National squads for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games have been revealed, featuring top Alpine skiing stars from around the world. The events will take place in Bormio for men and Cortina d'Ampezzo for women, starting February 7. Athletes like Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt aim to shine on Italy's iconic slopes.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced the Alpine skiing squads for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, marking the start of the Olympic countdown. The Games begin on February 7, with men's events hosted at Bormio's Stelvio Ski Centre and women's at Cortina d'Ampezzo's Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. These venues offer challenging terrain, including the Stelvio piste's 3-kilometer course with over 1,000 meters of vertical drop.
Italy's team leads with excitement, highlighted by downhill specialist Dominik Paris, Olympic champion Sofia Goggia, and veteran Federica Brignone. The squad also includes sisters Nicol and Nadia Delago, Giovanni Franzoni, and 41-year-old Christof Innerhofer, competing in his fifth Olympics.
The United States hopes Lindsey Vonn can compete in Cortina, a course she knows well, alongside Mikaela Shiffrin, who seeks to add to her two Olympic golds. Breezy Johnson, the reigning downhill world champion, and Paula Moltzan round out a strong women's roster.
France fields defending men's slalom champion Clement Noël and rising star Paco Rassat. Switzerland's lineup features 2025 downhill world champion Franjo von Allmen, Marco Odermatt—the reigning Olympic giant slalom champion—and Malorie Blanc. Austria boasts Marco Schwarz, Manu Feller, and Julia Scheib, all recent winners.
Norway's 'Attacking Vikings' target medals across disciplines, while Germany aims to end a medal drought since Sochi 2014 with Emma Aicher, Lena Duerr, and Linus Strasser. Canada, Greece with AJ Ginnis, and the Philippines with Tallulah Proulx represent diverse nations.
The schedule includes men's downhill on February 7 in Bormio, women's downhill on February 8 in Cortina, followed by super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and the new team combined event through February 18.
