PARK CITY, Utah (Feb. 28, 2022) – The USA will be well represented at the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Junior World Championships for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined in March. USA Nordic, the national leadership organization for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined, has named a team of 17 athletes to compete in the March 2-6, 2022, event in Zakopane, Poland.
Five men and four women qualified for the Ski Jumping team. It will be the third Junior Worlds appearance for Erik Belshaw (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), the fourth for Paige Jones (Park City, Utah), and the fifth appearance for Annika Belshaw (Steamboat Springs, Colo.).
Five men and three women qualified in Nordic Combined. It will be the fourth Junior Worlds team for Niklas Malacinski (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Tess Arnone (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), along with Alexa Brabec’s (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) third appearance. This will also be the second Junior Worlds for Carter Brubaker (Anchorage, Alaska) and Gunnar Gilbertson (Steamboat Springs, Colo.).
Check below to see the athletes selected to the Junior World Championships Team, along the schedule of events taking place this week.
2022 USA Nordic Junior World Championships Team
Men’s Ski Jumping
Erik Belshaw
Stewart Gundry
Logan Gundry
Maxim Glyvka
Jason Colby
Women’s Ski Jumping
Annika Belshaw
Paige Jones
Josie Johnson
Rachael Haerter
Men’s Nordic Combined
Niklas Malacinski
Gunnar Gilbertson
Carter Brubaker
Caleb Zuckerman
Tate Frantz
Women’s Nordic Combined
Tess Arnone
Alexa Brabec
Charlotte Ripp
2022 Junior World Championships
Competition Schedule
Wednesday, March 2nd
Men’s Nordic Combined
– Normal Hill HS105/10km Competition
Women’s Nordic Combined
– Normal Hill HS105/5km Competition
Thursday, March 3rd
Men’s Ski Jumping
– Individual HS105 Competition
Women’s Ski Jumping
– Individual HS105 Competition
Friday, March 4th
Men’s & Women’s Nordic Combined
– Mixed Team Normal Hill HS105/4×3.75km Competition
Saturday, March 5th
Men’s Nordic Combined
– Team Normal Hill HS105/4x5km
Men’s Ski Jumping
– Team HS105 Competition
Women’s Ski Jumping
– Team HS105 Competition
Sunday, March 6th
Men’s & Women’s Ski Jumping
– Mixed Team HS105 Competition
Additional Event Information
Men’s & Women’s Ski Jumping Schedule: FIS Website
Men’s & Women’s Nordic Combined Schedule: FIS Website
