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PARK CITY, Utah (Jan. 17) - Three athletes have been named to the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team based on results from U.S. Freestyle Selections, Program Director Polly-Jo Clark said. In addition, eight athletes have earned start spots for the FIS Freestyle World Cup competitions this month in Lake Placid, NY with the Nature Valley Freestyle Cup, and at Utah's Deer Valley Resort with the Visa Freestyle International.

Clark said those athletes being named to the U.S. Ski Team include:

MOGULS
Jimmy Discoe (DOB: 5/15/89; Ridgway, CO; Telluride Ski & Snowboard Club/Park City Freestyle)

AERIALS
GW Creighton (DOB: 3/9/88; Boise, ID; Freestyle Lives Year-round)
Allison Lee (DOB: 11/13/89; Manchester, CT; Waterville Valley Black & Blue Trail Smashers)

"The U.S. Freestyle Selections event is a great proving ground every year for young athletes from around the country," Clark said. "It's an opportunity to show how they've progressed throughout the summer with their training, and that they can put it all together under pressure when there's a lot on the line, like a national team spot. We're excited to have these three join the national squad."

In addition, the following athletes earned World Cup starts from results in the U.S. Freestyle Selections events (including hometown, club program):

MOGULS
Men
Patrick Deneen, Cle Elum, WA; Silver Mountain Freestyle
Jimmy Discoe, Telluride, CO; Telluride Ski & Snowboard Club/Park City Freestyle
Michael Morse, Duxbury, MA; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/Killington Freestyle

Women
Eliza Outtrim, Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
Kayla Snyderman, Winchester, MA; Waterville Valley Black & Blue Trail Smashers
Emiko Torito, Denver; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

AERIALS
Men
Dylan Ferguson, Amesbury, MA; Waterville Valley Black & Blue Trail Smashers

Women
Jaime Myers, Boise, ID

The Nature Valley Freestyle Cup Jan. 18-20 in Lake Placid will include two moguls contests and an aerials event. The Visa Freestyle International Feb. 1-2 at Deer Valley Resort will include an aerials meet, a dual moguls contest and the first North American World Cup ski cross (the newest skiing event in the 2010 Olympics).

Television coverage of the World Cups will include NBC and Versus. The broadcast schedule (all times ET):

Nature Valley Freestyle Cup from Lake Placid
Sat., Jan. 27 - 3:30 p.m. on NBC
Sat., Jan. 27 - 4 p.m. on Versus
Sat., Feb. 2 - 5 p.m. on Versus

Visa Freestyle International from Deer Valley Resort
Sat., Feb. 10 - 2 p.m. on NBC
Sat., Feb. 10 - 5 p.m. on Versus
Sat., Feb. 17 - 4 p.m. on Versus