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Team USA revealed its Ski & Snowboard roster for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games on Thursday.
Three-time Olympian and two-time gold medalist Jamie Anderson was not on the 97-person list. Leading figures include Olympic veterans Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Chloe Kim. Vonn, who won gold in the downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, returned in to the sport in 2024 after retirement and a partial knee replacement.
Shiffrin, the most decorated Alpine skier, will compete in her fourth Olympics. Kim, a three-time Olympian, aims to be the first snowboarder to win a third straight gold at the Milano Cortina Games.
"In many ways, making this team is even harder than the Olympics themselves," snowboard program director Rick Bower explained in a statement. "The depth of our field is incredible, and selection truly came down to the wire."
On the men’s side, the U.S. team will be led by three-time Olympian and 2018 slopestyle gold medalist Red Gerard, snowboard cross racer Nick Baumgartner, and 17-year-old Alessandro Barbieri, seen as a medal contender in halfpipe.
Four-time Olympian Nick Goepper will head the freeski halfpipe squad, which also includes two-time Olympic medalist Alex Ferreira, Birk Irving, and first-time Olympian Hunter Hess. Irving’s sister, Svea Irving, qualified for the women’s freeski halfpipe. Defending Olympic freeski slopestyle champ Alex Hall is also set to compete in his third Olympics.
Olympic champion and three-time cross-country skiing medalist Jesse Diggins will participate in her fourth and final Olympics. Chris Lillis is returning for the aerials team- he took gold at the 2022 Games.
At the 2022 Beijing Games, skiers and snowboarders earned 15 of the 25 medals for Team USA. For the 2026 Winter Olympics, they’ll make up nearly half of all the athletes representing the U.S.
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Three-time Olympian and two-time gold medalist Jamie Anderson was not on the 97-person list. Leading figures include Olympic veterans Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Chloe Kim. Vonn, who won gold in the downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, returned in to the sport in 2024 after retirement and a partial knee replacement.
Shiffrin, the most decorated Alpine skier, will compete in her fourth Olympics. Kim, a three-time Olympian, aims to be the first snowboarder to win a third straight gold at the Milano Cortina Games.
"In many ways, making this team is even harder than the Olympics themselves," snowboard program director Rick Bower explained in a statement. "The depth of our field is incredible, and selection truly came down to the wire."
On the men’s side, the U.S. team will be led by three-time Olympian and 2018 slopestyle gold medalist Red Gerard, snowboard cross racer Nick Baumgartner, and 17-year-old Alessandro Barbieri, seen as a medal contender in halfpipe.
Four-time Olympian Nick Goepper will head the freeski halfpipe squad, which also includes two-time Olympic medalist Alex Ferreira, Birk Irving, and first-time Olympian Hunter Hess. Irving’s sister, Svea Irving, qualified for the women’s freeski halfpipe. Defending Olympic freeski slopestyle champ Alex Hall is also set to compete in his third Olympics.
Olympic champion and three-time cross-country skiing medalist Jesse Diggins will participate in her fourth and final Olympics. Chris Lillis is returning for the aerials team- he took gold at the 2022 Games.
At the 2022 Beijing Games, skiers and snowboarders earned 15 of the 25 medals for Team USA. For the 2026 Winter Olympics, they’ll make up nearly half of all the athletes representing the U.S.
Continue reading...
