2008 – 2009
National Champions: Drew Hauser & Kelsey Schmid-Sommer
National Championships: Steamboat Springs, CO
National Champions Drew Hauser and Kelsey Schmidt-Sommer
2009 National Championships logo T-shirt
National Championships Results
2009 USTSA Points
World Championships and Junior World Championships – Kreischberg, Austria
The US Junior Team was very successful in Kreischberg. Lorin Paley received 2 gold medals in the Classic and the Sprint. Drew Hauser received a gold in the Giant Slalom and a Bronze in the Classic. Jeffrey Gay received a bronze medal in the GS. Drew Hauser was the Junior World Champion.
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Lauren Paley captures 2 gold medals in the Sprint and the Classic races.
Two Americans on the podium. Drew Hauser takes gold in the GS and Jeffrey Gay is the bronze medalist.
Drew Hauser’s podium as the Junior World Champion.
World Championships Results
- Sprint Classic, Women Juniors 1/24/09
- Sprint Classic, Men Juniors 1/24/09
- Sprint Classic, Women 1/24/09
- Sprint Classic, Men 1/24/09
- Classic, Women Juniors 1/22/09
- Classic, Men Juniors 1/22/09
- Classic, Women 1/22/09
- Classic Men 1/22/09
- Telemark (GS), Women Juniors 1/21/09
- Telemark (GS), Men Juniors 1/21/09
- Telemark (GS), Women 1/21/09
- Telemark (GS), Men 1/21/09
Overall World Champions: Amelie Reymond (SUI) and Eirik Rykhus (NOR)
Overall Results
Standing: Ben Paley, Suzanne Pattinson, Peter McMahon. Kneeling: Shane Anderson, Kelsey Schmid-Sommers, Ken Recker, Jeannine Poucel, Cory Snyder, Drew Hauser, Eric Lamb, Erica Walters, Loren Paley, Jeffrey Gay.
Team Members:
US Telemark A Team
Lorin Paley, Steamboat Springs, CO
Kelsey Schmid-Sommer, Whitefish, MT
Shane Anderson, Cody, WY
Drew Hauser, Silverthorne, CO
Eric Lamb, Boulder, CO
Peter McMahon, Whitefish, MT
US Telemark B Team
Suzanne Pattinson, Sandpoint, ID
Jeannine Poucel, Seattle, WA
Erica Walters, Steamboat Springs, CO
Ben Paley, Steamboat Springs, CO
Ken Recker, Steamboat Springs, CO
US Development Team – USTSA established a Development Team this year for racers 17 years and younger.
Cory Snyder, Sugar Hill, NH
Jeffrey Gay, Steamboat Springs, CO – Added after the original team was announced
