Heavenly's Sho Kashima Named to 2015 Freestyle Skiing Team

South Lake Tahoe's Sho Kashima was named to the 2015 U.S. Freestyle Skiing Team Tuesday. Kashima, who has called Heavenly Valley his home since 4 years old, made the "A" men's team.

Here is Kashima's record provided by the USSA:
WORLD CHAMPONSHIPS

Teams: 2007, 2009, 2011

6th, MO, Inawashiro, JPN, 2009

7th, DM, Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, 2007

10th, DM, Inawashiro, JPN, 2009

18th, DM, Deer Valley, UT, 2011

30th, MO, Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, 2007

WORLD CUP (highlights)
Three top-10 finishes in 2014
With only five starts in the 2013 season, earned three top-ten results
First three World Cup podiums, 2012

Finished the World Cup season 8th in the moguls standings, 2009

16-time top-10 finisher on the World Cup

U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES (2)
DM, Squaw Valley, CA, 2009
DM, Killington, VT, 2006

OTHER
2nd, U.S. National Championships, DM, Heavenly, CA, 2013
3rd, U.S. National Championships, DM, Heavenly, CA, 2013
Six-time NorAm podium finisher including two victories

Here is the whole 2015 U.S. Freestlye Ski Team Nominated Athletes with their hometown, clud and date of birth given next to their name. * denotes Olympians:

MOGULS
A Team

Patrick Deneen (Cle Elum, WA, 12/25/87)*
Sho Kashima (South Lake Tahoe, CA, Heavenly Valley Ski Foundation, 11/01/86)
Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT, Waterville Valley Black & Blue Trail Smashers, 2/26/86)*
Heidi Kloser (Vail, CO, Ski and Snowboard Club Vail, 9/18/92)*
Heather McPhie (Bozeman, MT, Bridger Freestyle, 5/28/84)*
Eliza Outtrim (Hamden, CT, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, 7/18/85)*
Sophie Schwartz 
(Sun Valley, ID, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, 11/24/90)
Bradley Wilson (Butte, MT, Wasatch Freestyle, Deer Valley Resort, 6/05/1992)*

B Team

Joe Discoe (Telluride, CO, Telluride Freestyle Club, 2/23/87)
Mikaela Matthews (Frisco, CO, Team Summit, 12/24/91)
Troy Murphy (Bethel, ME, Planet Ski International, 6/13/92)
K.C. Oakley (Piedmont, CA, Park City Freestyle Team, 5/05/88)
Bryon Wilson (Butte, MT, Wasatch Freestyle, Deer Valley Resort, 4/07/88)*

C Team

Jeremy Cota (Carrabassett Valley, ME, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, 10/24/88)
Ali Kariotis (Tiburon, CA, Squaw Valley Freestyle Team, 4/29/95)
Keaton McCargo (Telluride, Co; Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club, 7/10/95)
Bruce Perry Jr. (Winter Park, CO, Winter Park Competition Center, 10/09/95)
Thomas Rowley (Long Beach, NY, Telluride, 7/02/94)
Morgan Schild (Pittsford, NY, Vail Ski Snowboard Club, 8/25/97)
Dylan Walczyk (Rochester, NY, Ski and Snowboard Club Vail, 6/25/93)

AERIALS
A Team

Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, VA, 9/14/93)*
Dylan Ferguson (Amesbury, MA, Waterville Valley Black & Blue Trail Smashers, 8/10/88)

B Team
Mac Bohonnon (Madison, CT, Stratton Mountain Freestyle, 3/27/95)*
Jonathon Lillis (Rochester, NY, Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team, 8/20/94)
Kiley McKinnon (Madison, CT, Eastern Aerial Development Program, 9/01/95)
Mike Rossi (Long Valley, NJ, 2 /25/94)
C Team

Alex Bowen (Springville, NY, Buffalo Ski Club, 5/21/92)
Si Ning Chan (Maine, NY, Greek Peak Ski Club, 5/27/96)
Madison Gorelik (Park City, UT, FLY Freestyle, 3/12/94)
Kendal Johnson (McFarland, WI, FLY Freestyle 3/27/92)
Allison Lee (Manchester, CT, Waterville Valley Freestyle Team, 11/13/89)
Eric Loughran, (Waterville Valley Freestyle Team, 4/12/95)
Morgan Northrop (Haymarket, VA, Elite Aerial Development Program, 4/16/94)
Madison Olsen, (Park City, UT, FLY Freestyle, 4/07/95)
Harrison Smith, (Rochester, NY, Bristol Mountain, 12/09/97)
Zach Surdell (Marcellus, MI, Swiss Valley, 6/03/98)