Copper Mountain, CO – A crowd of thousands was on hand Friday as the 2014 U.S. Alpine Ski Team was introduced during Nature Valley First Tracks at Copper Mountain, home of the U.S Ski Team Speed Center. Olympic gold medalists Ted Ligety,  Lindsey Vonn, Bode Miller and World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin were on hand as 54 athletes were announced during a public celebration to kick off the start of the 2014 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup and Olympic winter.

The U.S. alpine team is coming off a record season of five World Championship medals and 33 World Cup podiums from 10 different athletes, including 18 victories.

“It’s a really cool time for American ski racers, and it’s not just because we’ve been successful the last few seasons,” Ligety explained. “Success definitely helps, but that success comes from the coaches, our technicians, our sponsors and our training partners. And when all that is working right, like it has been the last few years, it makes our job a lot of fun.”

“Right now we have a very healthy environment with this team,” Miller added. “Our coaching staff has a lot of experience and that experience is helping all of us perform. Ted is one of the best skiers in the world right now and and the girls are doing so well. When the coaches get the feeling of knowing what the success is and how to manage it, it makes for a good program to be a part of.”

The team has been training at the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper Mountain since Nov. 1. It is the only place in the world to train full-length downhill at this time of year.

“It’s not often that you have a team with so much success, especially in speed. This is a really cool time to be a part of the U.S. Ski Team,” said Vonn, who is on the road back to racing following knee surgery. “We have such a great team dynamic, better than I’ve ever seen and it’s showing in our results. Every race we have an athlete who can win.”

The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup swings through America Nov 29-Dec. 1 with a women’s downhill, super G and giant slalom followed by men’s super G, downhill and giant slalom on Dec. 6-8 at Beaver Creek, Colo. – the host resort of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

The U.S. Olympic team for alpine ski racing will be announced on Jan. 26, 2014.

2014 U.S. Alpine Ski Team Roster
Name, Hometown, Club (Skis, Boots, Bindings, Poles, Helmets, Eyewear) Date of Birth
* Denotes Olympian

Men’s A Team

• David Chodounksy (Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team) Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred) 6/25/84
• Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA, Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 7/14/88
• Nolan Kasper (Warren, VT, Burke Mountain Academy) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Swix, POC, POC) 3/27/89 *
• Ted Ligety (Park City, UT, Park City Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, Shred, Shred) 8/31/84 *
• Bode Miller (Franconia, NH, Carrabassett Valley Academy) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC) 10/12/77 *
• Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT, Park City Ski Team) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Komperdell, POC, POC) 2/12/82 *
• Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA, Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 4/27/80 *

Women’s A Team

• Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA, Mammoth Mountain Ski Team) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Komperdell, POC, POC) 7/3/84 *
• Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA, Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC) 3/9/84 *
• Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO, Rowmark Academy) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki Shred, Shred) 8/19/89 *
• Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR, Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation) (Volkl, Lange, Marker Shred, Shred) 8/17/88
• Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO, Burke Mountain Academy) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, Oakley) 3/13/95
• Leanne Smith (North Conway, NH, Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team) (Rossginol, Lange, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 11/28/87 *
• Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO, Buck Hill/Ski and Snowboard Club Vail) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, Briko, Oakley) 10/18/84 *

Men’s B Team

• Thomas Biesemeyer (Keene, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, Briko, Briko) 1/30/89
• Will Brandenburg (Spokane, WA; Schweitzer Alpine Racing) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Swix, Shred, Shred) 1/1/87 *
• Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, VT, Cochran’s/Mt. Mansfield Ski and Snowboard Club) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Komperdell, Shred, Shred) 3/27/92
• Nick Daniels (Tahoe City, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 4/5/91
• Erik Fisher (Middleton, ID; Bogus Basin) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Komperdell, Oakley) 3/21/85 *
• Tommy Ford (Bend, OR, Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Swix, Shred, Shred) 3/20/89 *
• Colby Granstrom (Lake Stevens, WA; Mission Ridge Ski Education) Nordica, Nordica, Marker Swix, POC, POC) 10/21/90
• Jared Goldberg (Holladay, UT; Team Flow) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC) 6/15/91
• Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Leki, Bolle, Bolle) 1/11/85
• Robby Kelley (Starksboro, VT; Cochran’s Ski Club / Mt Mansfield Ski Club) (Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, Shred, Shred) 5/26/90
• Brennan Rubie (Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Ski Team) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, POC, POC) 5/8/91
• Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY, New York Ski Education Foundation) Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, Shred, Shred) 2/10/86 *

Women’s B Team

• Julia Ford (Plymouth, NH; Holderness Ski Team) (Volkl, Lange, Marker, Leki, POC, POC) 3/30/90
• Abigail Ghent (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, Shred, Shred) 2/25/92
• Katie Ryan (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, POC, POC) 1/3/93
• Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY, Jackson Hole Ski Club) (Rossignol, Lange, Rossignol, Leki, Shred, Shred) 11/14/85 *

Men’s C Team

• Michael Ankeny (Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Leki, POC, POC) 1/17/91
• Bryce Bennett (Olympic Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 7/14/92
• Kieffer Christianson (Anchorage, AK; Burke Mountain Academy) (Rossignol, Lange, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 8/11/92
• Robert Cone (Killington, VT; Middlebury College) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 1/12/92
• Samuel Dupratt (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Education Foundation)
 (Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC) 11/28/93
• Will Gregorak (Longmont, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Shred, Shred) 9/30/90
• Nicholas Krause (Northboro, MA; Stratton Mountain School) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC) 5/12/93
• Wiley Maple (Aspen, CO, Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Komperdell, Shred, Oakley) 5/25/90
• Brian McLaughlin (Topsfiled, MA, Green Mountain Valley School)
 (Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC) 6/24/93
• Keith Moffat (Berkeley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 2/3/91
• Sandy Vietze (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School) (Nordica, Nordica, Nordica, Swix, POC, POC) 7/16/93

Women’s C Team

• Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, OR; White Pass Ski Club) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, Shred, Shred) 7/13/92

Men’s Development Team

• Jack Auty (Durham, NH; Burke Mountain Academy)
 (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Leki, POC, POC) 3/13/95
• Ronnie Berlack (Franconia, NH; Burke Mountain Academy) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, POC, POC) 4/21/94
• Daniel Duffy (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred) 3/12/94
• Drew Duffy (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred) 6/1/95
• Tanner Farrow (Ketchum, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation) (Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, POC, POC) 5/21/93
• AJ Ginnis (Kaprun, Austria, Green Mountain Valley School) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Leki, Shred, Shred) 11/17/94

Women’s Development Team

• Katharine Irwin (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) (Volkl, Lange, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred) 6/5/94
• Lila Lapanja (Incline Village, NV; Sugar Bowl Academy/Diamond Peak) (Fischer, Lange, Fischer, Swix, POC, POC) 12/3/94
• Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker Swix, POC, POC) 11/23/92
• Paula Moltzan (Lakeville, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 5/7/94
• Foreste Peterson (Berkeley, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy) (Fischer, Lange, Fischer, Swix, POC, POC) 9/9/93

2014 Alpine Staff

• Patrick Riml, Alpine Director

Men

• Head Coach: Sasha Rearick
• Team Manager: Kate Avrin
• Physio Coordinator: Chris Antinori

World Cup Multi

• Head Coach: Forest Carey
• Assistant Coach: Mike Kenney
• Conditioning Coach: Adam Cole
• Head Ski Service Ted Ligety: Alex Martin
• Head Ski Service Bode Miller: Chris Krause

World Cup Speed

• Head Coach: Andreas Evers
• Assistant Coach: TJ Lanning
• Assistant Coach: Scotty Veenis
• Conditioning Coach: Tony Beretzki
• Intern Coach: Chris Beckmann
• Pool Ski Service: Sylvain Munsch
• Fischer Ski Service: Leo Mussi
• Atomic Ski Service: Thomas Graggaber

World Cup Technical

• Head Coach: Bernd Brunner
• Assistant Coach: Erik Schlopy
• Assistant Coach: Kyle Darling
• Assistant Coach: Ian Garner
• Conditioning Coach: Bob Poehling
• Pool Ski Service: Matej Cujes
• Pool Ski Service: Alex Petitdemange
• Pool Ski Service: Pepi Culver
• Rossignol Ski Service: Shawn Gaisford

C and Development Team

• Head Coach: Randy Pelkey
• Assistant Coach: Ian Lochhead
• Assistant Coach/Ski Service: Eric Holmer

Women

• Head Coach: Alex Hoedlmoser
• Team Manager: Chelsea Steinbach
• Head Physiotherapist: Lindsay Winninger

World Cup Multi

• Head Coach: Chris Knight
• Assistant Coach: Jeff Fergus
• Head Ski Service Lindsey Vonn: Heinz Haemmerle
• Head Ski Service Julia Mancuso: Michael Gmeiner

World Cup Speed

• Head Coach: Chip White
• Assistant Coach: Wade Bishop
• Assistant Coach: Pascal Hasler
• Ski Service: Ales Sopotnik
• Ski Service: Miha Dolinar

World Cup Technical

• Head Coach: Roland Pfeifer
• Assistant Coach: Pete Anderson
• Ski Service: Matteo Fattor
• Atomic Ski Service Mikaela Shiffrin: Kim Erlandsson

Europa Cup

• Head Coach: Trevor Wagner
• Assistant Coach: Jeff Pickering
• Ski Service, Rob Luther
• Ski Service, Jonathan Weyant

Development

• Head Coach: Seth McCadam
• Ski Service, Gunnar Sorensen