This trip to the FIS Nordic Junior and U23 Cross-Country World Championships marks one of the premier steps of the elite athlete and coach development pipeline in the U.S. The U.S. Ski Team is pleased to announce the 2011 staff:
- Matt Whitcomb, Trip Leader, Junior Head Coach U.S. Ski Team
- Bryan Fish, U23 Head Coach, U.S. Ski Team
- Randy Gibbs, Head Service, U.S. Ski Team
- Andrew Johnson, Service, University of Vermont
- Casey Fagerquist, Service, Alaska Pacific University
- Justin Beckwith, Service, Green Mountain Valley School
- Amy Caldwell, Coach, Boulder Nordic Sport
- Daniel Weiland, Coach, Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
The trip will launch on January 16th. The team will live in Vierumaki, Finland at a pre-camp from January 17th-23rd, and will then drive and ferry to the race venue in Otepaa, Estonia for six days of competitions. The team will depart from either Tallin, Estonia, or Helsinki, Finland on February 1st.
Qualification criteria for this trip can be found at: www.ussa.org and by clicking "sports" – "cross country" – "advancement".
This trip receives a combined $20,000 in support from the NCCSEF and the U.S. Ski Team.
