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Vonn, Shiffrin, Kim Headline U.S. Ski, Snowboard Olympic Selections

On Thursday, U.S. Ski & Snowboard named a 97-person roster for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, headlined by Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim.
The federation said most roster spots were set by results from the past two years, with snowboard program director Rick Bower noting, "In many ways, making this team is even harder than the Olympics themselves."
The squad comprises 50 women and 47 men, ages 15 to 44, and includes 48 first-time Olympians who contributed 15 of the U.S.'s 25 Beijing medals four years ago.
Notably absent from the team is Anderson, two-time slopestyle champion, whose omission ends her Olympic bid after failing to reach a podium this season; Chloe Kim's participation is under scrutiny after an earlier shoulder injury.
In the post‑White era, Goepper noted, 'winning this Olympics is going to take someone to be healthy, land 1620s and alley-oop double corks,' highlighting technical demands. Chase Josey and Jake Pates are underdogs in the halfpipe field.

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