The Canmore World Cup starts today in Canada. Here is the US national team for the 15km mass start races in freestyle technique.

Canmore, Canada, is the place for the next stage of this year’s cross-country skiing World Cup. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) has changed the competition format for the first day due to delayed delivery of timing equipment. 

The Canmore World Cup starts today, Friday, February 9, now with a 15km (4×3.75km) mass start race in freestyle technique (instead of a 10km interval start in freestyle technique initially planned), followed by a sprint race in freestyle technique on Saturday, February 10, a 20km mass start race in classic technique on Sunday, February 11, and a sprint race in classic technique on Tuesday, February 13.

In a couple of posts on social media, the US Ski & Snowboard has named their cross-country ski team for the upcoming 15km mass start races in freestyle technique (women’s team and men’s team).

The USA team will start with 24 athletes. On the women’s side, USA will start with 12 skiers. Already on the men’s side, also 12 athletes will start for the North American country.

Here is the US National Team for the 15km Mass Start at the Canmore World Cup

Women’s Team

• Rosie Brennan
• Jessie Diggins
• Julia Kern
• Sophia Laukli
• Sydney Palmer-Leger
• Emma Albrecht
• Erin Blanco
• Mariah Bredal
• Margie Freed
• Lauren Jortberg
• Alex Lawson
• Alayna Sonnesyn

Men’s Team 

• Michael Earnhart
• Luke Jager
• Zanden McMullen
• Ben Ogden
• Scott Patterson
• Gus Schumacher
• Braden Becker
• Reid Goble
• Graham Houtsma
• David Norris
• Peter Wolter
• Hunter Wonders

FACTS Canmore World Cup Season 2023/2024

• When: Friday, February 9, to Tuesday, February 13, 2024 
• Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
• Where: Canmore, Canada
• What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Canmore, Canada

PROGRAM

Friday, February 9: 15km Mass Start Freestyle (More details can be found here)

• 18:40 CET: 15km Mass Start F, Women
• 20:45 CET: 15km Mass Start F, Men 

Saturday, February 10: Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found here)

• 18:30 CET: Sprint Qualification F, Men
• 18:30 CET: Sprint Qualification F, Women
• 21:00 CET: Sprint Final F, Men
• 21:00 CET: Sprint Final F, Women

Sunday, February 11: 20km Mass Start Classic (More details can be found here)

• 18:00 CET: 20km Mass Start C, Women
• 20:15 CET: 20km Mass Start C, Men

Tuesday, February 13: Sprint Classic (More details can be found here)

• 17:00 CET: Sprint Qualification C, Men
• 17:00 CET: Sprint Qualification C, Women
• 19:30 CET: Sprint Final C, Men
• 19:30 CET: Sprint Final C, Women

After Canmore in Canada, the World Cup heads to the USA (Minneapolis). 

After North America, the World Cup returns to Scandinavia to end the season with weekends in Finland (Lahti), Norway (Oslo and Drammen), and Sweden (Falun).

2023/2024 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Calendar

Period I – Before Christmas

• November 24-26: Ruka, Finland
  • November 24 – Sprint C
  • November 25 – 10km C
  • November 26 – 20km Mass Start F
• December 2-3: Gällivare, Sweden
  • December 2 – 10km F
  • December 3 – Relay 4×7.5km C/F
• December 9-10: Östersund, Sweden
  • December 9 – Sprint C
  • December 10 – 10km F
• December 15-17: Trondheim, Norway
  • December 15 – Sprint F
  • December 16 – 20km Skiathlon C/F
  • December 17 – 10km C

Period II – Tour de Ski

• December 30: Toblach, Italy – Sprint F
• December 31: Toblach, Italy – 10km C
• January 1: Toblach, Italy – 25km Pursuit F
• January 3: Davos, Switzerland – Sprint F
• January 4: Davos, Switzerland – 20km Pursuit C
• January 6: Val di Fiemme, Italy – 15km Mass Start C
• January 7: Val di Fiemme, Italy – 10km Final Climb F

Period III – Two New Organizers

• January 19-21: Oberhof, Germany
  • January 19 – Sprint C
  • January 20 – 20km Mass Start C
  • January 21 – Relay 4×7.5km C/F
• January 26-28: Goms, Switzerland
  • January 26 – Mixed Relay 4×7.5km C/F
  • January 27 Sprint F
  • January 28 – 20km Mass Start F

Period IV – North America

• February 9-13: Canmore, Canada
  • February 9 – 10km F 15km Mass Start F
  • February 10 – Sprint F
  • February 11 – 20km Mass Start C
  • February 13 – Sprint C
• February 17-18: Minneapolis, USA
  • February 17 – Sprint F
  • February 18 – 10km F

Period V – Scandinavia

• March 1-3: Lahti, Finland
  • March 1 – Team Sprint C
  • March 2 – 20km C
  • March 3 – Sprint F
• March 9-10: Oslo, Norway
  • March 9 – 50km Mass Start C Women
  • March 10 – 50km Mass Start C Men
• March 12: Drammen, Norway
  • March 12 – Sprint C
• March 15-17: Falun, Sweden
  • March 15 – Sprint C
  • March 16 – 10km C
  • March 17 – 20km Mass Start F

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

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