Colorado leads with 31 athletes on Team USA for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, marking the largest U.S. roster ever at 234 competitors. Minnesota follows closely with 24 athletes, while California sends 19. The team includes participants from nearly every state, plus a few from other countries.
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, Italy, will feature a record-breaking 234 U.S. athletes, surpassing the previous high of 228 from the 2018 PyeongChang Games. More than 250 qualified initially, but 234 are selected for the event. Notably, 97 athletes compete in skiing and snowboarding disciplines alone.
Colorado dominates the roster with 31 athletes across skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, and other events. Prominent names include alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin from Edwards, snowboarder Red Gerard from Silverthorne, and freestyle skier Alex Ferreira from Aspen. Other states trail behind: Minnesota contributes 24, including cross-country skier Jessie Diggins from Afton and several ice hockey players like Jake Oettinger from Lakeville; California has 19, featuring snowboarder Chloe Kim from Torrance and figure skater Alysa Liu from Oakland; Utah sends 16, with cross-country skier Rosie Brennan from Park City and freestyle skier Alex Hall from Salt Lake City.
Massachusetts fields 12 athletes, such as ice hockey players Noah Hanifin from Norwood and Alex Carpenter from North Reading. Michigan lists 15, including figure skaters Evan Bates from Ann Arbor and ice hockey stars like Dylan Larkin from Waterford. New York contributes 14, with lugers like Emily Fischnaller from Lake Placid and ice hockey player Charlie McAvoy from Long Beach.
Smaller contingents hail from states like Wisconsin (7), Illinois (9), Washington (8), and Alaska (6). The team also includes athletes from outside the U.S., such as two Canadians—Avery Krumme from Squamish, B.C., in freestyle skiing, and bobsledder Kaillie Humphries from Calgary, Alberta—and a Ukrainian. This diverse group represents broad geographic spread, with participants from nearly every state except a few like Hawaii or Delaware.
The roster highlights the U.S.'s strength in winter sports, particularly in mountain states with robust training facilities.
