South Lake Tahoe Sisters Named to Junior World Ski Championships Team

Local girls, Michael and Whitney Gardner, have been named to the 2014 U.S. Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships team.

They will join 20 other Americans competing in Valmalenco, Italy starting on March 30.

Both girls have attended Whittell High School, Michael is currently a student and Whitney is a graduate. They ski for the Heavenly Valley Ski and Snowboard Foundation.

Here is a list of the Junior World Team, including 3 from Lake Tahoe and 1 from Reno:

Halfpipe Skiing
Men
Jacob Beebe, Bend, OR (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
Jake Cummings, Vail, CO (Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)
Trevor Hattabaugh, Boise, ID (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
Birk Irving, Winter Park, CO (Winter Park Comp Center)
Broby Leeds, Vail, CO (Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)

Women
Jeanee Crane-Mauzy, Park City, UT (Axis Freeskiing)
Abigale Hansen, Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mammoth Mountain Ski and Snowboard Club)
Mary Daubenschmidt, Bend, OR (Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation)

Slopestyle Skiing
Men
Keegan Kilbride, Portland, ME (Carrabassett Valley Academy)
Tim Ryan, Gilford, NH (Waterville Valley BBTS)
Bobby Sullivan Chelmsford, MA (Nashoba Valley Ski Club)
Ethan Swadburg, Dillon, CO (Team Breckenridge Sports Club)
Jonah Williams, Willard, UT (Wasatch Freestyle)

Women
Katherine Alexander, Rutland, VT (Pico Ski Club)
Hailey Cecie, Sandpoint, ID
Melanie Harding, Salt Lake City, UT (Axis Freeskiing)
Anna Tedesco, Canastota, NY (Axis Freeskiing)

Skicross
Men
Michael Hayes, Beverly, MA
Grant Ketels, Reno, NV
Nico Monforte, Olympic Valley, CA (Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Tyler Wallasch, Acton, CA

Women
Michael Gardner, Stateline, NV (Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation)
Whitney Gardner, Stateline, NV (Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation)
Jordan Schweitzer, Gresham, OR (Mt. Bachelor Ski and Snowboard Foundation)