Cross Country Skiing National Team 2021-2022

The Snow Australia Cross Country Committee would like to announce a provisional selection of eight athletes to the Cross Country Skiing National Team for 2021-2022. Taking into consideration the extraordinary circumstances of the past two years, the full selection of athletes to all senior teams will be made following the northern hemisphere winter. This will allow athletes that have not had the chance to compete fully in the 2020-2021 season to demonstrate their current level of performance.

In addition, noting that National Junior Team selection is normally based on Australian winter performances, a larger National Junior Squad is to be formed in 2022. This squad will encompass all the leading athletes within each of the state pathway programs. Further details on this new structure are provided here.

The first athletes selected to the 2021-2022 National Team are as follows:

2021-2022 World Cup / Continental Cup Team
    •    Jessica Yeaton
    •    Casey Wright
    •    Tuva Bygrave
    •    Katerina Paul
    •    Philip Bellingham
    •    Seve de Campo
    •    Mark Pollock
    •    Lars Young Vik

Provisional teams for the 2022 World Junior/U23 Championships have already been announced and are included again below. Other Junior/U23 athletes have until January 31 to qualify for these events.

2022 World U23 Championship Team (provisional)
    •    Tuva Bygrave
    •    Lars Young Vik
    •    Bentley Walker-Broose

2022 World Junior Championship Team (provisional)
    •    Zana Evans
    •    Rosie Fordham
    •    Lilly Murnane
    •    Hugo Hinckfuss

Important note: All athletes selected to race World Cup or other international events where there are Australian Team coaches, or training with organised team programs overseas, will be supported equally, regardless of their national team status. All 2020-2021 team athletes have already been supplied with support letters for international travel, and any other athletes have the opportunity to apply for similar supporting letters via the Snow Australia website (see international travel).

Further Information

Finn Marsland, Cross Country Program Director, fmarsland@snow.org.au, 0408147940

* Banner Photo: 2021 World Championships, Oberstdorf, Germany.
L-R: Fabian Mauz (GER, team captain), Lukas Ebner (GER, wax tech), Phillip Bellingham, Seve de Campo, Tuva Bygrave, Jonas Loeffler (GER, wax tech), Alasdair Tutt (coach, wax tech).