Asher Michel and Olivia Maurais, two skiers from the Winter Park Competition Center, are set to compete at the Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in Valmalenco, Italy from April 3-6. They will be representing the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team and U.S. Ski & Snowboard alongside 12 other top athletes at the championships which will be held at Chiesa Resort.
This will be Michel’s second appearance at the championships, having previously excelled in the competition in 2023 by winning gold in the team dual moguls race with teammate Alli Macuga, as well as a third-place finish in moguls. He has had a successful season, including earning gold in dual moguls at the NorAm Cup at Stratton Mountain Resort.
Olivia Maurais, on the other hand, has competed in various NorAm and World Cups this season, placing ninth in moguls at the U.S. Freestyle National Championships and fifth in moguls at the NorAm Cup at Deer Valley Resort. Maurais, who performed an “Iron Cross” during a jump in the U.S. Women’s Freestyle Moguls Selections, also secured a third-place finish at her home turf of Winter Park Resort.
Both Michel and Maurais have been training and preparing for the championships, with Michel seen during the Intermountain Health Freestyle World Cup moguls training at Deer Valley Resort and Maurais competing at the United Airlines Waterville Freestyle Cup dual moguls at Waterville Valley Resort. Their participation at the upcoming Junior World Ski Championships marks another milestone in their skiing careers.