World Junior Championships Team
We have three Tecnica Athletes competing this year.

PARK CITY, Utah (Feb. 8) - Fourteen athletes were named Friday to compete Feb. 23-March 1 in the 2008 FIS Alpine Junior World Championships in Spain, the U.S. Ski Team announced. Junior Worlds gives developing skiers a chance to measure themselves against their age group internationally and is a vital tool in gauging how they compare.

U.S. Alpine Director Jesse Hunt said the group includes seven young men and seven young women, including defending NorAm slalom champion Kiley Staples (Park City, UT).

The U.S. team (date of birth, hometown, club) for the Junior World Championships, which will be racing in Formigal, Spain:

Men
Tommy Ford, 3/20/89; Bend, OR (U.S. Development Team/Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)
Travis Ganong, 7/14/88; Olympic Valley, CA (U.S. C Team/Squaw Valley Ski Team)  TECNICA
Max Hammer, 1/29/88; Jackson Hole, WY (U.S. Development Team/Jackson Hole Ski Team)
Bump Heldman, 10/25/88; Auburn, ME (U.S. Development Team/Gould Academy Snow Sports Club)  TECNICA
Nolan Kasper, 3/27/89; Warren, VT (U.S. Development Team/Burke Mountain Academy)
Wiley Maple, 5/25/90; Aspen, CO (Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club)
Andrew Phillips, 5/18/89; Sandy, UT (U.S. Development Team/Rowmark Ski Academy)

Women
Lindsay Cone, 7/1/88; Killington, VT (U.S. Development Team/Burke Mountain Academy)
Kirsten Cooper, 11/12/88; Eagle, CO (U.S. Development Team/Team Summit/Santa Fe Ski Team)
Julia Ford, 3/30/90; Plymouth, NH (Holderness Ski Team)
Katie Hartman, 9/2/88; Breckenridge, CO (Team Summit)  TECNICA
Alice McKennis, 8/19/89; Glenwood Springs, CO (Rowmark Ski Academy)
Laurenne Ross, 8/17/88; Klamath Falls, OR (U.S. Development Team/Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)
Kiley Staples, 2/2/89; Park City, UT (U.S. C Team/Rowmark Ski Academy)