US EditionUS names 232-athlete roster for Milan Cortina Olympics, led by five-timers including Vonn, Humphries
Team USA's 232-athlete roster includes 98 returning Olympians and 33 medalists, making it the largest U.S. Winter Olympic team ever named, said the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
- On Monday, the USOPC unveiled a record 232-member United States Olympic team for next month's Milan-Cortina Winter Games, including seven five-time Olympians.
- To finalize the roster, US Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced the 232-athlete team for next month's Milan-Cortina Winter Games, with competitions starting two days earlier.
- Showing depth, the roster contains 98 athletes with prior Olympic experience and 33 returning medallists led by Elana Meyers Taylor, bobsledder and five-time medallist, plus 115 women and 117 men, with Abby Winterberger, freeskier, age 15, and Rich Ruohonen, curler, age 54.
- USOPC chief executive officer Sarah Hirshland hailed, `Today we proudly introduce the 2026 US Olympic team`, while defenseman Seth Jones was replaced by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe after injury, with USOPC policy recognizing Jones as a team member.
- Cortina and mountain clusters will host skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, sliding sports, and ski mountaineering, while Milan serves as the primary hub for hockey, figure skating, and speed skating.
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US to Send Largest Winter Games Team to Milano Cortina With 232 Athletes
A group of 98 veteran Olympians such as Mikaela Shiffrin will anchor the U.S. team in Milano Cortina, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said on Monday, as it prepares to send 232 athletes to the Winter Games that kick off next month. It will be the largest U.S. Winter Olympic team, after 228 athletes competed for the United States in Pyeongchang at the 2018 Games. The roster includes 115 women and 117 men. “We have a lot of confidence in…
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US names 232-athlete roster for Milan Cortina Olympics, led by such 5-timers as Vonn, Humphries
The U.S. team released its 232-athlete roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday, and it includes Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, who are among the seven Americans making their fifth trip to the games.
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