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Eagle County athletes nominated to U.S. Ski & Snowboard 2026-27 teams

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Jake Pates reacts during the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
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Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include Haley Brewster and Audrey Crowley.

On Wednesday, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the athletes nominated to the Stifel U.S. Ski Teams, Hydro Flask Snowboard Teams and Toyota U.S. Para Snowboard Team. Several athletes hail from Eagle County or developed their skills through Ski and Snowboard Club Vail.

Liz Lemley wears her gold medal alongside her bronze medal after the women’s freestyle skiing dual moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Lemley won the gold medal in women’s moguls earlier in the week.
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It should be no surprise that the winningest alpine skier of all time, three-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin, is on the list. It may surprise some that Lindsey Vonn — whose thrilling comeback to competitive racing ended with a devastating crash and injury in the Milan Cortina Olympics in February — is also on the list. Though, Vonn still has a long road to recovery ahead and is also considering retirement.

On the snowboard side, two-time Olympian Jake Pates and two-time World Championships team member Ryan Wachendorfer are back on the pro halfpipe roster for the first time since the 2019 season and Kade Martin made the jump to the pro team roster after taking home the 2026 overall NorAm title.

Mikaela Shiffrin kisses the gold medal of the alpine ski, women’s slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.
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Local skiers nominated to 2026-27 teams

  • Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Buck Hill Ski Team)
  • Elizabeth Lemley (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Kyle Negomir (Littleton, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • River Radamus (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Liv Moritz (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Nina O’Brien (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Team Palisades Tahoe)
  • Bridger Gile (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Kjersti Moritz (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Mari Renick (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Viktoria Zaytseva (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Alex Krupka (Fayston, VT; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Matthew Labaugh (Avon, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Tess Johnson (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Abby McLarnon (Steamboat Springs, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Dylan Walczyk (Rochester, NY; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Meg Gustafson (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Haley Brewster (Avon, CO; Stratton Mountain School)
  • Audrey Crowley (Grafton, WI; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
Ryan Wachendorfer, of Edwards, competes in the Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe during X Games Aspen 2022.
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Local snowboarders nominated to 2026-27 teams

  • Kade Martin (Bellyache Ridge, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Jake Pates (Eagle, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club)
  • Ryan Wachendorfer (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Lily Dhawornvej (Frisco, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Hahna Norman (Truckee, CA; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Brooklyn DePriest (Rocklin, CA; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Giada Brienza (Frisco, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
  • Caleb Dhawornvej (Frisco, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)

The teams are formally announced in two phases: nomination and acceptance, the latter of which will be announced in fall 2026. 

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