Here is Team USA for the Beijing Games: Shiffrin lighthouse, many rookies and the return of Tommy Ford

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17 athletes have been called up for the Olympic review: Mikaela wants everything after the gold medals in slalom (Sochi) and giant (PyeongChang), full contingent for the women's sector while there will be only 6 men.

Saturday 22 January 2022 3 minutes reading time

A US Team that will present itself in Beijing with an absolute reference point that responds to the name of Mikaela Shiffrin, but also many young people in the midst of a generational change in the first Olympics without Lindsey Vonn and Ted Ligety. Yesterday evening, the names of those called up for the five-ring event were announced: take full advantage of the female contingent, with 11 bibs (the maximum possible) and many rookies. The focus is very strong on Shiffrin, of course, with the Colorado champion in the hunt for more gold after having already won the slalom title (in Sochi 2014) and that of giant at the last PyeongChang 2018 Games (where he was also silver in the combined) . Downhill the best card is Breezy Johnson, even if fresh from two stop races in CdM, with many young people who can have space: we are talking about Jacqueline Wiles, targeted by injuries and now ready to play a leading role, Isabella Wright, Tricia Mangan and Maureen Lebel. Absolute debut, but we are talking about athletes already with weight results in the maximum circuit, for Paula Moltzan and Nina O''Brien ready to compete in technical disciplines, such as Katie Hensien and AJ Hurt in slalom, as well as Keely Cashman. Instead, only six places available for men: we will not see the veteran Steven Nyman, who failed to win the place as well as Jared Goldberg, in a speed team that counts on Bryce Bennett, winner of the descent in Val Gardena, a another man on the podium this season like Travis Ganong (who can also do very well in super-g) and the talent of Ryan Cochran-Siegle. Here then is River Radamus (giant and combined above all) and the slalomist Luke Winters, but the news is the return to the race of Tommy Ford, out of the very serious injury of January 2021 in Adelboden and that everything will be played by putting a bib directly back in the Olympic giant of the next 13 February.

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