"Abby Winterberger, born May 1, 2010, represents the next generation of American freeskiing. She hails from Truckee, California, a mountain town steeped in winter sports culture near Lake Tahoe. Winterberger learned to ski at a young age in the Tahoe region and developed through the Olympic Valley Freestyle Freeride Team, a program known for producing technically strong and fearless park and pipe athletes."
"At the opposite end of the spectrum stands Nick Baumgartner, a fixture of U.S. snowboarding for nearly two decades. Born December 17, 1981, Baumgartner is from Iron River, Michigan, a small Upper Peninsula town better known for bitter winters than Olympic success. He learned to ride on the icy hills of the Midwest, developing the rugged, resilient style that would become his trademark in snowboard cross."
"Baumgartner made his Olympic debut in 2010 and will compete in his fifth Winter Games in 2026, an extraordinary feat in a discipline defined by crashes, contact, and constant turnover. He won Gold at the 2022 Olympics and was the 2017 World Champion in Boarder Cross. While much attention has been paid to Lindsey Vonn's return to the Olympic team at age 41, Baumgartner will be the oldest U.S. Ski & Snowboard athlete in Milan-Cortina, continuing to defy"
Team USA's ski and snowboard delegation for the 2026 Winter Olympics includes athletes ranging from 15-year-old Abby Winterberger to 44-year-old Nick Baumgartner. Winterberger, born May 1, 2010, from Truckee, California, progressed through the Olympic Valley Freestyle Freeride Team and earned three top-10 World Cup finishes in her first World Cup season, qualifying early for the Olympic halfpipe. Baumgartner, born December 17, 1981, from Iron River, Michigan, developed a rugged snowboard-cross style on Midwest hills, debuted at the Olympics in 2010, and will make his fifth Olympic appearance in 2026. He won gold in 2022 and was the 2017 World Champion in Boarder Cross.
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