Ryan Cochran-Siegle / Celebrating Olympic SG silver medal / GEPA photos
With the Milano–Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Video games quick approaching, the Stifel U.S. Ski Crew has confirmed its first group of athletes who’ve formally made Olympic choice primarily based on latest World Cup efficiency.
The Olympic alpine program opens February 7, 2026, with the boys’s downhill in Bormio, the primary of 10 alpine races on the Video games. The boys will compete completely in Bormio, whereas the ladies race in Cortina d’Ampezzo—two venues hours aside by winter street journey, underscoring how distinct preparation and choice pathways are for every squad.
Ski Racing Media congratulates every athlete named and needs them an incredible Olympic expertise because the countdown continues.
Ladies: Depth, Dominance, and Medal Favorites
The U.S. ladies safe a full 11-skier Olympic quota, and extra athletes will nonetheless be named. The muse already displays extraordinary depth and championship pedigree.
Mikaela ShiffrinYOB: 1995 | Age: 30Team: Stifel U.S. Ski TeamClub: Burke Mountain AcademyEquipment: Atomic, OakleyOlympics: 2014, 2018, 2022Why it issues: 5 slalom wins this season; leads the slalom and total standings. Proprietor of the all-time World Cup wins file (106), two Olympic gold medals (GS, SL), and eight World Championship titles. She enters Milano–Cortina because the clear slalom favourite, snowboarding at arguably the very best slalom stage of her profession.
Lindsey VonnYOB: 1984 | Age: 41Team: Stifel U.S. Ski TeamClub: Ski and Snowboard Membership VailEquipment: HEAD, OakleyOlympics: 2006, 2010, 2018 (retired throughout the 2022 cycle)Why it issues: A historic comeback backed by outcomes—six World Cup podiums since returning, together with two downhill wins. With 84 profession victories (third all-time), a 2010 Olympic downhill gold, and two world titles, Vonn leads the 2026 downhill standings and sits third in super-G. She is a gold-medal favourite in downhill.
Paula MoltzanYOB: 1994 | Age: 31Team: Stifel U.S. Ski TeamClub: College of Vermont, Ski and Snowboard ClubOlympics: 2022Why it issues: Seven profession World Cup podiums throughout SL/GS/Parallel. This season: two GS podiums and 4 top-five slalom finishes. She ranks sixth in slalom and seventh in GS, making her a multi-event medal contender.
Nina O’BrienYOB: 1997 | Age: 28Team: Stifel U.S. Ski TeamClub: Burke Mountain AcademyOlympics: 2022Why it issues: After a number of damage interruptions—together with a severe crash in Beijing—her velocity is again. Three top-10 GS finishes this season, 9 profession GS top-10s, and a career-best ninth in slalom. Ranked 14th in GS, O’Brien thrives on big-event stress.
Depth nonetheless to return: With quota room remaining, the ladies’s pool contains elite velocity expertise reminiscent of reigning downhill champion Breezy Johnson and Jacqueline Wiles (33), who owns 4 profession World Cup podiums and completed third at Zauchensee, the latest ladies’s World Cup downhill.
Males: Treasured Spots, Confirmed Performers
The boys face a a lot smaller Olympic quota, making each confirmed place particularly useful as Bormio preparation intensifies.
Ryan Cochran-SiegleYOB: 1992 | Age: 33Team: Stifel U.S. Ski TeamClubs: Mt Mansfield Ski Academy; Cochran’s Ski ClubEquipment: HEADOlympics: 2018, 2022Why it issues: The one U.S. alpine medalist at Beijing 2022 (super-G silver). 4 profession World Cup podiums and a super-G victory on the Bormio course, the Olympic venue. This season he was second within the Beaver Creek downhill and sits seventh in downhill and seventeenth in super-G. When assured, he’s as quick as anybody.
River RadamusYOB: 1998 | Age: 27Team: Stifel U.S. Ski TeamClub: Ski and Snowboard Membership VailOlympics: 2022Why it issues: The spine of the U.S. males’s GS group for a number of seasons. One World Cup GS podium, 16 profession top-10s (together with a super-G top-10 in 2024), and 4 GS top-10s this season. He completed fifth at Beaver Creek and 4th at Beijing 2022 GS, simply 0.26 seconds from bronze. Ranked ninth in GS and twenty first in slalom, Radamus provides versatility—succesful in GS and super-G, and dependable in slalom for crew codecs. Put two elite GS runs collectively and he’s a medal contender.
Rising momentum: The boys’s image additionally options rising expertise reminiscent of Ryder Sarchett (22), the 2024 Junior World Champion in GS (College of Colorado), who logged a tenth place in Val d’Isère this season—an indicator of depth whilst quota stress stays intense.
The Countdown Is On
With the primary of 10 alpine races set for February 7, 2026, the street to Milano–Cortina has entered its last part.
These bulletins replicate earned spots, not projections. Extra names will comply with—notably on the ladies’s facet—however the message is obvious: outcomes matter, and the Olympics are shut.
Ski Racing Media congratulates all athletes named to this point and needs them continued success on the street to Milano–Cortina 2026.
