Team USA for the Ruka World Cup 

by Leandro Lutz • 21.11.2023
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The cross-country skiing World Cup season 2023/2024 starts this weekend in Ruka, Finland. The USA national team is now selected.

The cross-country skiing World Cup season 2023/2024 starts this weekend in Ruka, Finland. The USA national team is now selected.

Ruka, Finland, is the place for this year’s cross-country skiing World Cup premiere. The event starts on Friday, November 24, with a sprint race in classic technique. On Saturday, November 25, a 10km classic style race with individual start awaits. And on Sunday, November 26, the World Cup premiere weekend ends with a 20km mass start race in freestyle technique. 

In a press release, the US Ski and Snowboard Association has named their cross-country ski team for the upcoming World Cup period 1, including the premiere in Ruka, Finland, this weekend.

Here is Team USA for the World Cup Period 1

Ruka, Finland (Sprint C) and Östersund, Sweden (Sprint C)

Women’s Team

  • Hailey Swirbul
  • Julia Kern
  • Jessie Diggins
  • Rosie Breannan
  • Alayna Sonnesyn
  • Lauren Jortberg
  • Sammy Smith
  • Novie McCabe
  • Sarah Goble

Men’s Team

  • Zanden McMullen
  • Ben Ogden 
  • JC Schoonmaker
  • Kevin Bolger
  • Zak Ketterson
  • Luke Jager
  • Logan Diekmann
  • Will Koch
  • Michael Earnhart

Ruka, Finland (10km C) and Trondheim, Norway (10km C)

Women’s Team

  • Hailey Swirbul
  • Jessie Diggins 
  • Rosie Brennan
  • Julia Kern
  • Novie McCabe
  • Sophia Laukli
  • Alayna Sonnesyn
  • Sydney Palmer-Leger
  • Alex Lawson

Men’s Team

  • Zanden McMullen
  • Scott Patterson
  • Ben Ogden
  • Hunter Wonders
  • Gus Schumacher
  • David Norris
  • Zak Ketterson
  • John Hagenbuch
  • Luke Jager

Ruka, Finland (20km F), Gällivare, Sweden (10km F), and Östersund, Sweden (10km F)

Women’s Team

  • Hailey Swirbul
  • Jessie Diggins
  • Rosie Brennan
  • Julia Kern
  • Sophia Laukli
  • Novie McCabe
  • Alayna Sonnesyn
  • Sydney Palmer-Leger
  • Alex Lawson

Men’s Team

  • Zanden McMullen
  • Scott Patterson
  • Ben Ogden
  • David Norris
  • Gus Schumacher
  • Hunter Wonders
  • Zak Ketterson
  • John Hagenbuch
  • Luke Jager

Trondheim, Norway (20km Skiathlon)

Women’s Team

  • Hailey Swirbul
  • Jessie Diggins
  • Rosie Brennan
  • Sydney Palmer-Leger
  • Sophia Laukli
  • Julia Kern
  • Novie McCabe
  • Alayna Sonnesyn
  • Alex Lawson

Men’s Team

  • Zanden McMullen
  • Scott Patterson
  • Ben Ogden
  • David Norris
  • Gus Schumacher
  • Hunter Wonders
  • Zak Ketterson
  • John Hagenbuch
  • Luke Jager

FACTS Ruka World Cup Season 2023/2024

  • When: Friday, November 24 to Sunday, November 26 
  • Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
  • Where: Ruka, Finland
  • What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland

PROGRAM

Friday, November 24: Sprint C (More details can be found here)

  • 10:00 CET: Sprint Quali C, Men 
  • 10:00 CET: Sprint Quali C, Women
  • 12:30 CET: Sprint Final C, Men
  • 12:30 CET: Sprint Final C, Women 

Saturday, November 25: 10km Individual C (More details can be found here)

  • 10:00 CET: 10km Individual C, Women
  • 12:15 CET: 10km Individual C, Men

Sunday, November 26: 20km Mass Start F (More details can be found here)

  • 10:00 CET: 20km Mass Start F, Women
  • 12:35 CET: 20km Mass Start F, Men

Read More: World Cup calendar for the 2023/2024 Winter Season  

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