By Short Track Manager
US Speedskating has named the 14 skaters who will make up its Short Track National Team for the 2026/27 season, with athletes earning their places on the strength of last season's results.
Women (5): Eunice Lee, Kamryn Lute, Kristen Santos-Griswold, Louisiana Stahl, Corinne Stoddard
Men (9): Clayton DeClemente, Andrew Heo, Marcus Howard, Brandon Kim, Justin Liu, Caleb Park, Ryan Shane, Benjamin Sullivan, Noah Troppe
The team trains at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, with access to Olympic-quality ice through the summer. Stephen Gough and Adam Callister lead the coaching staff, working under High Performance Director Andréa Do-Duc.
US Speedskating framed National Team membership as giving athletes "the opportunity to train at the highest level with the full support of high-performance staff and resources."
Thirteen of the fourteen are already in the Short Track Manager athlete pool. Here is where they sit at season-start pricing:
| Skater | Category | Price | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinne Stoddard | Women | ◆25M | Up |
| Kristen Santos-Griswold | Women | ◆14M | Down |
| Andrew Heo | Men | ◆10M | Up |
| Brandon Kim | Men | ◆7M | Down |
| Clayton DeClemente | Men | ◆7M | Up |
| Kamryn Lute | Women | ◆3M | Up |
| Eunice Lee | Women | ◆1M | Down |
| Louisiana Stahl | Women | ◆1M | Flat |
| Marcus Howard | Men | ◆1M | Down |
| Justin Liu | Men | ◆1M | Flat |
| Caleb Park | Men | ◆1M | Flat |
| Ryan Shane | Men | ◆1M | Flat |
| Noah Troppe | Men | ◆1M | Flat |
Benjamin Sullivan does not yet have an athlete profile in the pool and cannot be selected.
Two things stand out for roster planning. Corinne Stoddard is the only American in the top price tier at ◆25M, level with the most expensive skaters in the game — a genuine points anchor rather than a flag pick. At the other end, seven national team members sit at the ◆1M floor — squad-level skaters priced as if they rarely compete. If any of them convert a national team season into World Tour starts, that is where the cheapest upside on the American roster lives.
Kristen Santos-Griswold at ◆14M with a downward trend is the interesting call. The price reflects the rolling scoring window rather than reputation, so the question is whether a full World Tour campaign pulls that number back toward the tier it has occupied in past seasons.
The United States also carries three relay teams in the pool:
| Relay | Price |
|---|---|
| Women's 3000m Relay | ◆10M |
| Mixed Relay | ◆10M |
| Men's 5000m Relay | ◆7M |
With nine men named to the team, the men's 5000m relay has the deepest selection pool of the three — and at ◆7M it is the cheapest of the American relay options.
A reminder on all of the above: prices move. Every athlete and relay team is repriced after each competition based on the rolling scoring window, so these figures are a starting point for the season, not a fixed cost.
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