U.S. Ski & Snowboard has officially announced the 28 athletes who have accepted their nominations to the 2026-27 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team rosters for moguls and aerials. The roster includes athletes who qualified for the team based on existing freestyle moguls and aerials criteria.
The moguls roster is led by three-time Olympic silver medalist and 2025 dual moguls world champion Jaelin Kauf, alongside 2026 Olympic gold and bronze medalist Elizabeth Lemley. Nick Page leads the men's moguls following a 2025-26 season where he finished third in the moguls standings.
On the aerials side, Kaila Kuhn, Chris Lillis, and Connor Curran return to the team following a gold medal performance in the team event at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Quinn Dehlinger, a four-time World Championship medalist, also joins the aerials roster. Connor Curran has been promoted to the aerials A team following his performance in the Olympic team event in Milano Cortina.
Beaudin Napolitano is new to the aerials roster this season. During the 2025-26 season, Napolitano made multiple World Cup appearances, earned a NorAm podium, and finished in the top 10 in the overall NorAm Cup rankings. He also earned a bronze medal at the 2026 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in the aerials team event.
Matt Gnoza, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Freestyle Sport Director, stated that the program aims to build on the momentum gained at the Olympics, where the team took home four of six available medals in women's moguls and gold in the aerials team event. Gnoza noted that the team sees opportunities for growth on both the men's moguls and men's aerials sides.
The 2026-27 Azerbaijan FIS Freestyle World Cup season for moguls athletes is scheduled to begin in Ruka, Finland, on Dec. 12, 2026. The aerials athletes will begin their season in Lac-Beauport, Quebec, Canada, in January. Both teams are scheduled to wrap the season at the 2027 FIS Freestyle World Championships in Montafon, Austria, in March.
