Anterselva/Antholz
Bormio
Cortina D'Ampezzo
- Alpine Skiing
- Para Alpine Skiing
- Bobsled
- Curling
- Wheelchair Curling
- Luge
- Skeleton
- Para Snowboard
- Paralympic Closing Ceremony
Livingo
Milano
- Olympic Opening Ceremony
- Figure Skating
- Ice Hockey
- Sled Hockey
- Speedskating
Predazzo
Tesero
Verona
- Olympic Closing Ceremony
- Paralympic Opening Ceremony
Steve Emt
Sport:Wheelchair Curling
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- DeForest, WI
- Height
- 6'5"
- Age
- 55
Laura Dwyer
Sport:Wheelchair Curling
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Oconomowoc, WI
- Age
- 48
Chloe Kim
Sport:Snowboarding
Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
- gold medals:
- 2
- silver medals:
- 0
- bronze medals:
- 0
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Torrance, CA
- Height
- 5'3"
- Age
- 25
Fun fact
First athlete to win titles at all four major snowboarding events – the Olympics, Youth Winter Olympics, X Games and FIS World Championships
Jaelin Kauf
Sport:Freestyle Skiing
Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
- gold medals:
- 0
- silver medals:
- 1
- bronze medals:
- 0
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Alta, WY
- Height
- 5'4"
- Age
- 29
Fun fact
Her motto, "Deliver The Love," is glued to the back of her helmet and set as a daily reminder on her phone, reminding her to have fun and let her passion and love for the sport be her focus
Alex Hall
Sport:Freestyle Skiing
Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
- gold medals:
- 1
- silver medals:
- 0
- bronze medals:
- 0
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Park City, UT
- Height
- 6'4"
- Age
- 27
Fun fact
First athlete to land a 2160 in competition
Red Gerard
Sport:Snowboarding
Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
- gold medals:
- 1
- silver medals:
- 0
- bronze medals:
- 0
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Silverthorne, CO
- Height
- 5'5"
- Age
- 25
Fun fact
Started his own a non-profit organization, Red’s Backyard, that enables kids to take part in outdoor sports at no cost
Cory Thiesse
Sport:Curling
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Duluth, MN
- Height
- 5'4"
- Age
- 30
Fun fact
She works as a lab technician outside of curling
Korey Dropkin
Sport:Curling
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Duluth, MN
- Height
- 5'9"
- Age
- 30
Fun fact
Started curling at the age of 5
Alex Ferreira
Sport:Freestyle Skiing
Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
- gold medals:
- 0
- silver medals:
- 1
- bronze medals:
- 1
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Aspen, CO
- Height
- 5'9"
- Age
- 31
Fun fact
First skied moguls before switching to halfpipe
Quinn Dehlinger
Sport:Freestyle Skiing
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- Age
- 23
Fun fact
He started doing jumps and rails when he was just 10
Charlie McAvoy
Sport:Ice Hockey
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Long Beach, NY
- Height
- 6'1"
- Age
- 27
Fun fact
Father to his son named Rhys
Jack Eichel
Sport:Ice Hockey
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- North Chelmsford, MA
- Height
- 6'2"
- Age
- 29
Fun fact
Started his NHL career with the Buffalo Sabres in 2015
Quinn Hughes
Sport:Ice Hockey
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Orlando, FL
- Height
- 5'10"
- Age
- 26
Fun fact
Has two brothers, Jack and Luke, who also play in the NHL
Brady Tkachuk
Sport:Ice Hockey
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Height
- 6'4"
- Age
- 26
Fun fact
His older brother, Matthew Tkachuk, plays for the Florida Panthers
Matthew Tkachuk
Sport:Ice Hockey
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Height
- 6'2"
- Age
- 27
Fun fact
His younger brother, Brady Tkachuk, is the captain of the Ottawa Senators
Auston Matthews
Sport:Ice Hockey
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Height
- 6'3"
- Age
- 28
Fun fact
Selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2016 NHL Draft and immediately made history by scoring four goals in his NHL debut
Campbell Wright
Sport:Biathlon
Athlete Stats
- Hometown
- Wanaka
- Height
- 6'0"
- Age
- 23
| name | sport | Education | hometown | age | Medals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinn Dehlinger Sport: Freestyle Skiing Education: Salt Lake Community College Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Age: 23 Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Freestyle Skiing | Salt Lake Community College | Cincinnati, OH | 23 | |||||
 Korey Dropkin Sport: Curling Education: University of Minnesota Duluth Hometown: Duluth, MN Age: 30 Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Curling | University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | 30 | |||||
 Laura Dwyer Sport: Wheelchair Curling Education: University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Hometown: Oconomowoc, WI Age: 48 Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Wheelchair Curling | University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Oconomowoc, WI | 48 | |||||
 Jack Eichel Sport: Ice Hockey Education: Boston University Hometown: North Chelmsford, MA Age: 29 Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Ice Hockey | Boston University | North Chelmsford, MA | 29 | |||||
 Steve Emt Paralympian 2018, 2022 Sport: Wheelchair Curling Education: Eastern Connecticut State University, B.S., University of St. Joseph (West Hartford, CT), M. Ed Hometown: DeForest, WI Age: 55 Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Wheelchair Curling | Eastern Connecticut State University, B.S., University of St. Joseph (West Hartford, CT), M. Ed | DeForest, WI | 55 | |||||
 Alex Ferreira Olympian 2018, 2022 Sport: Freestyle Skiing Education: Colorado Mountain College ‘21 Hometown: Aspen, CO Age: 31 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Freestyle Skiing | Colorado Mountain College ‘21 | Aspen, CO | 31 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| ||||
 Red Gerard Olympian 2018, 2022 Sport: Snowboarding Education: Penn Foster High School Hometown: Silverthorne, CO Age: 25 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Snowboarding | Penn Foster High School | Silverthorne, CO | 25 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| ||||
 Alex Hall Olympian 2018, 2022 Sport: Freestyle Skiing Education: University of Utah Hometown: Park City, UT Age: 27 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Freestyle Skiing | University of Utah | Park City, UT | 27 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| ||||
 Quinn Hughes Sport: Ice Hockey Education: University of Michigan Hometown: Orlando, FL Age: 26 Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Ice Hockey | University of Michigan | Orlando, FL | 26 | |||||
 Jaelin Kauf Olympian 2018, 2022 Sport: Freestyle Skiing Education: University of Utah Hometown: Alta, WY Age: 29 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
Qualified | Milano Cortina 2026 | Freestyle Skiing | University of Utah | Alta, WY | 29 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| ||||
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Tickets to the Milano Cortina Olympic Games will be available beginning in February 2025, and tickets to the Milano Cortina Paralympic Games will be available beginning in March 2025, one year before the Games.
The 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be held in northern Italy. See the locations section for more details.
The 2026 Olympics and Paralympics feature two mascots, Tina and Milo, whose names are representative of the host cities Cortina and Milano. Tina and Milo are stoats, or small mammals that are part of the mustelid family along with weasels and otters. The mascots were designed in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Education by students of the Istituto Comprensivo of Taverna in Calabria.
The most decorated Team USA winter Olympian is Apolo Ohno, who won eight medals for short track between 2002 and 2010. Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden are tied for the most gold Winter Olympic medals, with five medals in speed skating each.
Leading up to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games, Oksana Masters is the most decorated Team USA Winter Paralympian with 14 Winter Paralympic medals and five Summer Paralympic medals, including the impressive feat of achieving seven medals in seven events at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
The winter Olympics an Paralympics occur every four years. The Olympic and Paralympic Games are held every two years, alternating between the summer and winter Games.
The United States will be hosting the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles, California, with events occurring at several pre-existing stadiums and arenas across the area.
The next three winter Olympics and Paralympics will be the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, the French Alps 2030 Olympic Games in France and the Salt Lake City 2034 Olympic Games in Utah in the U.S.
| name | sport | Education | hometown | age | Medals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hakeem Abdul-Saboor Olympian 2018, 2022 Sport: Bobsled Education: University of Virginia at Wise Hometown: Powhatan, VA Age: 38 | Bobsled | University of Virginia at Wise | Powhatan, VA | 38 | |||||
 Nick Abruzzese Olympian 2022 Sport: Ice Hockey Education: Harvard University ‘23, Psychology Hometown: Slate Hill, NY Age: 26 | Ice Hockey | Harvard University ‘23, Psychology | Slate Hill, NY | 26 | |||||
 Jake Adicoff Paralympian 2014, 2018, 2022 Sport: Para Nordic Skiing Education: Bowdoin College Hometown: Sun Valley, ID Age: 30 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Para Nordic Skiing | Bowdoin College | Sun Valley, ID | 30 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| ||||
 Kenny Agostino Olympian 2022 Sport: Ice Hockey Education: Delbarton High School (Morristown, N.J.) ‘10 Yale University ‘14, Political Science Hometown: Morristown, NJ Age: 33 | Ice Hockey | Delbarton High School (Morristown, N.J.) ‘10 Yale University ‘14, Political Science | Morristown, NJ | 33 | |||||
 Jamie Anderson Olympian 2014, 2018, 2022 Sport: Snowboarding Hometown: South Lake Tahoe, CA Age: 35 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Snowboarding | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 35 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Dani Aravich Paralympian 2020, 2022 Sport: Para Nordic Skiing, Para Track and Field Education: Butler University Hometown: Boise, ID Age: 29 | Para Nordic Skiing, Para Track and Field | Butler University | Boise, ID | 29 | |||||
 Jean-Luc Baker Olympian 2022 Sport: Figure Skating Education: Kamiak High School (Mukilteo, Wash.) Hometown: Edmonds, WA Age: 32 | Figure Skating | Kamiak High School (Mukilteo, Wash.) | Edmonds, WA | 32 | |||||
 Jasmin Bambur Paralympian 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 Sport: Para Alpine Skiing Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte Hometown: Granby, CO Age: 46 | Para Alpine Skiing | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Granby, CO | 46 | |||||
 Cayla Barnes Olympian 2018, 2022 Sport: Ice Hockey Education: Boston College Hometown: Eastvale, CA Age: 26 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Ice Hockey | Boston College | Eastvale, CA | 26 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Evan Bates Olympian 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 Sport: Figure Skating Education: University of Michigan Hometown: Northville, MI Age: 36 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Figure Skating | University of Michigan | Northville, MI | 36 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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