About the Sun Valley Gold Team
In 2005, the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) created the Olympic Development Team to financially assist qualified SVSEF athletes who had risen "through the top" to become the less than 1% who compete at the international level. With the support of donors, four SVSEF athletes have competed at the past two Olympic Games. The team was renamed the "Gold Team" in 2011. Member Kaitlyn Farrington captured the Olympic Gold Medal in women's snowboard halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Not only do Gold Team athletes receive financial assistance along with one of the best training environments in the country, our younger athletes benefit from the exposure and interaction with these high caliber athletes, creating inspiration and motivation at all levels.
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| Form L - R: Matt, Miles, Paige, Colin, Deedra, Ben, Rogan, Mary, Tom |
The
XC Gold Team is the professional cross-country skiing side of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, and is made up of elite athletes chasing down both national and international goals. Our athletes have been recruited from the best NCAA programs and universities in the country to train and compete together, and the team is made up of NCAA Champions, All-Americans, and entrepreneurs. Not only are we passionate about our professional ski racing careers, we work hard to promote and grow the sport of cross-country skiing through community engagement, outreach, and development.
Coaches: Rick Kapala, Colin Rodgers
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The Gold Team in Chamonix, France for OPA Finals (2015)
From L - R: Paige, Tim Baucom, Colin, Miles, Mary |
Athletes:
Miles Havlick, Matt Gelso,
Ben Lustgarten, Rogan Brown,
Mary Rose, Paige Schember,
Deedra Irwin
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