Several Lake Tahoe skiers named to U.S. Alpine Ski Team

Several skiers from the Lake Tahoe area were announced to the 2015/16 US Alpine Ski Team, including Olympians Julia Mancuso, Travis Ganong, Tim Jitloff and Marco Sullivan. Even though Mancuso was name to the team she will miss out on the season due to hip surgery, but has her sights set on the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang.

Men's A Team

David Chodounksy (Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team) 6/25/1984

Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) 7/14/1988
Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team) 1/11/1985
Ted Ligety (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team) 8/31/1984
Bode Miller (Franconia, NH; Carrabassett Valley Academy) 10/12/1977
Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT; Park City Ski Team) 2/12/1982
Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) 4/27/1980
Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation) 2/10/1986

Women's A Team

Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski Team) 7/3/1984
Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) 3/9/1984
Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO; Rowmark Academy) 8/19/1989
Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation) 8/17/1988
Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO; Burke Mountain Academy) 3/13/95
Leanne Smith (North Conway, NH; Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team) 11/28/1987
Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort) 11/14/1985
Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) 10/18/1984

Men's B Team

Michael Ankeny (Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club/Dartmouth College) 1/17/1991
Thomas Biesemeyer (Keene, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation) 1/30/1989
Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, VT; Cochrans Ski Club/Mt. Mansfield Ski and Snowboard Club) 3/27/1992
Tommy Ford (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation) 3/20/1989
Jared Goldberg (Holladay, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation) 6/15/1991
Nolan Kasper (Warren, VT; Burke Mountain Academy) 3/27/1989
Kieffer Christianson (Anchorage, AK; Burke Mountain Academy/Dartmouth College) 8/11/1992
Hig Roberts (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/Middlebury College) 3/15/1991
Wiley Maple (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 5/25/1990

Women's B Team

Paula Moltzan (Lakeville, MN; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club) 5/7/1994
Katie Ryan (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 1/3/1993
Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, OR; White Pass Ski Club) 7/13/1992

Men's C Team

Erik Arvidsson (Woodside, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) 9/3/1996
Bryce Astle (Sandy, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation) 1/16/1995
Bryce Bennett (Olympic Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) 7/14/1992
Ronnie Berlack (Franconia, NH; Burke Mountain Academy) 4/21/1994
Drew Duffy (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School) 6/1/1995
Samuel DuPratt (Dixon, CA; Park City Ski Team) 11/28/1993
Mark Engel (Truckee, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy) 10/1/1991
AJ Ginnis (Waitsfield, VT; Green Mountain Valley School/Dartmouth College) 11/17/1994
Tim Kelley (Burlington, VT; Cochrans Ski Club) 5/20/1986
Nicholas Krause (Northboro, MA; Stratton Mountain School) 5/12/1993
Brennan Rubie (Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation) 5/8/1991
Kipling Weisel (San Francisco, CA; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation) 3/26/1995

Women's C Team

Lila Lapanja (Incline Village, NV; Sugar Bowl Academy/Diamond Peak)12/3/1994
Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 11/23/1992
Nina O’Brien (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy) 11/29/1997

Men's Development Team

Addison Dvoracek (Truckee, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) 1/27/1996
Patrick Kenney (Hingham, MA; Burke Mountain Academy) 2/13/1997
Sam Morse (Carrabassett Valley, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy) 5/27/1996
River Radamus (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/TEAM Academy) 2/12/1998

Women's Development Team

Breezy Johnson (Victor, ID; Rowmark Ski Academy) 1/19/1996
Stephanie Lebby (Big Bear Lake, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) 2/19/1997
Galena Wardle (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski Club) 4/28/1998
Patricia Mangan (Derby, NY; HoliMont Race Team) 3/7/1997
Alice Merryweather (Hingham, MA; Stratton Mountain School) 10/5/1996

National University Team

Alex Leever (Vail, CO; University of Denver) 7/6/1995
Brian McLaughlin (Topsfield, MA; Dartmouth College) 6/24/1993
Garret Driller (Tahoe City, CA; Montana State University) 8/24/1996
Griffin Brown (North Fayston, VT; University of Vermont) 2/8/1995
Sandy Vietze (Warren, VT; University of Vermont) 7/16/1993
Tanner Farrow (Ketchum, ID; Westminster College) 5/21/1993