Cross-country skiing | Nordic skiing: a formidable US squad
This Thursday afternoon, US Ski & Snowboard unveiled the list of athletes selected for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. The 97-strong group includes cross-country skiers, ski jumpers and Nordic combined athletes.
In cross-country skiing, Jessie Diggins leads the team for her last Olympics , with Rosie Brennan, Lauren Jortberg, Kendall Kramer, Julia Kern, Novie McCabe, Samantha Smith and Hailey Swirbul following in her wake. The men’s group includes leaders Gus Schumacher, JC Schoonmaker and Ben Ogden, as well as John Steel Hagnebuch, Zak Ketterson, Zanden McMullen, Hunter Wonders and Jack Young.
In ski jumping, Annika Belshaw, Josie Johnson, Paige Jones, Kevin Bickner, Jason Colby and, above all, Tate Frantz make up the Olympic squad, as do Ben Lomis and Niklas Malacinski in Nordic combined.
American cross-country skiers selected for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
Men
- John Steel Hagenbuch (Ketchum, ID) 🇺🇸
- Zak Ketterson (Minneapolis, MN) 🇺🇸
- Zanden McMullen (Anchorage, AK) 🇺🇸
- Ben Ogden (Burlington, VT) 🇺🇸
- JC Schoonmaker (Lake Tahoe, CA) 🇺🇸
- Gus Schumacher (Anchorage, AK) 🇺🇸
- Hunter Wonders (Anchorage, AK8) 🇺🇸
- Jack Young (Jay, VT) 🇺🇸
Ladies
- Rosie Brennan (Anchorage, AK) 🇺🇸
- Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) 🇺🇸
- Lauren Jortberg (Boulder, CO) 🇺🇸
- Kendall Kramer (Fairbanks, AK) 🇺🇸
- Julia Kern (Waltham, MA) 🇺🇸
- Novie McCabe (Winthrop, WA) 🇺🇸
- Samantha Smith (Boise, ID) 🇺🇸
- Hailey Swirbul (El Jebel, CO) 🇺🇸
American jumpers selected for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
Men
- Kevin Bickner (Wauconda, IL) 🇺🇸
- Jason Colby (Steamboat Springs, CO) 🇺🇸
- Tate Frantz (Lake Placid, NY) 🇺🇸
Ladies
- Annika Belshaw (Steamboat Springs, CO) 🇺🇸
- Josie Johnson (Park City, UT) 🇺🇸
- Paige Jones (Park City, UT) 🇺🇸
American handsets selected for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
Men
- Ben Loomis (Eau Claire, WI) 🇺🇸
- Niklas Malacinski (Steamboat Springs, CO) 🇺🇸
The full programme for biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined at the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
Saturday 7 February
- 13h00 – Cross-country skiing : women’s 10 km CT + 10 km FT skiathlon
- 6.45pm – Ski jumping : women’s HS109 individual competition
Sunday 8 February
- 12.30pm – Cross-country skiing: men’s 10 km CT + 10 km FT skiathlon
- 2.05pm – Biathlon : 4×6 km mixed relay
Monday 9 February
- 19h00 – Ski jumping: men’s HS109 individual competition
Tuesday 10 February
- 9.15am – Cross-country skiing: women’s CT sprint qualifiers
- 9.55am – Cross-country skiing: men’s CT sprint qualifiers
- 11:45 – Cross-country skiing: men’s and women’s CT sprint finals
- 13:30 – Biathlon : men’s 20 km individual
- 6.45pm – Ski jumping: HS109 mixed team competition
Wednesday 11 February
- 10.00 – Nordic Combined: Men’s Gundersen HS109 ski jumping competition
- 1.45pm – Nordic Combined: Men’s Gundersen 10km FT cross-country ski pursuit
- 2.15pm – Biathlon : women’s 15 km individual
Thursday 12 February
- 13:00 – Cross-country skiing: individual women’s 10 km FT
Friday 13 February
- 12.00 – Cross-country skiing: individual 10 km FT men
- 2.00 pm – Biathlon : men’s 10 km sprint
Saturday 14th February
- 12.00 – Cross-country skiing: women’s 4×7.5 km CT/FT relay
- 2.45pm – Biathlon : women’s 7.5km sprint
- 6.45pm – Ski jumping: men’s HS143 individual competition
Sunday 15 February
- 11:15 – Biathlon : men’s 12.5 km pursuit
- 12.00 – Cross-country skiing: men’s 4×7.5 km CT/FT relay
- 2.45pm – Biathlon : women’s 10 km pursuit
- 6.45pm – Ski jumping: women’s HS143 individual competition
Monday 16th February
- 19h00 – Ski jumping: Men’s Super Team HS143
Tuesday 17th February
- 10.00 – Nordic Combined: Men’s Gundersen HS143 ski jumping competition
- 1.45pm – Nordic Combined: Men’s Gundersen 10km FT cross-country ski pursuit
- 2.30pm – Biathlon : men’s 4×7.5 km relay
Wednesday 18 February
- 9.45am – Cross-country skiing: women’s FT team sprint qualifiers
- 10:15 – Cross-country skiing: men’s FT team sprint qualifiers
- 11:45 – Cross-country skiing: women’s FT team sprint final
- 12.15pm – Cross-country skiing: men’s FT team sprint final
- 2.45pm – Biathlon : women’s 4×6 km relay
Thursday 19 February
- 10.00 – Nordic Combined: HS143 men’s team sprint ski jumping competition
- 2.00 pm – Nordic Combined: cross-country ski pursuit 2×7.5 km FT of the men’s team sprint
Friday 20 February
- 2.15pm – Biathlon : men’s 15km mass-start
Saturday 21 February
- 11.00 – Cross-country skiing: men’s 50 km TC mass-start
- 2.15pm – Biathlon : women’s 12.5 km mass-start
Sunday 22 February
- 10.00 – Cross-country skiing: women’s 50 km CT mass-start
