Athletes Named to 2025-26 World Cup and IBU Cup Teams

Midway, UT – U.S. Biathlon announced today the 16 athletes who will represent the United States at World Cup 1-2 and IBU Cup 1-2. 

World Cup - Women

Chloe Levins (Rutland, VT/Mansfield Nordic Pro)

Margie Freed (Apple Valley, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Deedra Irwin (Pulaski, WI/Army World Class Athlete Program)

Lucinda Anderson (Golden Valley, MN/Team Birkie)*

World Cup - Men

Campbell Wright (Wanaka, NZL/Waiorau Nordic Skiing)

Maxime Germain (Chamonix-Mont Blanc, FRA/National Guard Biathlon)

Sean Doherty (Conway, NH/Army World Class Athlete Program)

Paul Schommer (Appleton, WI/Team Birkie)

IBU Cup - Women

Joanne Reid (Grand Junction, CO/Colorado Biathlon Club)*

Grace Castonguay (Jackson, NH/Soldier Hollow Elite)

Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, WA/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Lina Farra (Heber City, UT/Unaffiliated)

IBU Cup - Men

Jake Brown (St. Paul, MN/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)**

Vaclav Cervenka (Grand Rapids, MN/Army World Class Athlete Program)

Bjorn Westervelt (Stowe, VT/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Vincent Bonacci (Salt Lake City, UT/Unaffiliated)

*Joanne Reid will begin the season on the IBU Cup tour in order to earn the IBU qualifying points required to race the World Cup. Lucinda Anderson, as the World Cup 1-2 alternate, was nominated to fill Joanne’s position until she acquires the proper number of IBU points. At that time, Lucinda will race the IBU Cup and Joanne will race the World Cup.

** Jake Brown is the named alternate for World Cup 1-2.  

U.S. Biathlon Coaches & Staff

Armin Auchentaller: World Cup Head Coach

Emil Bormetti: World Cup Assistant Coach

Mike Gibson: IBU Cup Head Coach

Lowell Bailey: Director of High Performance

Sara Donatello: Press Officer

Annika Pasch: Team Athletic Trainer and Medical Coordinator

Brett Toresdahl: World Cup Team Doctor

Gevvie Stone: IBU Cup Team Doctor

Lucia Biermaier: Team Physiotherapist

Jani Pekurinen: Team Physiotherapist

Ski Service Staff

Federico Fontana: Team General Manager, Head of Ski Service

Giovanni Ferrari: Chief of Stone Grinds & Hand Structure, World Cup Ski Service

Luca Tomasi: World Cup Ski Service

Christian Sieler: World Cup Ski Service

Max Bergmann: World Cup Ski Service

Alberto Taglieti: IBU Cup Ski Service

Tomaso Longa: IBU Cup Ski Service

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For media inquiries, please contact:

Sara Donatello

Communications Manager, Team Press Officer

saradonatello@usbiathlon.org