Park City, Utah (January 22, 2024) – U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 17 athletes competing in ski jumping and nordic combined at the 2024 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia, Feb. 6-11, 2024, the site of the 2023 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
The ski jumping team is highlighted by Erik Belshaw, Tate Frantz and Josie Johnson, who are all a part of the U.S. Ski Jumping Team. Belshaw’s career-best finish at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships came in 2023 in Whistler, Canada, where he placed 11th overall in the Individual HS104. Johnson recently took home a medal in the 2024 Youth Olympic Games, showing that she’s one of the strongest young ski jumpers in the world. All three compete regularly on the World Cup.
On the nordic combined side, the Junior World Championships roster is highlighted by U.S. Nordic Combined Team athletes Alexa Brabec and Caleb Zuckerman. This will be the fifth Junior Worlds for Brabec, with her highest finish coming in Zakopane, Poland in 2022, finishing 12th overall in the HS105/5km event. It will Zuckerman’s third Junior Worlds.
“I’m very excited to announce this year’s Junior World Championship team for ski jumping and nordic combined. On the ski jumping side, we have a very strong team led by Tate and Erik. Both athletes have strong medal potential and we’re excited to see them compete,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Sport Director Anders Johnson. “On the nordic combined side, we have a young team, most of which have never competed internationally, so it’s very much about gaining valuable competition experience.”
“Our junior athletes love to compete and there isn’t a bigger stage than Junior World Championships in Planica,” said Adam Provost, CEO of USA Nordic. “We have high expectations going into this week and our athletes are ready to go. I’m excited and proud of our teams; they have earned the right to represent the United States and go against the best in the world. It should be a fun week to watch.”
2024 SKI JUMPING FIS NORDIC JUNIOR WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
(Name, hometown, ski club, birthdate, past Junior World Championship teams)
*Denotes first Junior World Championships team
Women
● Estella Hassrick (Madison, WI; Blackhawk Ski Club; 5/21/2006; 2023)
● Josie Johnson (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 10/3/2006; 2022, 2023)
● Sandra Sproch (Chicago, IL; Norge Ski Club; 11/9/2007; 2023)
Men
● Erik Belshaw (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 8/23/2004; 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
● Jason Colby (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 5/21/2006; 2023)
● Maxim Glyvka (Fox River Grove, IL; Norge Ski Club; 3/26/2006; 2022, 2023)
● Sawyer Graves* (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 9/30/2008)
● Tate Frantz (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Educational Foundation; 3/28/2005; 2022, 2023)
2024 NORDIC COMBINED FIS NORDIC JUNIOR WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
(Name, hometown, ski club, birthdate, past Junior World Championship teams)
*Denotes first Junior World Championships team
Women
● Alexa Brabec (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 10/8/2004; 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
● Ella Wilson* (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 3/4/2008)
● Haley Brabec* (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 6/6/2007)
● Kai McKinnon* (Lake Placid, N.Y.; New York Ski Educational Foundation; 5/6/2008)
Men
● Arthur Tirone* (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 2/8/2008)
● Augie Roepke* (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 5/9/2008)
● Caleb Zuckerman (Norwich, VT; Ford Sayre Ski Club; 11/1/2005; 2022, 2023)
● Ian Carmack* (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 10/29/2008)
● Skyler Amy (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Winter Stars/Team AK Ski Jumping; 11/19/2005; 2023)
2024 FIS NORDIC JUNIOR WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Feb. 6th
● Men’s Nordic Combined HS102/10km PCR
● Women’s Nordic Combined HS102/5km PCR
Wednesday, Feb. 7th
● Women’s Ski Jumping Individual HS102
● Nordic Combined Mixed Team HS102/4x5km
Thursday, Feb. 8th
● Men’s Ski Jumping Individual HS102
Friday, Feb. 9th
● Women’s Ski Jumping Team HS102
● Men’s Nordic Combined HS102/10km
● Women’s Nordic Combined HS102/5km
Saturday, Feb. 10th
● Men’s Ski Jumping Team HS102
● Women’s Nordic Combined Team Sprint HS102/2×4.5km
Sunday, Feb. 11th
● Ski Jumping Mixed Team HS102
● Men’s Nordic Combined Team Sprint HS102/2×7.5km
1 Comment
Congratulations to the U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Teams on selecting their athletes for the 2024 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships! It’s great to see talented young Americans representing our country on the world stage. I’m excited to follow their progress and see how they perform in the competition.