What to Know
- Connecticut-born Mac Bohonnon has been skiing since he was younger than age 2 and started Olympic training when he was just 13
- His parents often took him to the family home in Vermont on weekends, so Bohonnon was hitting the slopes before he was out of diapers
- He earned a fifth place finish in Sochi and is looking to improve upon that in Pyeongchang
Aerials skier Ashley Caldwell has been named to her third U.S. Olympic team, where she'll be joined by Olympic veteran and New Haven, Connecticut-born Mac Bohonnon, along with world champion Jon Lillis.
The U.S. freestyle team rounded out its roster Monday night. Already qualified for the 14-person team were Jaelin Kauf (moguls) and Kiley McKinnon (aerials).
Brad Wilson (moguls) also made his second Olympic team.
The 24-year-old Caldwell was discovered in the freestyle team's developmental program more than a decade ago. She made her first Olympics at 16. One of the few women to regularly try triple flips , last year she became the first to successfully land a quadruple-twisting triple in competition.
Bohonnon, heading to his second Olympics, has been practicing the "Hurricane," a four-twist triple flip last performed successfully by the late Jeret "Speedy" Peterson, who won silver with the trick in 2010.
