"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. Other five-timers are hockey player Hilary Knight, figure skater Evan Bates and snowboarders Faye Thelen and Nick Baumgartner. Meyers Taylor leads a group of 33 returning medalists."
"She has won three silver medals and two bronze while Humphries has taken three gold. Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim have two golds each. United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) The team consists of 117 men and 115 women ranging in age from 15 (freeskier Abby Winterberger) to 54 (curler Rich Ruohonen)."
The United States announced a 232-athlete roster for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, comprising 117 men and 115 women. The roster includes Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, among seven Americans making a fifth Olympic appearance: Hilary Knight, Evan Bates, Faye Thelen and Nick Baumgartner. Meyers Taylor leads 33 returning medalists with three silver and two bronze; Humphries has three golds. Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim each have two Olympic golds. Athlete ages range from 15 (Abby Winterberger) to 54 (Rich Ruohonen). The opening ceremony is Feb. 6 in Milan, with events starting Feb. 4 across Milan, Cortina and mountain clusters, including new ski mountaineering.
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