Age Group Team USA Athletes Compete at 2025 World Triathlon Winter World Championships Cogne

COGNE, Italy – Age Group Team USA athletes raced in Cogne, Italy, at the 2025 Winter Triathlon World Championships on Feb. 22-23, winning five medals. Located in Aosta Valley in Northern Italy, Cogne also hosted the 2014 Winter Triathlon World Championships. 

The competition commenced Saturday, Feb. 22, with the Winter Duathlon World Championships, consisting of a 6-kilometer run and a 12k cross-country ski. On Feb. 23, athletes raced in the Winter Triathlon World Championships, which consisted of a 4-kilometer run, 8k bike, and an 8k cross-country ski. 

In his first Winter Duathlon World Championships, Michael Stadnisky (Bend, Ore.) won the world championship in his age group, 40-44, in a time of 54 minutes and 41 seconds. Silvie Pierce (Bend, Ore.) earned silver in the women’s 50-54 age group in a time of 1:15:25. 

Tracy DiSabato-Aust (Sunbury, Ohio) earned silver in the Winter Triathlon World Championships in the women’s 65-69 age group, clocking in at 2:14:02. DiSabato-Aust also placed second five years ago at the 2020 Winter Triathlon World Championships Asiago. 

Sheri Schrock (Cohasset, Minn.) won the world championship in both the Winter Triathlon and Winter Duathlon, winning her age group, 70-74. She completed the triathlon in 2:05:34 and the duathlon in 1:44:05. Schrock, a longtime Age Group Team USA athlete, also won the winter duathlon and triathlon world titles in Pragelato in 2024.

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