The ultimate in sport is representing Team USA at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Athletes are primarily named to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Olympic Team based on objective criteria such as FIS World Rank and World Cup competition results. 

The Resource Section of this page includes:

• 2026 Olympic Winter Games Cross Country Selection Criteria Amendment (6/25/25)
• 2026 Olympic Winter Games Cross Country Criteria

The ultimate in sport is representing Team USA at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Athletes are primarily named to the Team primarily based on objective criteria including World Cup competition results.

The Resource Section of this page includes:

• 2026 Olympic Winter Games Ski Jumping Selection Criteria (7/15/25)

The ultimate in sport is representing Team USA at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Athletes are primarily named to the Team primarily based on objective criteria including World Cup competition results.

The Resource Section of this page includes:

• 2026 Olympic Winter Games Nordic Combined Selection Criteria (7/1/25)

Each year, the top athletes in America are nominated to compete as a part of the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season.

For Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Criteria, please refer to the Resources section.

The top athletes in the United States are named each year to the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. Nominations to the team come from objective selection criteria based on international rankings and head-to-head competition.

For Stifel U.S. Cross Country Team Criteria, please refer to the Resources section.

The Continental Cup (COC) is the highest level of XC Ski competition below the World Cup. FIS recognizes nine Continental Cup series:

The leader of each COC at certain points of the year is invited to start on the World Cup for the following period- with expenses paid by FIS. :

1) Alpine Cup aka OPA Cup (Andorra, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany,  Italy, Spain, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Switzerland)

2) Australia/New Zealand Cup

The 2026 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships will take place in Lillehammer, Norway from March 2nd-8th, 2026.

Ski Jumping Junior World Championships Criteria is available in the References section.

The 2026 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships will take place in Lillehammer, Norway from March 2nd-8th, 2026.

Nordic Combined Junior World Championships Criteria is available in the References section.