The road to Sochi: U.S. Olympic hopefuls

The road to Sochi: U.S. Olympic hopefuls

Born: 1982 Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska Event: Individual sprint. Details: Randall participated in the 2006 and 2010 Olympics. She won two world championship medals, a gold in team sprint in 2013 and silver in the sprint in 2009. Twitter: @kikkanimal Photo: The Associated Press

Born: 1990 Hometown: Reno, Nev. Event: Halfpipe skiing. Details: This will be Wise’s first trip to the Olympics. He has won four medals in the X Games and a world championship. Personal website: www.david-wise.com Twitter: @mrDavidWise Photo: The Associated Press

Born: 1987 Hometown: Cle Elum, Wash. Event: Moguls Details: Deneen competed in the 2010 Olympics. He has advanced on the World Cup circuit, earning eight World Cup podiums spots and wrapping up the season ranked third in 2013. Personal website: www.patrickdeneen.com Twitter: @Patrick_Denee Photo: The Associated Press

Born: 1994 Hometown: Lawrenceburg, Ind. Event: Slopestyle skiing. Details:  In 2013, Goepper took X Games Aspen gold, third at FIS World Championships and won the slopestyle AFP title. In 2012 he won a silver medal at X Games in Aspen, Colo. Twitter: @NickGoepper Photo: The Associated Press

Born: 1986 Hometown: Norwich, Vt. Event: Moguls Sochi: Bronze medal in the women’s moguls Details: Kearney won the gold medal 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. She has also won six world titles, two in overall freestyle and four moguls championships. Twitter: @HK_Ski Photo: The Associated Press  

Born: 1992 Hometown: Vail, Colo. Event: Moguls Details: !n 2013 Kloser won a career-best second-place finish in Kreischberg, Austria. She then went on to earn three more top 10 placements throughout the season. Twitter: @HeidiKloser Photo: The Associated Press

Born: 1983 Hometown: Bloomington, Minn. Event: Slopestyle Skiing Details: Herman is a four-silver-medal Winter X Games winner. She also won a bronze medal in the 2011 World Championship. Twitter: @KeriHerman Photo: The Associated Press

Born: 1990 Hometown: Lakewood, Calif. Event: 1,500 meters Details: Celski won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Personal website: www.jrcelski.com Twitter: @jrcelski