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Team USA for the Ruka World Cup
The cross-country skiing World Cup season 2023/2024 starts this weekend in Ruka, Finland. The USA national team is now selected.
Jessie Diggins is one of the cross-country skiers selected for the World Cup premiere in Ruka, Finland.
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