Two Yampa Valley athletes make the U.S. Freeski Team ahead of World Cup and World Championship season

Two Yampa Valley athletes make the U.S. Freeski Team ahead of World Cup and World Championship season

Two Yampa Valley athletes have been named to the United States Freeski Team for the 2026-2027 World Cup and World Championship season. Oak Creek’s Riley Jacobs made the Women’s Pro Ski Halfpipe Team. She is a nine-time top-10 finisher on the World Cup stage. Jacobs also made her X-Games debut in 2024 and finished sixth. Earlier this year, she represented the United States at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games. Steamboat Springs’s Cael McCarthy…