*Jordan Lane:

Division and Level: Intermountain / U18

Ski Club: Sun Valley Ski Academy

Coach: Nate Schwing

Best Competition Results: J2 Nationals 3rd in GS, Western division Topo shootout 3rd overall, 2010 JO's 7th in GS, Alyeska Cup overall winner 11/12, Antillanca, Chile, first FIS race series 2nd SL, 1st GS, 2011

Hobbies: Traveling, baking chocolate chip cookies, swimming, running, shopping, and hanging out with friends.

Best Supporter: Mom and Dad

Nemesis: Blood

Favorite Music: Everything

Favorite Movie: Poseidon Adventure

Favorite Ski Resort: Valle Nevado

Favorite Ski Racer? Resi Steigler

Future Goals: Podium at J2 Nationals, participate in the US Nationals, US Ski Team.

*Serina Kidd:

Division and Level: Rocky / U18

Ski Club: Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Coach: Scott Tanner

Best Competition Results: Smartwool Overall Champion, J3 junior Championsips 1st, 2nd Overall J3 Junior Championships

Hobbies: Cross Country, Barrel Racing, Skiing

Best Supporters: Teammates, Friends, Sponsors, Coaches, Family!

Nemesis: Snakes!

Favorite Music: ANYTHING G-EASY(:

Favorite Movie: Immortals

Favorite Ski Resort: Whistler

Favorite Ski Racer? Lindsey Vonn

Future Goals? US Ski Team

*Sofia Yubero:

Division and Level: Intermountain / 2nd year U14

Ski Club: Rowmark Ski Academy

Coach: Todd Brickson, Jim Tschabrun

Best Competition Results: 2011-12: Slalom 1st (Snowbird, Park City), Giant Slalom 1st (Snowbasin, Park City), SG 1st (Snowbasin), Kombi 1st (Snowbird)

2010-11: G.S. Spectacular Beaver Creek 1st, South Series Finals Slalom 1st, Overall Champion South Series Finals, IMD Champs Slalom 3rd, SG 3rd

2009-10: 1st & overall fastest time for all age groups Giant Slalom IMD Championships, Overall Champion South Series Final, 1st South Series Finals GS & Slalom, IMD Champs Slalom 3rd

Hobbies: Martial Arts, Soccer, Basketball, Reading, Unicycle Riding, Traveling thru Europe

Best Supporter: My Parents, Grandpa Rich, Family & Friends

Nemesis: Cold Feet

Favorite Music: Almost Anything

Favorite Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Favorite Ski Resort: Beaver Creek and Snowbird

Favorite Ski Racer? Ted Ligety, Mikaela Shiffrin & Lindsey Vonn

Future Goals: College, US Ski Team, World Cup Circuit, Olympics

Tenaya Standteiner:

Division and Level: Far West / 1st year J2

Ski Club: Squaw Valley Ski Team

Coach: Lee Schmidt, Tom Arnstein, Konrad Rickenbach, Mark Archer

Best Competition Results: 1st in GS qualifier, 8th in JO Super G, and 2nd in a Northstar GS

Hobbies: Rock climbing

Best Supporter: My dad

Nemesis: I don’t think I have one...

Favorite Music: County and all of the classics!

Favorite Movie: Caddyshack

Favorite Ski Resort: Squaw Valley

Favorite Ski Racer? Ingemar Stenmark

Future Goals: To make the US Ski Team

*Martina Hörwing:

Division and Level: Sweden / 3rd Year FIS

Ski Club: Lidingö Slalomklubb, Sweden

Coach: Anna-Karin Jejlid, Jonas Norling, Petter Robertsson

Best Competition Results: Didn’t ski last year because of my knee!

Hobbies: Skiing, friends, traveling, having fun

Best Supporter: Parents, coaches

Nemesis:

Favorite Music: Jack Johnson, John Mayer etc.

Favorite Movie: Warrior, Taken

Favorite Ski Resort: Jackson Hole

Favorite Ski Racer? Lindsay Vonn

Future Goals: WC!

*Paige Lorenze:

Division and Level: Eastern / U16

Ski Club: Burke Mountain Academy

Coach: Kirk Dwyer

Best Competition Results: 2nd overall Mid-VT Council 2011; 3rd GS and 4th SL J4 VT states 2011; 7th GS J4 Eastern Championships 2011; 6th GS Can-Am's 2011

Hobbies: Wake boarding, soccer, lacrosse, reading and hanging out with my friends

Best Supporter: My family

Nemesis: Before race nerves

Favorite Music: John Mayer, Edward Sharpe, Florence and the Machine

Favorite Movie: Caddy Shack

Favorite Ski Resort: Beaver Creek

Favorite Ski Racer? Julia Mancuso

Future Goals? Try my hardest every day; short term: strong finish at JOs this year; long term: race at a good Division 1 college, US Ski Team.

 

 

*Mikayla Lathrop:

Division and Level: Eastern / U14

Ski Club: Stratton Mountain School

Coach: Josh Bedard

Best Competition Results: I am the 2012 Vermont Slalom Champion

Hobbies: Soccer, tennis, swimming, reading, listening to music and hanging out with my friends.
Best Supporter: My family and friends

Nemesis: Stubbies

Favorite Music: Hot Chelle Rae, and Fun

Favorite Movie: The Proposal

Favorite Ski Resort: Magic Mountain

Favorite Ski Racer? Resi Steigler

Future Goals? To make the US Ski Team

*Sky Kelsey:

Division and Level: Rocky / U16

Ski Club: Aspen Valley Ski Club

Coach: Pat Callahan

Best Competition Results: 1st ranked in the 2012 U16 National Assessment Camp.

Hobbies: Playing traditional Irish, Bluegrass and old time music. mountain biking, roller skate skiing, skiing back country and epic pow.

Best Supporter: My awesome mom, my great club and Dynastar Skis.

Nemesis: Time

Favorite Music: Irish, Jazz, Bluegrass, Old time, Blues, Dubstep, Techno, Alternative, Classical.

Favorite Movie: The Labyrinth, The Sound of My Voice, Ghost Writer.

Favorite Ski Resort: Alyeska, AK

Favorite Ski Racer? Ingemar Stenmark, Ivica Kostelic, Ted Ligety, Bode Miller

Future Goals? Being competitive on the World Cup. Winning the All Ireland fleadh.

*Alex Barounos:

Division and Level: Rocky Mountain / U18

Ski Club: Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Coach: Guenther Birgmann

Best Competition Results: Results: 2 results in GS in the 40's, tied for 7th in 2012 J2 National GS, ranked 20th in the nation for GS.

Hobbies: Hiking, free skiing, cross fit, unicycling, slack lining, and just being outside

Best Supporter: Dad

Nemesis: There's to many to name off

Favorite Music: Macklemore, and Jurassic 5

Favorite Movie: Star Wars Trilogy

Favorite Ski Resort: Steamboat Springs CO

Favorite Ski Racer? Bode Miller

Future Goals? I hope to make the US ski team during my post graduate year. From there I want to attend a good college where I can further continue my skiing goals, while at the same time get a degree in architecture or civil engineering.

Nicolas Veth:

Division and Level: Rocky / 2nd year J2

Ski Club: Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Coach: Eric Cates

Best Competition Results: - Second year J3 JO’s: DH 4th, Super-G 1st, GS 2nd, SL 8th, 1st Overall - 11th in Super-G at Whistler Cup. - Swartwool Cup Second year J3: 1st GS, 1st SL (out of J3) - 11th in SG, 21st in GS, and 16th is SL at J2 Nationals. - Scoring 67 and 72 FIS in SL at Winter Park - Scoring 73 FIS in SG at Winter Park - Scoring 75 FIS in GS at J2 Nationals and 76 FIS in Steamboat

Hobbies: Biking, Working Out, Golf, and Slack line

Best Supporter: Le Ski Mastery (Parent's Business)

Nemesis:

Favorite Music: Lots

Favorite Movie: Hot Rod

Favorite Ski Resort: Taos Ski Valley

Favorite Ski Racer? Carlo Janka

Future Goals? Make the U.S. Ski Team and to go to the Olympics.

*Andrew Hancock:

Division and Level: Rocky Mountain / 1st year U18

Ski Club: Aspen Valley Ski Club

Coach: Kent Towelerton

Best Competition Results: 1st place SL at 2011 Rocky/Central J3 JOs. 2nd place GS at 2011 Rocky/Central JOs. 2nd place overall at 2011 Rocky/Central J3 JOs. Named to United States 2011 Whistler Cup Team. 11th place GS at 2011 Whistler Cup 12th place Super G at 2011 Whistler Cup

Hobbies: Fly fishing, baseball, hunting, football and of course free skiing

Best Supporter: Mom and Dad, SRD, Nordica, Swix

Nemesis: Losing

Favorite Music: All kinds

Favorite Movie: Any Austin Powers

Favorite Ski Resort: Aspen Mtn.

Favorite Ski Racer? Ted Ligety, Marcel Hirscher and Ingemar Stenmark

Future Goals? Be the best – college, US Ski Team, Olympics

*Sam Morse:

Division and Level: Eastern / 1st year U18

Ski Club: Carrabassett Valley Academy/Sugarloaf Ski Club

Coach: Doug Williams, Chip Cochrane, and Mike Savage

Best Competition Results:

A pair of Top Tens and 7th overall at J2 Nationals ~ Qualified to USA1 at Whistler Cup Series (Big international global race with 27 countries)-’11 ~ 5th in Super-G ~ 14th in GS ~ 3rd in Slalom ~ 3rd overall ~ Have 57 Fis Super G Points ~ 64 Fis SL Points ~So Far!

Hobbies: Accomplished off-road unicyclist, whitewater kayaking, mountain biking,

and baseball

Best Supporter: My brother (Ben Morse)!

Nemesis: Non accumulating precipitation (rain)

Favorite Music: Lady Antebellum

Favorite Movie: Rocky

Favorite Ski Resort: Sugarloaf

Favorite Ski Racer? Herman Maier

Future Goals? Top 3 and J2 Nationals

*Kyle Burcin:

Division and Level: Eastern / U18

Ski Club: Killington Mountain School

Coach: Tom Sell, Jack Bailey, Pavel Stastny, and Greg Hardy

Best Competition Results:

- First Overall at Eastern JO's (2nd in SL, 2nd in GS) --09/10

- 12th at Whistler Cup SL - 21st at Whistler Cup Super G --09/10

-1st in Vermont state GS, 2nd in SL –09/10 - Won every run/race in Mid-Vermont –09/10

- 2011 and 2012 J2 national team

- #1 J2 at Western Region Junior Championship – 11/12

- 56 slalom points, 56 GS points, 71 Super G points – 11/12

Hobbies: Golf, working out, playing and watching sports

Best Supporter: Family, friends, coaches, sponsors, and Killington Mountain School (KMS)

Nemesis:

Favorite Music: All kinds

Favorite Movie: Caddy Shack

Favorite Ski Resort: Snowbasin, Utah. Killington, Vermont

Favorite Ski Racer? Ted Ligety, Tommy Ford, Alexis Pinturault

Future Goals? Race at a top college, make the USST and go to the Olympics

*Eli Swing:

Division and Level: Eastern /  U16

Ski Club: Green Mountain Valley School

Coach: Jeremy Transue, Adam Julius, Tim Curran

Best Competition Results: First in Finals, First in Can-Am GS, First in Future Stars GS

Hobbies: Mountain biking, Skateboarding

Best Supporter: My family, Fischer, SRD

Nemesis:

Favorite Music: Anything depending on my mood

Favorite Movie: Accepted

Favorite Ski Resort: Mount Snow

Favorite Ski Racer? Ted Ligety

Future Goals: Short term- Get a podium finish at JO's, Long term-Make the US Ski Team or ski race for D1 college

*Gus LeBlanc:

Division and Level: Rocky Mountain / 1st Year U14

Ski Club: Ski & Snowboard Club Vail

Coach: Matt Underhill

Best Competition Results: Won 22 races in 2010-2011

Hobbies: Powder skiing, Lacrosse, Mt. Biking, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Guitar

Best Supporter: Mom and Dad, family and friends

Nemesis: Slushy snow

Favorite Music: AC/DC, any kind of rock

Favorite Movie: Ace Ventura

Favorite Ski Resort: Vail

Favorite Ski Racer? Andrew Weibrecht, Darron Rahlves

Future Goals? Top 10 in JO's, be better on Wednesday than I was on Tuesday and be the best skier/racer I can be!

*Kazui Kusumi:

Division and Level: Eastern / 2nd Year J2 (U18)

Ski Club: Stratton Mountain School

Coach: Mike Morin, Rolf Gidlow, Jim Catalano, Erin Mascolino

Best Competition Results: 2nd place Can-Am GS, 4th Vermont SL, 10th ranked in US SL for 6th points list. Top 30 for GS, SL, and SG in the US for my age.

Hobbies: Having fun, Surfing, Baseball

Best Supporter: My family and friends, Roaring Lion, Swany, Atomic, Stratton Mountain School

Nemesis: Bode Miller

Favorite Music: 2 Chainz, BIG Sean, Kendrick Lamar

Favorite Movie: Dark Knight Rises, Taken II

Favorite Ski Resort: Hunter Mountain

Favorite Ski Racer? Marcel Hirscher

Future Goals? College, US Ski Team, World Cup