Ted Ligety, Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin lead the 2016 U.S. Alpine Ski Team roster, announced publicly Nov. 21 in Copper Mountain, Colo.
Shiffrin, the Olympic slalom champion, plans to make her World Cup debut in the season’s first super-G in Lake Louise, Alberta. Shiffrin is expected to race giant slalom Nov. 27 in Aspen, Colo. Vonn is also expected in Aspen, making her return to competition after sustaining an ankle injury in New Zealand over the summer.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to win the overall globe, but I think this year is a little bit of a gauge to see where I can stack up,” Shiffrin said in a statement through the U.