On Monday’s men’s team combined event at the Junior World Championships U.S. duo of Aksel Lindenmeyr and Jevin Palmquist won silver. This marks the second medal captured by the U.S. so far at Junior Worlds. 

“I was pretty nervous going into today,” said Lindenmeyr. “I really wanted to put a run down that I could be happy with so I’m glad I was able to do that for myself and our team.” 

It was another challenging day with the weather, but the men were able to push through and give it their all in the super-G and slalom runs. Lindenmeyr set the pace early with one of the top super-G runs giving Palmquist ample opportunity to build on the times. The duo finished second, just a tenth behind the French duo that ultimately won gold.  

“I thought overall it was a good day,” said Palmquist. “I was glad to come down with a solid run, having Aksel as a teammate was great, he put down a great run that put us in a great spot. Earning the silver medal in the team combined is truly an awesome feeling.”  

The U.S. men also posted a strong team result in the super-G that day with three in the top 10. Jeremy Nolting was just off the podium in fourth, Aksel Lindenmeyer in fifth and Mattias Wilson in seventh. 

The Junior Worlds event continues this week with the team parallel on March 11. 

RESULTS
men's team combined
men's super-G

Team USA earned two medals in the super-G at this Tofane Alpine Skiing Center at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games with Patrick Halgren taking a silver in standing and Andrew Kurka a bronze in sitting. 

In the speed event under sunny skies, Halgren laid down an aggressive run to claim the silver medal, finishing just 0.98 seconds behind Switzerland’s Robin Cuche, who took gold. France’s Jules Segers secured bronze.  

Halgren attacked the course from the start, carrying speed through the sweeping turns and technical terrain to finish just .98 seconds behind the dominant Cuche. Halgren’s performance was unexpected, considering he never finished on the World Cup podium, but put down the run of his life with his coaches and teammates shouting with delight at his performance.

“Best day of my life. Until tomorrow. I'll repeat that until the day I die,” said Halgren. “But it’s just another Monday. You celebrate the victories the same way you do the defeats. I’ve been blessed to have to develop my character over the last 11 years – losing my leg. I could either roll over and die or become the best Patrick Halgren on earth.” 

Halgren, who is known for being an off-the-wall character on the Para alpine circuit, created a media circus around himself both in the downhill and then again with his unexpected win in the super-G. He spoke Italian and tried to Hulk-rip his bib off in the finish of the super-G before doing interviews shirtless with his bib wrapped around his head like a do-rag; he dyed his hair red, white and blue in the Paralympic village; he spoke with unabashed randomness and candor about his performance (“I put the pedal to the floor until I see checkered flag or God. And that's how you win.”).

His persona is on the rise, with one media member asking his “What do you say if people call you the rock star of these games?” Halgren’s response: “You’re not wrong. Yeah, I am a rock star.”

Kurka, who has been a stalwart on the World Cup and Paralympic circuit for four Paralympic cycles, added to his medal tally in the men’s sitting super-G, earning the bronze medal with a powerful run down the Cortina course. The podium marks another Paralympic medal for Kurka, who now has a medal count of three: a gold and silver from PyeongChang and now a bronze from Milano Cortina.

Kurka’s result came behind the Netherlands’ Jeroen Kampschreur, who captured gold, and Norway’s Jesper Pedersen, who finished second. 

“It was a close race,” said Kurka. “I had some major mistakes in the course, but I was able to keep my speed up and I feel pretty good about it.”

“In the men's sitting category, we're basically racing motorcycles down an icy slope and off of jumps,” continued Kurka. “Anything can go wrong at any moment on it and if you're not anticipating it then you're going into the fence.”

Rounding out the rest of Team USA, Anna Soens was just off the podium in fourth in women’s sitting. Saylor O’Brien was fifth. In women’s standing, Kelsey O’Driscoll was seventh, Audrey Crowley eighth and Allie Johnson 13th. Meg Gustafson and guide Spenser Gustafson were eighth in the visually impaired category.

On the men’s sitting side, Jesse Keefe was 14th after battling an issue with his prosthetic, with Spencer Wood 18th and Tyler McKenize 21st. Andrew Haraghey did not finish, but is OK. It sitting, Ravi Drugan was 13th, Robert Enigl 14th, Matthew Brewer 16th and Blake Eaton 20th. 

Monday’s results early momentum for the alpine combined on Tuesday, which will feature athletes racing a run of super-G followed by a run of slalom. 

RESULTS
Women’s Super-G
VI
Standing
Sitting

Men’s Super-G
VI
Standing
Sitting

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Logan Grosdidier won super-G silver in the first Junior World Championships event in Narvik, Norway. 

“I was not really expecting to do so well,” she said. “It’s a very technical super-G and it was very fun.”

This marks Grosdidier’s first medal at just 17 years-old.  Not only did she win the silver medal but also won the title for her U18 age group. This means she was the top 2008 birth year as well - a huge feat in the stacked international field. 

The men will take on the super-G Monday. 

RESULTS
women's super-G

It was all silver for Team USA at the Cortina Para Snowboard Park on Sunday, with Kate Delson and Noah Elliott both winning silver medals in the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games snowboard cross. 

It was another warm and sunny day in Cortina with athletes racing underneath the soaring Dolomites in front of their friends and family. The conditions were variable, with hard snow on the top of the course that deteriorated to slush throughout the day. But the snow didn’t deter Delson or Elliott, who both put down stellar heats to collect medals. 

For Delson, the medal came in her Paralympic debut. At 20 years old, Delson is the youngest athlete on the U.S. Para Snowboard Team, but she navigated the strategic course confidently through the heats and final of the women’s Lower Limb 2 (LL2) classification to secure the first Paralympic medal of her career.

“I've got a smile on my face right now!” said Delson. “This represents so much and I'm so proud to be here representing my country and my family and friends that are here and at home that have been supporting me from the very beginning. Their support has brought the confidence that I get to wear now and I’m so excited to show them this medal and put it over their necks.”

On the men’s side, Elliott battled it out for silver in the Lower Limb 1 (LL1) classification, marking the third Paralympic medal of his career. Elliott has a gold and bronze from the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, but endured a difficult 2022 Games following a serious injury that kept him off the podium. Sunday’s performance represented a powerful comeback for the veteran American, who now has a medal of each color in his collection. 

“I'm so proud because I just realized today the silver completes my Paralympic set: gold, silver, bronze. That's really, really cool and exciting,” said Elliott. “But it's just been a lot of hard work these last four years - a lot of sacrifice, time with the family on the road and just constant grind every single day. So I couldn't be more proud to cross that finish line and get my medal today.”

Behind Elliott in the LL1 field, Mike Schultz finished sixth in what will be his final Paralympic Games. Athletes lauded Schultz in the media mixed zone at the end of the day, as Schultz is the engineer behind many of their prosthetic limbs with which they compete. 

In the finals of the men’s LL2 competition, Keith Gabel led the Americans in fifth, followed by Zach Miller in sixth. Joe Pleben took eighth after taking a hard fall in the small final.

Behind Delson in women’s LL2, two-time Paralympic champion Brenna Huckaby finished sixth, while Jackie Hamwey was seventh in her Paralympic debut.

With the first snowboard event complete, Para snowboarders will return to competition later in the Games for the banked slalom, the second and final medal event of the Paralympic program.

RESULTS
Women’s Paralympic LL2 
Men’s Paralympic LL1
Men’s Paralympics LL2  

In front of packed grandstands and crowds lining the course in Lahti, three American athletes landed in the top-15, with Jessie Diggins powering to a third-place result, Rosie Brennan back in a familiar place in 12th, and Gus Schumacher in 15th. This is the final race of the Lahti World Cup and now the field will head to Norway for a city sprint in Drammen and the infamous 50k Holmenkollen in Oslo. 

In a race that requires your classic skiing to be dialed, with the long climbs and technical descents. For the women's race, it was all gas, no brakes. From the gun, with an athlete taking off every 15 seconds, the Swedish women were setting the pace. But, Diggins was not far behind. Throughout the time checks, Swedish gold medalists Frida Karlsson and Linn Svahn battled throughout the course, each setting the tone. At the first time-check, marked at the 1.1k, Diggins was 7.3 seconds behind Svahn, then at 3.4, only 6.4 seconds off. At 6.1k, only 3.1 seconds off and then at the final time check, at 8.4k, was sitting in third place. Obviously, this shows that Diggins found speed in the latter stages of the race, gaining crucial seconds on the descents—something she is well known for—to push onto the podium. For Brennan, the sentiment was similar. This season, Brennan's goal was to find herself again after battling an illness that has made it difficult for the three-time Olympian to regain her speed. Yet, she never gives up and today was a testament to that. 

"This has been a game of time all along, and of course, there have been many moments in which I've wondered (and continue to do so) if I will ever feel normal again in my life, and that is a very difficult place to be, but I have worked extremely hard on my mind and body to try to show up again-and-again with a sliver of hope that someday my body will return," said Brennan, post-race. "The last three days are the most normal I have felt in racing since December 2024. 

Lahti is a course that requires good technical skiing, so I felt that if I relaxed and put together good classic technique, I'd be giving myself the best chance. I had good skis, so it was easy to relax out there today. I do believe in my classic skiing, so I feel I executed that well. I don't think this is a linear process, so I'm sure I still have some ups-and-downs in this process, but I do finally feel and deeply hope that I've moved into a healing phase."

For Diggins's podium, the result marks Diggins’s 90th career FIS Cross Country World Cup podium in a record-setting 379 starts, and her first 10k classic interval start World Cup race (outside of the Tour de Ski stage races) and continues an exceptionally consistent season. She has finished no worse than 10th in every classic race this winter and has a top-10 result in every classic start of the season. Diggins also maintains her lead in the overall World Cup standings as the season enters its final stretch, in both the overall standings and distance standings. 

"That was really cool and really special," said Diggins, speaking to the atmosphere in Lahti. "There were so many people out on the course with signs that said, 'thank you, Jessie,' and it was just really emotional in the best way. It was really touching and cool to see little kids wearing glitter after the race and just honestly a really fun way to go out." 

"I really enjoyed just going really hard one more time on this course. I feel like the Lahti course is one that honestly has not suited my strengths in classic, so it was really cool to feel like I was able to pull it together more today and I feel like I had great skis, which is a huge part of the equation, espeically when the conditions get slushy. So I feel like this podium belongs to the team, and I am grateful to them for all their hard work!"

On the men’s side, Gus Schumacher skied a controlled race to finish 15th. Schumacher currently sits sixth in the overall World Cup standings, in line with his personal goal of finishing the season inside the top 10.

The women's race was ultimately won by Karlsson of Sweden, with her teammate Svahn in second. For the U.S. women, Kendall Kramer, who skied to her career-best result just last week in the 20k skiathlon, was 41st, Novie McCabe 43rd, Julia Kern 45th, Lauren Jortberg 57th and Emma Albrecht 58th. For the men, Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway continued his win streak of 12 in-a-row, taking first. His teammate, Martin Loewstroem Nyenget, was second and Savelii Korostelev was third. The U.S. men were led by Schumacher, with Zanden McMullen in 32nd, just .05 off the top-30, Ben Ogden 33rd, Hunter Wonders 46th and JC Schoonmaker 53rd. 

The World Cup now moves to Norway for a sprint and 50k before the final three races of the season in Lake Placid for the Stifel Lake Placid Finals at Mt Van Hovenberg in Lake Placid, NY. 

Results 
Women
Men

On the final downhill race of the regular season FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Breezy Johnson led the way for the U.S. team in fourth. Teammate Jackie Wiles had another strong day to finish 15th on the demanding track in Val di Fassa, Italy.

Johnson, who landed on the podium in Friday’s downhill, once again showed strong form, skiing aggressively and narrowly missing the podium. Since it was the second day on the same track the women had to risk it all to find more speed and move up from the day prior. This resulted in a very tight podium race. Nonetheless, her fourth-place result capped off a successful weekend and continued her momentum as the speed season heads toward the World Cup Finals.

“It was a little bit scrappy,” said Johnson.  “I felt like I left it all out there and did my best. The field right now is very competitive as shown by the multitude of different winners. So I think I've been very consistent through all of that.”

Wiles backed up her solid performance from the first downhill with another points-scoring run. Charging down the course she kept the pressure on through the technical middle section to finish 15th, adding another consistent result to her season in the downhill.

“I was happy with most my run, but had a couple mistakes that were too costly,” said Wiles. “I'm really excited about the year I've had. I am ready to end it on a high note in Norway.” 

Teammates Bella Wright, Allison Mollin and Haley Cutler also landed in the points in 20th, 21st and 28th. Keely Cashman was 37th. Tricia Mangan and Mary Bocock did not finish but are OK. 

The winner of the race once again was Italian Laura Pirovano who won by a mere hundredth. In second was Cornelia Huetter with Swiss skier Corinne Suter in third. 

The final super-G of the season is Sunday also in Val di Fassa. 

RESULTS
women's downhill

The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games officially got underway Saturday with the downhill on the iconic Olimpia delle Tofane, the same slope as the Olympic alpine races. It was a warm and sunny day with temperatures nearing 45 degrees Fahrenheit and the stands were packed full of friends, family and fans cheering for the start of the Games. Team USA saw several strong performances and Paralympic debuts with multiple athletes delivering solid results on the sport’s biggest stage.

In women’s vision impaired, Meg Gustafson and guide Spencer Gustafson finished seventh in their first Paralympic Games appearance.

The U.S. had a strong showing in women’s standing, led by Audrey Crowley, who placed sixth in her Paralympic debut after struggling with the training runs. Allie Johnson finished 10th. Kelsey O’Driscoll, also competing in her first Paralympics, did not finish after missing a gate but is OK.

“I had a couple of mistakes, but I’m really happy I put it to the finish line and start off these races on a high note,” said Crowley. “No expectations – just keeping it fun, keeping it light. It’s just a race!” 

In women’s sitting, Saylor O’Brien led the Americans with a fifth-place finish in her Paralympic debut, while Anna Soens also made her first Paralympic start but did not finish.

In the men’s standing downhill, Jesse Keefe delivered a standout performance, finishing 10th—a big result for the American who is typically stronger in the technical events. Andrew Haraghey finished 12th, followed by Spencer Wood in 14th. Patrick Halgren and Tyler McKenzie did not finish their runs but are OK.

The snow grew very soft by the end of the downhill in the early afternoon, which led to more than half of the sit-skiers crashing, including Blake Eaton, David Williams and Andrew Kurka. Ravi Drugan led the U.S. with an eighth-place finish in men’s sitting and Robert Enigl finished ninth. 

“This downhill has been more of a mental game but I felt really good in the start and tried to commit best I could, but still made little mistakes,” said Drugan. “The snow is kind of variable up there – soft spots and fast spots - but they did a great job maintaining it. I can’t be disappointed in the time. Good day!” 

A full slate of alpine racing is still to come in Cortina with super-G, giant slalom, slalom and alpine combined scheduled. The super-G is up next on Monday, March 9.

RESULTS
Paralympic Downhill

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete and Olympic champion Breezy Johnson led the way for the team on Friday in the downhill in Val di Fassa, Italy, finishing third. This result marked her 10th career World Cup podium. 

“I'm happy with how I skied today and I felt like I left it all out there,” said Johnosn. “I am very excited that there is another chance tomorrow as well.”

Johnson put down a fast and aggressive run on the track, continuing her strong speed season with another top-three finish. The hill was notably a bit bumpier than usual which meant that the top skiers would need to commit to their outside ski and go for it. 

Behind her, teammate Jackie Wiles skied to 11th place, continuing her steady run of results in downhill this season.

“I'm really happy with the result,” said Wiles. “My training runs I struggled a bit, so I tried to just keep a positive mindset and just give it my best on race day.”

Youngster Allison Mollin also delivered a standout performance for the team finishing 13th to secure a career-best World Cup result. Mollin attacked the course with confidence and carried strong speed through the bottom sections to land just outside the top 10. 

“I am very happy about today,” said Mollin. “I was focusing on hitting the points that I talked about with my coaches in video and connecting them all. I knew today would be tight.” 

Mary Bocock and Tricia Mangan also skied well to 24th and 29th place, respectively. Bocock earned the Stifel Bibbo Award with this performance, flying from bib 54 to 24th place. It also marked her first-ever downhill points. Bella Wright, Keely Cashman and Haley Cutler also raced and landed 35th, 38th and 39th. 

The winner of the race was Italian skier Laura Pirovano, her first World Cup podium and win. In second place was German standout Emma Aicher. 

The women’s speed team remains in Val di Fassa for another downhill race scheduled for Saturday as the race for the downhill FIS Crystal Globe tightens. Lindsey Vonn remains in the lead.

RESULTS
Women's downhill

In the final race Jessie Diggins will ever race in Falun, she delivered. In an all-out sprint to the finish, with three women vying for the top spot, Diggins crossed the line .01 behind Norway's Heidi Weng to claim second place and her 88th career World Cup podium. Kendall Kramer also had a stand-out day, crossing the line in ninth place, a career-best result for the young Alaskan and Gus Schumacher continued his strong streak of results in seventh, respectively. 

It was a team-effort type of day - from the wax technicians to the support staff, and all who wear the Stifel U.S. Ski Team badge on their jackets. A skiathlon, which features both skate and classic skiing in one race, mixed with variable snow and weather conditions, was one of those challenging days that keep wax technicians up at night. But the team put together strong skis for the field, with techs making upwards of 20 pairs per athlete to find the perfect ski. At the end of the day, their work paid off, with a podium finish for Diggins, Schumacher in seventh and Kramer in ninth. 

For the women, it was a true race from the start line to the finish line. The lead pack never ventured too far ahead of the chase, and there was a new leader nearly every kilometer. Sweden's Frida Karlsson was back in the mix after recovering from the Olympic-sickness and Heidi Weng was on a mission to take home her first World Cup win since 2022. Then there was Diggins. In the first 10k of the race, Diggins raced conservatively, sitting behind the leaders and drafting on the long downhills and hammering over the top of the massive climbs that the Falun course is known for. With a clean transition to skate, there was 10k to decide who would take home the victory. In that time, Kramer made a decisive move and managed to ski up to the pack that had the leaders in sight, showing that she deserved to be there. For her, a career-best result was in sight, and she wasn't going to let it go. 

"It was so enjoyable to feel I was skiing to my potential," said Kramer. "Even the top 20 felt like a ceiling for me this year, and today surprised me. I was sticking with girls I thought I’d never be around in my ski career. Everything just went right in a way you can never predict in ski racing because you prepare to do your best every single day, but the stars aligned today. A lot of confidence was gained today and I’ll be chasing the feeling of feeling this good during a race for a while!"

The pace quickened with 5k to go with Weng turning on the jets. Diggins, Weng and Karlsson gapped themselves from the field and it was just a matter of which of the three would win. With 1k left in the race, Weng was right behind Karlsson, and Diggins was behind Weng. 

"For me, I was just trying to ski a gutsy race and ski smart," said Diggins. "I kept telling myself, 'just try and be there' at the finish, and then you can dig deep and see what's at the bottom of the tank. I pushed myself really hard and was psyched that the energy and the fitness are still there."

Into the final downhill section and the final right-hand turn into the home straight, the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic team sprint moment was coming back to life, with "Here Comes Diggins" happening right before everyone's eyes. Weng and Diggins managed to surpass Karlsson and across the line, Weng lunged to just beat Diggins by .01 seconds. It was Weng's first World Cup victory since 2022 and her 144th of her career. 

"That was a really cool last race here in Falun," said Diggins. "My first thing to say is a huge thank you to our technicians. I don't know if you could tell from the broadcast, but the weather was crazy for the classic half of the race. I am so grateful to have competitive skis; they make such a big difference. And it was truly a team effort out there."

Schumacher's seventh-place finish is a testament to his strong form this late in the season. Kevin Bolger, racing in his "second home," was behind Schumacher in 36th, Hunter Wonders was 47th, JC Schoonmaker 58th and Zanden McMullen 61st. For the USA women, Hailey Swirbul was just outside of the top 30 in 33rd, Rosie Brennan 35th, Novie McCabe 42nd and Emma Albrecht 44th. 

The men's podium was a Norwegian sweep, with Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo first in both races in Falun, Harald Oestberg Amundsen second and Martin Loewstroem Nyenget third. Weng was first for the women, Diggins second and Karlsson third. 

Results
Women
Men

On the final day of the Soldeu World Cup, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Mary Bocock delivered a career-best World Cup result of 11th in the super-G with teammate Keely Cashman close behind in 12th. 

It was another picture-perfect sunny day on the slope. The super-G set was similar to the day prior, so the women were ready to full send and make up in spots where they did not find time the day before. Cashman kicked off the pace for the U.S., landing just outside the top 10 to mark another strong and consistent result for the skier. 

"I wanted a little more today but I am happy with some skiing and its been a great weekend of weather and conditions," said Cashman. 

Then it was Bocock who came down flying. With her classic full-send attitude, she was poised for a strong result and delivered one. Bocock ended up 11th, a new career best.

"I am super excited," said Bocock. "I feel like I improved in sections that I was trying to fix from yesterday so its a fun day." 

The winner of the race was Italian force Sofia Goggia, in second was Germany’s Emma Aicher and Norway’s Kasja Vickoff Lie landed third. Bella Wright was 26th, Tricia Mangan 28th, and Breezy Johnson and Allison Mollin tied for 30th. Haley Cutler and Jackie Wiles landed outside the top 30. 

The women have one more packed speed weekend in Val di Fassa, Italy to end the regular World Cup speed season. 

RESULTS
Women's super-G