Reigning downhill and super G world champion Bode Miller headlines the US 2007 Alpine Ski Team, along with Olympic champions Ted Ligety and Julia Mancuso. The team was announced yesterday by the Alpine Director Jesse Hunt. In all, 18 of the team are former Olympians, including 16 who were on the 2006 Olympic Team in Torino, Italy. ...The teams are as follows:
Men's A Team - Ted Ligety (22; Park City, UT*), Bode Miller (28; Bretton Woods, NH*); Bryon Friedman 26; Park City, UT),
Scott Macartney (28; Redmond, WA*), Steve Nyman (24; Orem, UT*), Erik Schlopy (34; Park City, UT*) and Dane Spencer (28; Boise, ID*);
Men's B Team - Roger Brown (24; Norwich, VT), Jimmy Cochran (25; Keene, NH*), Erik Fisher (21; Eagle, ID), Kevin Francis (24; Bend, OR), JJ Johnson (29; Park City, UT), T.J. Lanning (22; Park City, UT), Paul McDonald (22; Bellevue, WA), Warner Nickerson (25; Gilford, NH), Tom Rothrock (28; Cashmere, WA*), Marco Sullivan (26; Squaw Valley, CA*) and Jake Zamansky (25; Aspen, CO)
Men's C Team - Chris Beckmann (19; Altamont, NY), Tim Jitloff (21; Reno, NV), Tim Kelley (20; Starksboro, VT), Jeremy Transue (23; Hunter, NY) and Andrew Weibrecht (20; Lake Placid, NY)
Women's A Team - Kirsten Clark (29; Raymond, ME*), Stacey Cook (22; Mammoth, CA*), Lindsey Kildow (21; Vail, CO*), Caroline Lalive (27; Steamboat Springs, CO*), Libby Ludlow (25; Bellevue, WA*), Julia Mancuso (22; Olympic Valley, CA*), Sarah Schleper (27; Vail, CO*) and Resi Stiegler (20; Jackson Hole, WY*)
Women's B Team - Katie Hitchcock (21; Carmichael, CA), Jessica Kelley (23; Starksboro, VT), Megan McJames (19; Park City, UT), Kaylin Richardson (22 on Thursday; Edina, MN*) and Lauren Ross (24; Stowe, VT)
Women's C Team - Caitlin Ciccone (21; Bethlehem, NH), Sterling Grant (18; Amery, WI), Keely Kelleher (22; Big Sky, MT), Jenny Lathrop (23; North Conway, NH) and Julia Littman (22; Vail, CO)