{"id":23550,"date":"2019-05-12T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckenridge-native-jaxin-hoerter-nominated-to-u-s-freeski-halfpipe-rookie-team\/"},"modified":"2019-05-12T17:20:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T23:20:00","slug":"breckenridge-native-jaxin-hoerter-nominated-to-u-s-freeski-halfpipe-rookie-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/breckenridge-native-jaxin-hoerter-nominated-to-u-s-freeski-halfpipe-rookie-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Breckenridge native Jaxin Hoerter nominated to U.S. freeski halfpipe rookie team"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/TeamUSAFreeski-SDN-051319.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/TeamUSAFreeski-SDN-051319.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/TeamUSAFreeski-SDN-051319-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption><strong>Breckenridge native Jaxin Hoerter executes a trick high above the Copper Mountain Resort superpipe during training for December&#8217;s Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain.<\/strong><br \/><em>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Breckenridge born-and-raised Jaxin Hoerter will compete again as a member of the U.S. Ski &amp; Snowboard Halfpipe Rookie team in 2019-20 after a successful first season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hoerter, whose season peaked with a top-five finish at March\u2019s Mammoth Mountain California Toyota U.S. Grand Prix event, was nominated to the men\u2019s freeski halfpipe rookie team on Friday along with Dylan and Connor Ladd of Lakewood, Sammy Schuiling of Steamboat Springs, Hunter Carey of Winter Park and Cassidy Jarrell of Aspen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The freeski halfpipe pro team will be led by veterans in multiple-Olympic gold medalist Davis Wise of Reno, Nevada; 2019 halfpipe world champion Aaron Blunck of Crested Butte and 2019 X Games halfpipe gold medalist Alex Ferreira of Aspen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Also nominated to the men\u2019s pro team is up-and-coming Winter Park freeskier Birk Irving, as well as Basalt\u2019s Torin Yater-Wallace, who continues to recover after suffering a scary lower-leg injury at the Dew Tour at Breckenridge Ski Resort in December that forced him out of competition the rest of the winter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And the final men\u2019s halfpipe pro team nominations are Lyman Currier of Boulder and Hunter Hess of Bend, Oregon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On the women\u2019s side, the pro halfpipe team nominations include Brita Sigourney of Carmel, California; Devin Logan of West Dover, Vermont; Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe, California; Annalisa Drew of Andover, Massachusetts; Carly Margulies of Mammoth Lakes, California; and Abigale Hansen of June Lake, California. There are two women\u2019s halfpipe rookie team nominations: Svea Irving of Winter Park and Hanna Faulhaber of Carbondale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The group of men\u2019s freeskiers nominated to the slopestyle\/big air pro team is led by a strong group of veterans, including part-time Breckenridge resident Nick Goepper of Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The rest of the pro team includes Alex Hall of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mac Forehand of Winhall, Vermont; Colby Stevenson of Park City, Utah; Kiernan Fagan of Brownfield, Maine; Willie Borm of Chaska, Minnesota; and Joss Christensen of Park City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The men\u2019s slopestyle\/big air freeski team also includes four rookie nominations: Cody LaPlante of Truckee, California; Richard Thomas of Orono, Minnesota; Deven Fagan of Brownfield and Hunter Henderson of Madbury, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On the women\u2019s side, pro team nominations include Maggie Voisin of Whitefish, Montana; Julia Krass of Hanover, New Hampshire; Caroline Claire of Manchester Center, Vermont; and Darian Stevens of Missoula, Montana. The women\u2019s rookie team includes nominees Grace Henderson of Madbury along with Marin Hamill and Rell Harwood of Park City.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/breckenridge-native-jaxin-hoerter-nominated-to-u-s-freeski-halfpipe-rookie-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breckenridge native Jaxin Hoerter executes a trick high above the Copper Mountain Resort superpipe during training for December&#8217;s Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain.Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com Breckenridge born-and-raised Jaxin Hoerter will compete again as a member of the U.S. Ski &amp; Snowboard Halfpipe Rookie team in 2019-20 after a successful first season. 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