Vonn, Shiffrin and Kim headline US ski and snowboard team for 2026 Olympics
by Bryan Armen Graham from US news | The Guardian on (#7312X)
Lindsey Vonn set for fifth Games after comeback
US Ski & Snowboard to send 97 athletes to Italy
Nearly half of US roster are first-time Olympians
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 6-22 February across northern Italy. The rest of the US team will be officially announced on Monday.
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