"Lindsey Vonn will compete in her fifth Winter Olympics next month after being named to a 97-athlete US Ski & Snowboard roster for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, a team led by some of the most decorated figures in American winter sports history but also notable for its relative inexperience. US Ski & Snowboard announced Thursday that it had nominated 97 athletes 73 skiers and 24 snowboarders to represent Team USA at the Games, which run from 622 February across northern Italy."
"Vonn's selection caps a sensational return to competition for the 41-year-old alpine skier, who retired in 2019 before returning to racing last season following a partial knee replacement. She has reached the podium in all five World Cup downhill races this season including two wins, a second place and two thirds and will be a medal contender in Cortina d'Ampezzo, which hosted the 1956 Games and where the women's alpine events will be held."
"Shiffrin, the most decorated alpine skier in history, will compete in her fourth Olympics. She enters the Games after a disappointing Beijing Olympics in 2022, where she failed to win a medal, but has rebounded this season with multiple World Cup victories, particularly in slalom. Kim, a two-time Olympic champion in snowboard halfpipe, is aiming to win gold at a third consecutive Olympics."
US Ski & Snowboard nominated 97 athletes, 73 skiers and 24 snowboarders, for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, with the roster to be officially announced Monday. The delegation spans ages 15 to 44 and includes 48 first-time Olympians alongside veterans Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Chloe Kim and Jessie Diggins. Vonn, 41, returned after retiring in 2019 and a partial knee replacement, reaching the podium in all five World Cup downhill races this season, including two wins. Shiffrin seeks a rebound after a medalless Beijing 2022 and has multiple World Cup victories, particularly in slalom. Kim, a two-time Olympic halfpipe champion, is aiming for a third consecutive gold but is managing a recent shoulder injury with team support.
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