Mikaela Shiffrin / PyeongChang Olympics / GEPA pictures
The Stifel U.S. Ski Team has finalized its women’s Olympic alpine roster, naming a group that blends Olympic, World Championship and World Cup winners, proven podium performers, experienced specialists, and emerging talent.
It is a roster built for versatility and championship racing, and the U.S. earned the maximum Olympic quota of 11 women’s alpine skiers.
The roster reflects strong medal likelihood across all five Olympic disciplines—downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G and team combined—built on performance, consistency, and the ability to handle championship pressure on the sport’s most demanding stage.
🇺🇸 U.S. Women’s 2026 Olympic Alpine Team (11)
- 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin
- 🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn
- 🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan
- 🇺🇸 Breezy Johnson
- 🇺🇸 Nina O’Brien
- 🇺🇸 Jacqueline Wiles
- 🇺🇸 Keely Cashman
- 🇺🇸 A.J. Hurt
- 🇺🇸 Isabella Wright
- 🇺🇸 Katie Hensien
- 🇺🇸 Mary Bocock
🇮🇹 Women’s Olympic Alpine Schedule — Cortina d’Ampezzo
All women’s Olympic alpine events will be contested in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on the Olympia delle Tofane and surrounding terrain.
- Downhill: February 8
- Team Combined: February 10
- Super-G: February 12
- Giant Slalom: February 15
- Slalom: February 18
Several members of the roster bring direct World Cup and World Championship success on the Cortina d’Ampezzo slopes, increasing medal likelihood when the Games begin.
🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin
YOB: 1995 | Hometown: Edwards, Colorado
Club: Ski and Snowboard Club Vail / Burke Mountain Academy
Equipment: Atomic, Oakley
Olympics: Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022
The Competitive Center
Shiffrin enters Cortina as the highest-likelihood medal contender in slalom and one of the most reliable championship performers in alpine skiing history. She owns the all-time World Cup wins record and multiple Olympic and world titles, including Olympic gold in slalom and giant slalom. Her ability to execute under pressure continues to anchor the U.S. women’s medal prospects.
🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn
YOB: 1984 | Hometown: Vail, Colorado
Club: Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
Equipment: HEAD, Oakley
Olympics: Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010, PyeongChang 2018
Medal Likelihood
Vonn returns to the Olympic stage as a three-event medal contender with realistic gold-medal potential in downhill, super-G, and team combined. A 2010 Olympic downhill champion and the most accomplished speed discipline skier in history, she has won six World Cup downhills and six super-Gs on the Olympic course, underscoring her mastery of the terrain. Her comeback has been validated by World Cup victories and sustained podium-level speed, and her experience on steep, aggressive tracks positions her as a central figure across all women’s speed events in Cortina.
🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan
🇺🇸 Paula Moltzan
YOB: 1994 | Hometown: Prior Lake, Minnesota
Team: Stifel U.S. Ski Team
Club: Buck Hill / Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
School: University of Vermont
Olympics: Beijing 2022
Multi-Event Medal Likelihood
Moltzan has developed into one of the most versatile technical skiers on the circuit. With recent World Cup podiums in giant slalom and slalom, she brings realistic medal pathways in more than one discipline. Her consistency and race-day execution strengthen the team’s technical core.
🇺🇸 Breezy Johnson
YOB: 1996 | Hometown: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Club: Rowmark Ski Academy
Equipment: Atomic
Olympics: PyeongChang 2018
Reigning World Champion
Johnson enters Cortina as the reigning world champion in downhill and gold medalist in team combined, achievements that underscore her ability to peak at major championships. Her presence gives the U.S. an additional downhill medal pathway and strengthens the team combined lineup.
🇺🇸 Nina O’Brien
YOB: 1997 | Hometown: San Francisco, California
Club: Burke Mountain Academy
Olympics: Beijing 2022
O’Brien adds depth and resilience to the U.S. giant slalom group. After her crash at the Beijing Games, she methodically rebuilt form and confidence, returning to consistent World Cup top-10 contention in GS. Her strongest results have come on steep, demanding tracks, and her experience managing Olympic pressure gives her realistic medal-day relevance in Cortina.
🇺🇸 Jacqueline Wiles
YOB: 1992 | Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Club: White Pass Ski Club
Olympics: Sochi 2014, Beijing 2022
Cortina-Proven Speed
Wiles is a proven World Cup downhill podium skier with repeated success on the Cortina d’Ampezzo track, including podiums and a runner-up finish. That venue-specific performance increases podium likelihood on the Olympic course and provides valuable experience within the speed group.
🇺🇸 Keely Cashman
YOB: 1999 | Hometown: Strawberry, California
Club: Bear Valley / Team Palisades Tahoe
Equipment: HEAD
Olympics: Beijing 2022
Speed Versatility
Cashman delivered her strongest World Cup speed season to date, highlighted by top-six and top-five finishes in super-G and consistent downhill points. Her ability to adapt across speed disciplines adds flexibility to the Olympic lineup.
🇺🇸 A.J. Hurt
YOB: 2000 | Hometown: Carnelian Bay, California
Club: Team Palisades Tahoe
Equipment: HEAD
Olympics: Beijing 2022
Two-Discipline Podium Upside
Hurt owns World Cup podiums in both slalom and giant slalom, a rare combination. A hip injury limited her opportunities this season, but her underlying speed and proven top-three capability preserve podium likelihood when she delivers two complete runs.
🇺🇸 Isabella Wright
YOB: 1997 | Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Team: Stifel U.S. Ski Team (Alpine B)
Club: Snowbird Sports Education Foundation
Equipment: Atomic
Olympics: 2022
Developed as a downhill specialist at Snowbird, Wright earned her Olympic debut at Beijing 2022 and broke through on the World Cup in 2023 with a seventh-place finish at the World Cup Finals in Andorra, her first career top-10. She now owns two World Cup top-10s in downhill and continues to build consistency at the highest level. This season, her best result was 13th in downhill at St. Moritz, backed up by a 16th-place finish on the same course the day before, leaving her 25th in the World Cup downhill standings as she continues to establish herself among the sport’s elite speed skiers.
🇺🇸 Katie Hensien
YOB: 1999 | Hometown: Redmond, Washington
Team: Stifel U.S. Ski Team (Alpine A)
Club: Rowmark Ski Academy
School: University of Denver
Equipment: SHRED
Olympics: 2022
A technical-event specialist, Hensien is the 2022 NCAA slalom champion and a core member of the U.S. women’s tech group. She made her World Cup debut during the 2017–18 season, finished fourth at the 2018 Junior World Championships, and was part of the gold-medal-winning team event at the 2023 World Championships. Her breakthrough came in 2024–25, highlighted by a career-best fourth place and a career-best 12th in slalom, as she finished 22nd in the giant slalom standings and qualified for her first World Cup Finals at the Stifel Sun Valley Finals. She opened the current season with a 12th-place GS at Sölden, then returned from an ankle injury later in the winter with starts in slalom at Flachau and giant slalom at Kronplatz.
🇺🇸 Mary Bocock
YOB: 2003 | Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Team: Stifel U.S. Ski Team (Alpine C)
Club: Rowmark Ski Academy
A fast-rising speed skier, Bocock broke through in 2022–23 by winning the NorAm Overall title, earning World Cup starts and establishing herself as one of the top young athletes in North America. She made her World Cup debut in 2023–24 at the Sölden opener and expanded her experience in 2024–25, racing speed events in Cortina d’Ampezzo and Kvitfjell. Her best World Cup result to date is 18th in super-G at St. Moritz, and she is currently ranked 27th in World Cup super-G, reinforcing her trajectory as a developing force in women’s speed.
Roster Snapshot
- Olympic medalists: Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn
- World Champions Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Breezy Johnson, Nina O’Brien, Paula Moltzan, Katie Hensien
- World Cup podium finishers: Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn, Paula Moltzan, Jacqueline Wiles, Breezy Johnson, A.J. Hurt
- Junior World medalists: Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Paula Moltzan, Keely Cashman
- First-time Olympians: Mary Bocock
Bottom line: The U.S. women head to Cortina with high medal likelihood at the top, championship-proven strength through the core, and depth across every discipline—positioning the team to pursue podiums throughout the Milano–Cortina 2026 Olympic alpine program.
About the Author: Peter Lange
