Meet Beard Team USA, America's finest Whisker Warriors bent on one goal ? securing the World Championship title in Norway. Self-appointed Beard Team USA Captain Phil Olsen amasses the follicular talents of men such as the self-promoting world beard-champion Jack Passion, reclusive naturalist Aarne Bielefeldt and the powerful Austin Facial Hair Club. With the big event just one year away, America's Beardsmen are anxious to prove themselves on the competitive circuit. First up, the US Nationals in Bend, OR