Last Update: Monday, 9:11pm

Notable: I have already shifted several folks on and off teams plus adjusted the alternate list based on "as of today" availability.

I have a feeling this will remain a fluid situation this evening & into tomorrow early AM.

Although the relay sheets have now been turned in, as long as changes are officially made latest by 8am Tuesday -- we can legally re-jigger a lot of things. PLEASE email as early as you can if you need changes to be made. This goes for folks named to teams as well as alternates pulling out (although alternates are already being utilized -- so alternates pulling out of the pool early because you think you'll never be used are potentially wrong!!!). 

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-> Below please find initial USA Relay Teams for Tuesday’s MWC2026 Relay at the Carnia Arena venue in Forni Avoltri. I say “initial” because with relays it is always possible we’ll have changes if folks have to opt out. This is why we have a big list of alternates.

-> Note that I ended up having to be creative with some of the line-ups in part due to technique specifications provided by skiers. 

-> If anyone sees a name that is 100% not available to race on Tuesday listed, I need to know ASAP. This applies to both those named to teams and also alternates. I prefer the actual skier email me, but I'll take someone that has direct contact with the skier. Please email  jd at xcskiworld dot com 

-> For those skiers named to relay teams, it is essential to get word to JD via email or text — BEFORE 7:30am -- from anyone that has to bail out upon waking up Tuesday. Usually this is due to a sudden illness or injury. Please email jd at xcskiworld dot com as fast as you can if it's a no-go morning. I only have until 8:30am to make official changes. After that we can still shuffle the line-up, but we probably will not correct the names on the final result (so alternates will have to pretend to be the original skiers :-).

-> Below the initial teams is a list of alternates. The alternates are NOT LISTED ANY ORDER. I have a ton of flexibility in putting alternates into teams when needed. I can put an alternate into an open leg straight up OR I can pull a skier already on one team to fill a “hole”— and then put an alternate in that newly-open spot. The only hard and fast limitation is that we can only drop skiers DOWN in age groups. So it's easier to just list everyone that I think I have available if/when I need to make substitutions.

-> For classic alternates, it is totally fair game to opt for skins or zeroes since we don’t know if you are racing. Skate alternates do NOT need to re-glide wax your skis just for the relay.

-> We very likely will NOT know if we need alternates to fill in until we are at the venue on Tuesday. So if you prefer to skip that uncertainty and don't want to be an alternate — please email jd at xcskiworld dot com so we can take you out of the alternate pool.

-> Alternates PLEASE check the USA Daily Updates Page first thing in the morning on Tuesday to see if there's been notices in time for me to post here before I leave  -- but realistically I probably won't know if we need to make an eleventh hour switch until I'm at the venue.

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USA RELAY TEAM SELECTIONS

 

WOMEN

F1-2 (women’s relay category F01) (all skiers do a 1 x 5km leg)

CL - Anna Engel (01) => (Moved from 2nd to 1st leg)

CL -Laura Howat (08) *** sub *** => (replaces K. Milligan-Susong & Judy R.)

FS - Erika Monahan (05) 

FS - Laura McDuffie (01) 

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F3-4 (women’s relay category F02) (all skiers do a 1 x 5km leg)

CL - Erica O'Hearn (03)

CL - Jesse Nehring (03)

FS - Bobbi Wood *** sub *** => (replaces A. Stanek) 

FS - Erin Green (03) =>(Moved from 3rd to 4th leg)

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F5-6 (women’s relay category F03) (all skiers do a 1 x 5km leg)

CL - Joan Scheingraber (06)

CL - Shannon Brockman (06)

FS - Stacey Galinat (05)

FS - Rosalie Wilson (05)

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F7-8 (women’s relay category F04) (all skiers do a 1 x 5km leg)

CL - Magdalena Bowen (08)

CL - Kelly Milligan (07)

FS - Muffy Ritz (08)

FS - Judi Hulme (07)

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F9+ (women’s relay cat F05) (for this age category, all skiers do a 1 x 2.5km leg)

CL - Trina Hosmer (10)

CL - Susie Ruffatto (09)

FS - Carolyn Tiernan (09)

FS - Maria Madden (09)

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THE AWESOME USA WOMEN'S ALTERNATE LIST (not listed in any type of order)

Cyndy Decker — classic alternate

Suzanne Corkran — classic alternate

Dagmar Eriksson — skate alternate

Peggy Wiltberger -- skate alternate

Bernadette O’Brien — skate alternate

Ivanka Baic — skate alternate

*** UPDATES ***

Bobbi Wood subbed into F2 relay team

Laura Howat subbed into F1 relay team

Kathy Christy requested off list

Jeanie Clark requested off list

Cameron Blake requested off list

Danielle Jerry requested off list

Judy Rabinowitz requested off list

Karen Seaward requested off list

Gina Campoli requested off list

Gretchen Lindgren requested off list

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MEN

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No M01 USA relay

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M02

CL - Nate Berry (02)

CL - Dave Bowman (08)

FS - Greg McDuffie (07)

FS - Jason Will (02)

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No M03 USA relay

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M04  

CL - Kevin Sawchuk (07)

CL - Stuart Kremzner (07)

FS - Craig Hughes (06)

FS - John O'Hearn (04) (has to race to have a legal team)

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M05

***Note that the anchor leg Mark has to have smooth travel to Sappada on Monday for this team to happen. We assume it'll work, but just FYI to skiers.

CL - Peter Mayfield (07)

CL - Mike Ivie (09)  *** sub *** => (replaces T. Aunan)

FS - Stacey Moon (06)

FS - Mark Maclachlan (05) (has to race to have a legal team)

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M06

CL - Seth Downs (06)

CL - Christian Byar (06)

FS - Chad Ricklefs (06)

FS - Tom Wood (06)

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M07

CL - Milan Baic (08)

CL - Rune Harkestad (07)

FS - Michael Weglarz (07)

FS - Barry Makarewicz (07)

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M08

CL - Richard Powell (08)

CL - Randy Bladel (08)

FS - Bryce Wing (08)

FS - Jay Hole (08)

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M09 

CL - John Gravlin (09)

CL - Brad Cruz (09)

FS - Bert Pschunder (09)

FS - Bruce Culbertson (09)  *** sub *** => (replaces R. Barrett) 

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No M10+ USA relay (not enough guys available)

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THE AWESOME USA MEN'S ALTERNATE LIST  (not in any type of order)

Fran Wikstrom -- skate alternate

Kim Barrette -- skate alternate

Scott Brown — classic & skate alternate

Eric Swanson -- skate alternate

Dan Nolan -- classic & skate alternate

Bad Bob Baker -- skate alternate

Andy Main  -- skate alternate

Pete Dempsey -- skate alternate

Ed Kimm — skate alternate

*** UPDATES ***

-> Mike Ivie to be used for M5 relay team

-> Bruce Culbertson used for M9 relay team

-> Young requested to be removed from alternate pool