Park City, UT – Lindsey Vonn, Ted Ligety, Julia Mancuso and Mikaela Shiffrin headline a strong group of 19 athletes named by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association to compete in the 2013 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships Feb. 4-17 in Schladming, Austria.
“This is a special group of athletes who have worked incredibly hard with this staff to be in a position for success at these World Championships,” said Patrick Riml, Alpine Director for the U.S. Ski Team. “Whether it was training in the summer at the Center of Excellence in Park City, on snow at the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper Mountain or at our European base in Soelden, each one of these athletes has put in the effort to do something special in Schladming.”
The U.S. Ski Team has placed nine different athletes on the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup podium this winter for a total of 24 top three results, including 15 victories. NBC and Universal Sports Network will combine for a full broadcast package of the entire championships.
Race starters will not be finalized until the Team Captains meeting the evening prior to each event.
2013 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships Team
Men
(Name, hometown, birthdate, USSA club, past World Champs)
Travis Ganong, Squaw Valley, CA, 7/14/88, Squaw Valley Ski Team (2011)
Tim Jitloff, Reno, NV, 1/11/85, Park City Ski Team (2007, 2009, 2011)
Ted Ligety, Park City, UT, 8/31/84, Park City Ski Team (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Steven Nyman, Sundance, UT, 2/12/82, Park City Ski Team (2007, 2009, 2011)
Andrew Weibrecht, Lake Placid, NY, 2/10/86, New York Ski Education Foundation (2009)
Thomas Biesemeyer, Keene, NY, 1/30/89, New York Ski Education Foundation
Will Brandenburg, Spokane, WA, 1/1/87, Schweitzer Alpine Racing (2011)
David Chodounksy, Crested Butte, CO, 6/25/84, Crested Butte Ski Team (2011)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Starksboro, VT, 3/27/85, Cochran’s/Mt. Mansfield Ski and Snowboard Club
Robby Kelley, Starksboro, VT, 5/26/90, Cochran’s Ski Club/Mt Mansfield Ski Club
Marco Sullivan, Squaw Valley, CA, 4/27/80, Squaw Valley Ski Team (2003, 2007, 2009)
Women
Stacey Cook, Mammoth Mountain, CA, 7/3/84, Mammoth Mountain Ski Team (2007, 2009, 2011)
Julia Mancuso, Squaw Valley, CA, 3/9/84, Squaw Valley Ski Team (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Alice McKennis, Glenwood Springs, CO, 8/19/89, Rowmark Academy
Laurenne Ross, Bend, OR, 8/17/88, Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation (2009, 2011)
Mikaela Shiffrin, Eagle-Vail, CO, 3/13/95, Burke Mountain Academy
Leanne Smith, North Conway, NH, 11/28/87, Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team (2011)
Resi Stiegler, Jackson Hole, WY, 11/14/85, Jackson Hole Ski Club (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Lindsey Vonn, Vail, CO, 10/18/84, Buck Hill/Ski and Snowboard Club Vail (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
COMPETITION AND U.S. BROADCAST SCHEDULE (all times Eastern Standard)
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Schladming, Austria
Feb. 4 – Opening Ceremonies
Feb. 5 – Women’s super G, 11 a.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 6 – Men’s super G, 11 a.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 8 – Women’s super combined, 11 a.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 9 – Men’s downhill, 3 p.m. NBC and 4 p.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 10 – Women’s downhill, 3 p.m. NBC and 4 p.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 11 – Men’s super combined, 12 p.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 12 – Nations Team Event
Feb. 14 – Women’s giant slalom, 11 a.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 15 – Men’s giant slalom, 11 a.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 16 – Women’s slalom, 3 p.m. NBC* and 4 p.m., Universal Sports Network
Feb. 17 – Men’s slalom, 11 a.m., Universal Sports Network
*Men’s giant slalom also on NBC