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Cael McCarthy

  • Halfpipe
Nationality
United States
Hometown
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA
Born
18 May 2005
Primary discipline
Halfpipe

About Cael McCarthy

American halfpipe skier from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, competing for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. Made his Stifel U.S. Freeski Team halfpipe debut for the 2024-25 season after topping the 2023-24 NorAm Cup halfpipe standings. Won the 2025-26 NorAm Cup halfpipe title again (two wins and a runner-up in five starts, 280 points) to earn his World Cup quota spot. Top World Cup result is 13th (Mammoth Mountain, 2024); a 15-start World Cup veteran, he posted a career-best 10th at the 2025-26 season finale in Silvaplana.

Won the NorAm Cup halfpipe overall title in back-to-back eligible seasons, 2023-24 and 2025-26. Has 15 career World Cup starts with a career-best 10th at the 2025-26 Silvaplana finale.

Sponsors: Zeal Optics (goggles), Roxa (boots), Wells Lamont (gloves) - all three confirmed via McCarthy's own official U.S. Ski & Snowboard athlete page under 'Equipment Sponsors'; also lists Monster Army (junior development program, not equipment) as a general sponsor. No ski/binding brand confirmed.

Setup

3 items

Boots

Goggles

Zeal Optics

  • Halfpipe

Zeal Optics (model unspecified)

Confirmed via McCarthy's own official U.S. Ski & Snowboard athlete page.

Goggle sponsorship.

Gloves

Wells Lamont

  • Halfpipe

Wells Lamont (model unspecified)

Confirmed via McCarthy's own official U.S. Ski & Snowboard athlete page.

Glove sponsorship.

Setup verified 11 July 2026

Sources

  1. https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/athletes/cael-mccarthy
  2. https://www.fis-ski.com/freeski-park-and-pipe/news/2025-26/steen-woodring-and-mccarthy-on-top-as-nor-am-cup-season-comes-to-a-close-in-whistler
  3. https://www.zealoptics.com/US/en_US/ambassadors/snow/ski/cael-mccarthy
  4. https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/news/2026-27-stifel-us-freeski-team-nominations