SPEAKERS

  • Kikkan Randall is an American Olympic XC champion, having won 17 U.S. National titles, made 29 podiums on the World Cup, made five trips to the Winter Olympic Games and had the highest finish by an individual American woman at the World Championships. She and Jessie Diggins won the United States' first ever cross-country skiing gold medal at the in women’s team sprint at Pyeongchang in 2018. She will be commentating at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics and will be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame on April 11th, 2026.

  • Julia Kern is a two-time Olympian, American cross-country skier and member of the U.S. Ski Team and recognized as one of the nation’s top sprint specialists and all-around skiers. A two-time World Championship medalist and six-time World Cup medalist, she has earned podium finishes across both individual sprint and team sprint events. Kern represented the United States at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and is preparing to compete at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. She earned a degree in economics from Dartmouth College and she also serves as an Athlete Representative for the Federation of International Skiing (FIS) and is committed to mentoring the next generation of skiers.

  • Oksana Masters is an American multi-sport athlete specializing in Para Nordic Skiing, Para-cycling, and Para-rowing. She is a 7-time Paralympian and a 19-time Paralympic medalist (9 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze). She was born in in Ukraine where the Chernobyl events were suspected to play a role in birth defects affecting her hands and legs. Masters has shared her inspirational journey through her book, "The Hard Parts: A Story of Courage and Triumph”. She won the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award in 2020 and was the first Para athlete to ever earn a nomination in the Best Athlete, Women's Sports for the ESPYS.

  • JC is a cross country skier on the US Ski Team and 2022 Olympian and will be representing the US again in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic games. He grew up in Tahoe, playing many different sports but ultimately found his passion in skiing. He graduated from the University of Anchorage Alaska where he was a two-time NCAA All-American, he also has two US National sprint titles to his name. He currently spends his summers in Anchorage training with the APU Nordic Ski Team and his winters on the road, racing World Cup and trying to ski at the highest level. 

  • Annika is a Nordic Combined Skier on the U.S. National team and a 2023 Gold Medalist at the U.S. National Championships. Although her career began in competitive gymnastics, Annika discovered her love for ski jumping at age 16, captivated by the exhilarating feeling of flying through the air. The transition to Nordic Combined was both challenging and rewarding, fueling her drive to excel in a sport that demands skill in both ski jumping and cross-country skiing.

  • Jasmin Taylor competes on the FIS Telemark (skiing) World Cup and is the two-time Overall World Cup Champion. She holds the record for the British skier with the most World Cup and World Championship medals.  Photo credit @FIS_Telemark