Lindsey Vonn Nominated for US Ski Team

8th May 2026

The veteran racer who crashed heavily at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has her name put forward for the 26/27 season. Athletes are nominated to the team in May, based on…
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The veteran racer who crashed heavily at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has her name put forward for the 26/27 season.

Athletes are nominated to the team in May, based on qualifications and eligibility;

Athletes must adhere to team expectations before spots can be officially accepted.

The official team is announced in October.

48 athletes were nominated across:

Alpine skiing
Freeski
Cross-country
Aerials
Moguls
Nordic combined
Para alpine
Para nordic
Ski jump disciplines

Amongst the nominated alpine ski athletes were familiar names:

Mikaela Shiffrin has has three overall World Cup titles,
Breezy Johnson, who took gold in downhill at the Olympics
Lauren Macuga, who tore her ACL last season.

Nominations to the A Team were based on athletes achieving either a top-three individual result at the 2026 Olympic Games or being ranked in the top 25 on the FIS World Cup Start List.

Lindsey Vonn has not ruled out competing again: