Meet the Team

Growing up near Aspen, Colorado, Hailey first started alpine skiing, but has been cross-country skiing since she was 10 years old. She currently lives in Anchorage, Alaska, where she is working on a degree in civil engineering and skis for the Alaska Pacific University ski team when she is not representing the United States internationally. Hailey earned her first major podium at the senior level winning the sprint race at the 2020 US National Championships in January. Two days later, she pulled into another national championship title, winning the 20-kilometer classic mass start race by a second in a three-way sprint finish. She also has two medals from the 2018 FIS Junior Nordic World Championships: a silver medal in the 5km classic and a bronze in the 5km+5mk skiathlon.

Harald skied his first World Cup race at Beitostølen (NOR) in 2018. This winter he took home three individual medals at the 2020 FIS U23 World Championships, one each gold, silver and bronze, and helped Norway to gold in the relay. He also earned four medals at the FIS Junior Nordic World Championships in 2017 and 18. This season, he was named to the Norwegian national development team.

While still a junior, the multitalented athlete was named to the Norwegian national elite team after taking home two medals from the 2020 FIS Junior World Championships, in addition to a bronze medal from the Norwegian National Championships at the senior level and has already challenged the established World Cup elite time and time again. Helene is competing at the international level not only in cross-country skiing, but also in mountain biking, and is a part of the Norwegian national mountain bike team as well.

A part of the Finnish national team for over a decade, Krista has competed in more than 235 World Cup events, been on the World Cup podium over 30 times including five victories since her first World Cup race in 2008. Krista has competed in six FIS Nordic World Championships, netting six medals. She has competed in three Olympic Games: 2010 in Vancouver (CAN), 2014 in Sochi (RUS) and 2018 in PyeongChang (KOR) and earned four Olympic medals: 1 silver and 2 bronze from the 2018 Olympics and a silver medal from the 2014 Olympics.

Benedikt Doll started biathlon racing when he was seven years old. He debuted on the World Cup in 2012, earned his first World Cup podium in Sochi (RUS) on March 10, 2013, and has more than 100 World Cup races under his belt. In 2016, Doll helped Germany to the silver medal at the World Championship relay in Holmenkollen (NOR), in 2017 he won the gold medal in the sprint race at the World Championships in Hochfilzen (AUT), in 2019 he won two silver medals at the World Championships in Östersund (SWE), and a bronze medal at the 2020 World Championships in Antholz (ITA). At the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang (KOR) he took home two bronze medals: from the pursuit and the relay.

This winter Vetle earned the silver medal in the individual competition at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Soldier Hollow (USA), posted his first IBU-Cup victory and was second place overall in the Norwegian national cup.

Erik entered FIS-level racing in Idre (SWE) in November 2018. Last winter, he won the silver medal at the Swedish Junior national championships and helped Sweden to a strong fifth place at the 2022 FIS Junior Nordic World Championships. Now, he is aiming for the World Cup and beyond.

We have been watching the young Swede for several years and will always remember the 2020 Youth Olympics where he took home both gold and silver medals from the championships. This year Anger made a solid statement as a rookie at the senior level, winning the sprint at the Swedish national championships. Anger, who is now entering his first formal season at the senior level, became the first ever junior skier to win a national championship title in the senior men’s category. Subsequently, the 20-year-old Swede was the youngest skier in history to be awarded the prestigious Sixten Jernberg Award.

Måns raced his first FIS-level event at the Swedish national season openers in Bruksvallarna in November 2018. Despite being only a first-year junior, he posted a strong top-30 finish in the 10-kilometer classic. Last winter, Måns posted an impressive number of podiums and solid performances both nationally and internationally.

Carl Rune entered his first FIS race in December 2018. Now entering his first season at the senior level, he took advantage of his last season at the junior level, posting a solid amount of podiums nationally and internationally.

Nils raced his first FIS-level event at the Swedish national season openers in Bruksvallarna in November 2018. A part of a strong cohort of rising Swedish talents, Nils is now aiming for the World Cup with a number of podiums and strong finishes from his least season at the junior level on his resume.

Ben skied his first FIS World Cup race in 2019, when he was still a junior. In 2021, he competed at his first FIS World Championships, finishing 17th in the sprint race in Oberstdorf (GER). At the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, he was 12th in the sprint and 9th in the team sprint. Before moving up to the senior level, Ben helped secure three Junior World Championships medals, including two gold medals, at three consecutive Junior World Championships - 2018, 2019 and 2020.

For Sophia Laukli, the 2021/22 season was a winter of firsts: it was her first full World Cup season, her first go at the FIS Tour de Ski stage race, her first Olympic Winter Games and her first NCAA victories. At the 2022 Tour de Ski, Sophia posted her first top-5 World Cup finish when she beat the established elite on the brutal Alpe Cermis hill climb in Italy. At the 2022 Olympics, she was 15th in the 30-kilometer skate race. Sophia raced her first FIS World Cup race in Lahti (FIN) in January 2021. In 2021, she competed at her first FIS World Championships, taking home two top-25 finishes. Sophia also helped the USA to a silver medal in the relay at the 2020 FIS Junior World Championships.

Considered one of the most promising young cross-country talents in decades, Alvar skied his first FIS event on August 27, 2022, finishing in the top 20 in the 50-kilometer classic roller ski race Alliansloppet. A couple of weeks earlier Myhlback was 12th in the brutal uphill roller ski race Lysebotn Opp at the international Blink festival in Norway, competing with the rest of the World Cup elite. That result was only three months after signing with the professional long-distance team Lager157 Ski Team. This winter Myhlback won the silver medal in the team sprint at the Swedish senior national championships. He also won the prestigious Craft Ski Marathon, but was disqualified because at 15, he was too young to formally enter the race. He is currently attending the Ski Academy in Torsby, where he will pursue both academics and athletics for the coming years.

Sondre debuted on the World Cup with a statement last winter; he finished top-15 at the legendary 50-kilometer in Holmenkollen (NOR). Additionally, Sondre delivered several victories, podiums and top-10 finishes in both the Scandinavian Cup and the Norwegian national cup

No less than a comeback sensation: On January 12, 2022, Martin posted his first IBU-Cup podium in five years, coming in second at the short individual program in Brezno (SVK). He also won the overall Norwegian national cup. Then this summer, Martin proved that he is here to stay, delivering two more podiums at the 2022 Blink Summer Ski festival in Sandnes.

Guro just recently entered the national junior level, but the talented biathlete has been making her mark on the podiums both nationally and internationally ever since. She has won numerous national championships titles and was seventh at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Soldier Hollow (USA).