VARA Team Criteria

VARA Team members will receive complimentary entry fees for all council races, tri-council, Vermont Cup races, GTS VARA Series races, and VARA Opens for the year they are named to the team. All VARA team members must be current VARA members and are responsible for renewing their membership for the upcoming competitive season.

Selection for the VARA TEAM is as follows: (Rev. 8.25)
1. U16 VARA State Championship discipline winners and Overall Champion M/W (1st pl W/M overall standings)
2. VT Cup Series, Overall gold medalists (1st Pl W/M in the overall standings)
3. U14 VARA State Championship gold medalists per event.
4. George Tormey VARA Series Overall Champions (1st Pl M/W in the overall standings)
5. Gold medalist per event and overall podium medalist, for U18 & U16 Nationals, U16 Eastern Championships, U14 Eastern Championships, Can Ams.
6. VARA member who competes as part of an international USS-sanctioned/team and competes in U16 and under Children's Competitions with a top 3 podium, ie, OPA, U16 Alpe Cimbre, Whistler Cup.
7. VT USST & Eastern Team (if applicable) members are considered Honorary VARA Team Members.

Athletes must have been current VARA members and enrolled with a Vermont club for the previous competitive season. There is no carryover of VARA Team benefits if a VARA Team member cannot compete in the season in which they were named. (Rev 2024)

As a VARA Team member, it is expected that you represent Vermont and your program with the best behavior, treating your peers, officials, and race venue employees with encouragement and respect at all times.

2026 VARA Team (LINK)

2025 VARA TEAM (LINK)

2024 VARA Team (LINK)

2023 VARA Team (LINK)

2022 VARA TEAM (LINK)

2021 VARA TEAM (LINK) 

2020 VARA TEAM (LINK)

2019 VARA TEAM (LINK)