LAKE PLACID — USA Bobsled/Skeleton announced last week the 10 athletes selected to compete on the USA Skeleton National Team this 2022-2023 season.

Five-time Olympian Katie Uhlaender, of Breckenridge, Colorado, has been chosen to headline the women’s World Cup team. She will be joined by 2022 Olympian Kelly Curtis, of Princeton, New Jersey, and newcomer Hallie Clarke, of Brighton, Ontario, Canada.

Clarke began sliding for Team Canada when she was 14 years old. She finished second overall in the Intercontinental Cup standings for Team Canada last season at 18, and this will be her first season racing for Team USA and in the elite World Cup circuit.

2022 Olympian Andrew Blaser, of Meridian, Idaho, and team veteran Austin Florian, of Southington, Connecticut have been selected to race in the World Cup tour for the men’s team.

The athletes selected to compete in the Intercontinental Cup are Sara Roderick, of Truro, Massachussets, Kendall Wesenberg, of Modesto, California, and Mystique Ro, of Nokesville, Virginia, for the women, and Dan Barefoot, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and Hunter Williams, of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, for the men.

The USA Skeleton National Team was named based on the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation rankings from the 2021-2022 season.

“We are very excited about this talented roster of skeleton athletes that will represent Team USA this season,” Director of Skeleton Programs Eric Bernotas said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to standing alongside each of these athletes as they pursue excellence for themselves and for this team as they strive for the podium.”

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USABS also announced the 18 athletes selected to compete on the 2022-2023 USA Bobsled National Team that will represent the U.S. in World Cup competitions on Monday.

Four-time Olympic medalist and three-time Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries, of Carlsbad, California, will take the helm of USA-1 on the women’s team. Nicole Vogt, of Dallas, Texas, will pilot USA-2, and Riley Compton, of Carmel, Illinois, makes her first national team appearance as the driver of USA-3.

Elana Meyers Taylor, of Douglasville, Georgia, is taking the season off from competition because she and her husband, Nic Taylor, are expecting their second child together in November.

2022 Olympian Frankie Del Duca, of Bethel, Maine, has earned his spot as pilot of USA-1 this season while Hunter Church, of Cadyville, takes a season off. Geoff Gadbois, of Milton, Vermont, has been assigned to USA-2.

The five women selected to the pool of push athletes are, in alphabetical order: 2014 Olympic medalist Aja Evans, of Chicago, Illinois, Jasmine Jones, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Jestena Mattson, of Parkdale, Oregon, Emily Renna, of Fairport, and Macy Tarlton, of Phoenix, Arizona.

The eight men selected to the pool of push athletes are, in alphabetical order: two-time Olympian Hakeem Abdul Saboor, of Powhatan, Virginia, Adrian Adams, of Reidsville, North Carolina, Martin Christofferson, of Rapid City, South Dakota, Freddie Harris, of Dallas, Texas, Olympic track and field medalist Manteo Mitchell, of Shelby, North Carolina, Carsten Vissering, of North Bethesda, Maryland, Quintin Wiley, of Bountiful, Utah, and 2022 Olympian Josh Williamson, of Lake Mary, Florida.

Pilots were selected based on the 2021-2022 IBSF rankings. The push athletes were selected based on a number of factors, including individual and combination push championship results, former international and national race results, and combine test results.

“Year one of the Olympic quadrennial is always exciting because you have a mix of athletes with a wealth of experience and success, and a crop of entirely new athletes just starting their careers,” said USABS Director of Sports Performance and Olympic gold medalist Curt Tomasevicz. “There’s a lot of opportunity for this team to grow and succeed this winter, and I’m personally looking forward to competitions returning to the U.S. this season.”

The World Cup for bobsleigh/skeleton returns to the U.S. this season for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic. The teams will travel to Whistler, Canada to train before the first World Cup starts at the end of November on the 2010 Olympic track. The World Cup tour will then head to Park City, Utah and Lake Placid for the season’s second and third stops, respectively.