, Russia. While these 11 athletes qualified, there’s a chance that the U.S. could name additional athletes to the slopestyle and halfpipe teams next week.
Stay tuned for exclusive interviews with some of these athletes.
UPDATE 1/21/14:
Five additional freeskiing athletes have been named to the Olympic team as part of U.S. Freeskiing’s discretionary picks. Italics denote new additions to the team.
Men’s Halfpipe
David Wise, Reno, NV
Aaron Blunck, Crested Butte, CO
Lyman Currier, Boulder, CO
Torin Yater-Wallace, Aspen, CO
Women’s Halfpipe
Maddie Bowman, S. Lake Tahoe, CA
Brita Sigourney, Carmel, CA
Angeli VanLaanen, Bellingham, WA
Annalisa Drew, Andover, MA
Men’s Slopestyle
Nick Goepper, Lawrenceburg, IN
Bobby Brown, Breckenridge, CO
Gus Kenworthy, Telluride, CO
Joss Christensen, Park City, UT
Women’s Slopestyle
Devin Logan, W. Dover, VT
Keri Herman, Bloomington, MN
Julia Krass, Hanover, NH
Maggie Voisin, Whitefish, MT
Men’s Skicross
John Teller, Mammoth Lakes, CA