From the U.S. Ski Team. Will Brandenburg was born in Walla Walla and attended Mead High in Spokane.

2009 ALPINE NORAM CUP
Loveland, CO - Dec. 2, 2008
Men's slalom

1. Trevor White, Canada, 1:33.09
2. Tim Jitloff, Reno, NV, 1:33.57
3. Will Brandenburg, Dakota Dunes, SD, 1:33.60
4. Sandro Viletta, Switzerland, 1:33.64
5. Jimmy Cochran, Keene, NH, 1:33.86
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Other U.S. in top 15
12. Tim Kelly, Starksboro, VT, 1:34.19
14. Charles Christianson, Anchorage, 1:34.33

The 2009 U.S. Alpine Ski Team named it's 2009 World Cup roster today. Here it is:

A TEAM
Men
Jimmy Cochran (5/29/81; Keene, NH; Cochran's/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club)
Ted Ligety (8/31/84; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team)
Scott Macartney (1/19/78; Crystal Mountain, WA; Crystal Mountain Alpine Club)
Steven Nyman (2/12/82; Provo, UT; Park City Ski Team/Sundance)
Marco Sullivan (4/27/80; Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)

Women
Stacey Cook (7/3/84; Mammoth, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski Team)
Julia Mancuso (9/9/84; Olympic Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Kaylin Richardson (9/28/84; Edina, MN; Team Gilboa)
Resi Stiegler (11/14/85; Jackson Hole, WY; Park City Ski Team/Jackson Hole)
Lindsey Vonn (10/18/84; Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Buck Hill Ski Team)

B TEAM
Men
Erik Fisher (3/21/85; Middleton, ID; Bogus Basin)
Tommy Ford (3/20/89; Bend, OR; Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)
Kevin Francis (6/13/82; Bend, OR; Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)
Tim Jitloff (1/11/85; Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team)
Tim Kelley (5/20/86; Starksboro, VT; Cochran's/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club)
TJ Lanning (8/27/84; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team)
Cody Marshall (11/15/82; Pittsfield, VT; Burke Mountain Academy)
Erik Schlopy (8/21/72; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team)
Jeremy Transue (6/1/83; Hunter, NY; Green Mountain Valley School)
Andrew Weibrecht (2/10/86; Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation)

Women
Hailey Duke (9/17/85; Boise, ID; Park City Ski Education Foundation/McCall Ski Team)
Jessica Kelley (10/5/82; Starksboro, VT; Cochran's/Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club)
Chelsea Marshall (8/14/86; Pittsfield, VT; Green Mountain Valley School)
Megan McJames (9/24/87; Park City, UT; Park City Ski Education Foundation)
Sarah Schleper (2/19/79; Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
Leanne Smith (5/28/87; Conway, NH; Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team)

C TEAM
Men
Chris Beckmann (10/9/86; Guilderland, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation)
Will Brandenburg (1/1/87; Spokane, WA; Schweitzer Alpine Racing)
Travis Ganong (7/14/88; Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Tague Thorson (1/9/85; Park City, UT; Romark Ski Academy)

Women
Sterling Grant (6/1/87; Amery, WI; Buck Hill Ski Team)
Keely Kelleher (8/12/84; Big Sky, MT; Rowmark Ski Academy)
Julia Littman (7/21/84; Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail)
Laurenne Ross (8/17/88; Klamath Falls, OR; Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation)
Kiley Staples (2/2/89; Park City, UT; Rowmark Ski Academy)

U.S. Alpine Development Team
Men
Michael Ankeny (1/17/91; Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team)
Nick Daniels (4/5/91; Tahoe City, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team)
Colby Granstrom (9/21/90; Lake Stevens, WA; Mission Ridge Ski Education Foundation)
Will Gregorak (9/30/90; Longmont, CO; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail)
Nolan Kasper (3/27/89; Warren, VT; Burke Mountain Academy)
Wiley Maple (5/25/90; Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski Club)

Women
Felicia Byers (12/17/91; Sandy, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation)
Julia Ford (3/30/90; Plymouth, NH; Holderness Ski Team)
Kayla Fry (5/1/90; Reno, NV; Team Savage Ski Racing)
Alice McKennis (8/19/89; Glenwood Springs, CO; Rowmark Ski Academy)
Jennie VanWagner (6/22/89; Traverse City, MI; Rowmark Ski Academy)

Reserve
Caroline Lalive (8/10/79; Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club)

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Several Washington skiers were named to the national team when it was announced today.

- The A Team has some familiar local faces:
Crystal Mountain trained racers Scott Macartney and Libby Ludlow are back on the top squad.

- Will Brandenburg of Spokane is on the B Team.

- Paul McDonald, another Crystal Mountain skier, is on the C Team.

- Colby Granstrom, 17, of Lake Stevens was named to the developmental team.

As promised, Bode Miller is not the team. Miller quit the team earlier this year. He can still compete on the World Cup circuit.

From U.S. Ski Team:
Ted Ligety won the Giant Slalom on the final day of the 2007 racing season. The victory at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, was his sixth career gold medal at the U.S. Alpine Championships.

Will Brandenburg of Spokane continued a dominant showing at nationals with another junior title. He finished second overall in the GS. He won the junior title in the Super G and Downhill. A missed gate in the Slalom cost him the junior titles in that event and the combined.

Also of note:
- Bode Miller didn't make the first run.
- Crystal Mountain's Scott Macartney didn't start the second run

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From U.S. Ski Team:
Jimmy Cochran won his first U.S. Alpine Nationals in three years with two solid runs in the slalom earlier today. Like his two gold medals three years ago, this win also came at Alyeska Resort in Alaska.

"I don't know what it is, but I wish they'd hold a World Cup up here," Cochran said in a statement released by the U.S. Ski Team. "That would be very nice."

Ted Ligety finished second to claim the combined (Downhill and slalom) title.

Paul McDonald of Bellevue was fourth.

Resi Stiegler won the women's slalom title which was good enough to get her the combined silver. Kaylin Richardson took the combined gold.

OTHER NOTES:
- Will Brandenburg of Spokane was disqualified in the second run in the slalom after winning junior titles for downhill and Super G.
- Bode Miller was third in the slalom.
- Julia Mancuso was sixth in the women's race.
- The championships continue tomorrow with the women's Giants Slalom. The season ends Tuesday with the Men's GS.

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