Park City, Utah (Feb. 17, 2026) - U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 16 athletes representing the United States at the 2026 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Narvik, Norway, March 7-15, 2026.

The 2026 team is composed of a strong group of Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes from the B and C teams, as well as top U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes from the Regional Development Team and club teams across the nation. The Regional Development teams consist of the best 14-21-year-olds in the country and are recognized by selection to a Regional Team depending on where they race.  

The U.S. has a long history of strong results at the Junior World Championships with many World Cup athletes as former medalists and winners, including current Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Lauren Macuga, Paula Moltzan, River Radamus and Ryder Sarchett.

On the women’s side, three-time Junior World Championships medalist Elisabeth Bocock returns. Bocock has had a strong season on the World Cup tour already with multiple top 15 finishes in giant slalom. Two-time Junior World Championships medalist in the team combined and team parallel Stanley Buzek returns as well and will be one to watch in the slalom. 

“This year’s Junior World Championship team showcases an outstanding group of athletes who have already demonstrated their potential with strong performances at the NorAm level and beyond,” said Chip Knight, Alpine Development Director of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. “Blending valuable experience with emerging talent, this group is well-positioned to achieve meaningful individual results while contributing to a strong team effort for the U.S.”

The 2026 Junior Worlds includes downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom along with a team alpine combined and mixed team event. Live timing will be provided by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

2026 FIS ALPINE JUNIOR WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

(Name, Hometown; Club; Birthdate)

Women:

• Elisabeth Bocock (Salt Lake City, UT; Stifel U.S. Ski Team/Rowmark; 9/3/2005)
• Julia Cunningham (Truckee, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe; 10/19/2007)
• Logan Grosdidier (Wenatchee, WA; Stifel U.S. Ski Team/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 12/16/2008)
• Maya Maxson (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 5/22/2009)
• Beatrice May (East Burke, VT; Regional Development Team/Dartmouth College; 11/24/2006)
• Mari Renick (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 6/5/2009)
• Katie Rowekamp (Girdwood, AK; Regional Development Team/Burke Mountain Academy; 10/10/2009)
• Viktoria Zaytseva (Edwards, CO; Stifel U.S. Ski Team/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/18/2007)

Men:

• Stanley Buzek (Silverthorne, CO; Stifel U.S. Ski Team/Team Summit; 8/18/2005)
• Maximilien Hoder (Stowe, VT; Apex 2100; 9/12/2005)
• John Kerbaugh (Williston, VT; Stifel U.S. Ski Team/Mount Mansfield Academy; 11/11/2005)
• Alex Krupka (Vail, CO; Regional Development Team/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 3/30/2006)
• Aksel Lindenmeyr (Crested Butte, CO; Regional Development Team/Apex 2100; 11/25/2005)
• Jeremy Nolting (Steamboat, CO; Stifel U.S. Ski Team/Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 7/26/2005)
• Jevin Palmquist (Eagen, MN; Regional Development Team/Team Summit; 3/6/2007
• Mattias Wilson (Jackson, WY; Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy; 10/6/2006)

NARVIK 2026 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

• March 5 – Downhill training
• March 6 – Downhill training
• March 7 – Men’s and women’s downhill
• March 8 – Women’s super-G and team combined
• March 9 –  Men’s super-G and team combined
• March 11 - Team parallel
• March 12 - Women’s giant slalom
• March 13 - Men’s giant slalom
• March 14 - Women’s slalom
• March 15 - Men’s slalom 

More event information can be found here. 

Niklas Malacinski led the American men in the Olympic large hill 10K on February 17th, finishing 13th in just his second Olympic appearance. His five-place improvement from the normal hill event on the 11th reflected a stronger, more complete performance against a deep international field.

Norway dominated once again, with two-time gold medalist (of just these games) Jens Luraas Oftebro winning the gold medal with a time of 24 minutes and 45 seconds. Austria's Johannes Lamparter earned his second silver medal of these games coming in 5.9 seconds behind the Norwegian with Ilkka Herola of Finland rounding out the podium with a bronze medal and time of 24 minutes and 59.8 seconds. 

Team USA’s Benjamin Loomis placed 27th in his second start of these Games, competing in his second Olympic Winter Games after previously appearing in 2018.

Up next is the Team sprint large hill/2 x 7.5 km race. 

RESULTS 

Men's Olympic 10k

The U.S. men did it again, this time, in the 4x7.5k relay. Gus Schumacher, Ben Ogden, Zak Ketterson and John Steel Hagenbuch put together the best Olympic performance in the team relay since the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games in 2002. In 2002, these men were toddlers. Today, they're racing on the World's stage and making history in the process. 

On the ninth day of the Olympic Winter Games, the men's 4x7.5k lit up the atmosphere at the Tesero cross country stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy. 10 teams were on the start list today, with four men representing each relay team. 

Olympic silver medalist Ogden led the team in the first leg. Off the line, he was in the lead. In his typical fashion, it was all gas and very little brakes. Trading the lead with Norway, Ogden was comfortably in front and handily controlled the pace throughout the up and down of the classic course. 

"It was awesome," said Ogden, of his race. "I love being the scramble leg of a relay. It's a really fun position to be in, and it's not every day that I get to choose when the pace increases, but today, I got to be that guy, and it was pretty sick!"

Through the two laps of the scramble leg, Ogden came into the lap lane to tag off to teammate Schumacher. With a clean tag, Ogden and Schumacher were keeping the dream alive, sitting in the top. Schumacher skied the majority of his leg near the lead, but Norway began to kick it into their fifth gear. From there, the pack began to string out. Tagging off to the USA's third leg, Hagenbuch, the team sat in fifth, only 15 seconds out from Norway's Martin Lowestrom Nyenget. 

"You had to work for this one," said Schumacher. "Here at the Olympics, you want to do well. Today's race was a more representative result of how I've been feeling. After the handoff from Ben in first place, I knew I had an entire race to ski, so that was on my mind. But it's good to have momentum!" 

Onto the third leg, Hagenbuch, who skied to a 14th place just days ago in the 10k skate, kept contact with the group up the hill, but then lost many on the descent. Working his way through the two laps, he tagged off his teammate Ketterson for the anchor leg. 

"I was where I wanted to be at the top of the climb," said Hagenbuch. "Then I wasn't at the bottom of the climb. And you know, you could be really upset about that in the moment but I was just trying to ski the way I could, and I tried my best!"

Ketterson knew what he had to do in the final leg, and he did it. Across the line, the USA was sixth. Bringing home the best result for the USA men in a team relay since 2002 in Salt Lake City. Norway won the relay, with Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo becoming the most decorated cross country in history, setting a new record for most gold medals won at a Winter Olympics, overtaking Bjorn Daehlier's previous record of eight Olympic gold medals. This is Klaebo's fourth Olympic gold medal in a row. France took home the silver medal and Italy brought home the bronze medal in front of the home crowd. 

"It's an honor to be able to join this relay team," said Ketterson, post-race. "To get handed the task of being the anchor leg at the Olympics, I mean, I think every kid dreams of that chance. I am really proud of the guys for the leg they skied." 

RESULTS
Men

U.S. Ski & Snowboard alpine coach Karin Harjo became the first woman to set a course for an Olympic alpine ski race, setting Sunday’s giant slalom at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina. Harjo coaches Olympic champion and winningest skier of all time Mikaela Shiffrin. 

Course setting is one of the most respected roles in alpine racing, determining the rhythm, tempo and technical demands of the race. Harjo’s appointment by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation reflects her deep technical expertise and respect she has earned across the international ski community.

A veteran coach with more than two decades of experience, Harjo has coached at the highest levels of World Cup racing with her resume spanning leadership roles in the U.S. and abroad, including serving as head coach of Alpine Canada’s women’s team before returning to the U.S. to coach Shiffrin in 2023.

“This is for your daughter‘s daughters,” said Harjo. “We’re in 2026 and it’s the first time, but the reason is because of Mikaela. She set out to lift up women in sport, whether it’s competitors, coaches, workers. Through her greatness, she’s providing the opportunity for women to rise and pave a path for everybody behind us.”

In 2016, Harjo became the first woman to set a World Cup slalom course and throughout her career, she has been one of the few women coaching and setting courses regularly on the World Cup circuit. She is widely respected not only for her technical knowledge, but also for her calm, thoughtful leadership style.

“Karin is an exceptional coach and leader whose impact on alpine skiing extends far beyond results,” said Anouk Patty, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport. “Her selection as an Olympic course setter is a testament to her expertise and the respect she commands worldwide. This is a historic moment for our organization and for the sport.”

Mikaela Shiffrin led the way for Team USA, finishing 11th in the women’s Olympic giant slalom at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on Sunday. Paula Moltzan was 15th, and Nina O’Brien finished 20th.

"That was like the greatest show of giant slalom skiing that we've had in a really long time," said Shiffrin. "To do it at the Olympics where people actually have eyes on the sport so cool to watch." 

It was another sunny day in the Dolomites with picture-perfect conditions on the Tofane slope. An ideal day for giant slalom. Team USA fans lined the course and were ready to cheer on their favorite skiers. The race turned out to be one of the most thrilling women's races in quite some time. The margins between the second and the 12th were razor-thin. Mere hundreds of seconds came into play. The U.S. women fired on both runs, but in the deep giant slalom field, it would not be enough for a medal. 

"After returning to giant slalom and to racing after my injury last year I felt like there was no hope to be faster," said Shiffrin. "But to be here now, not far from the fastest women, is huge for me so I'm proud of that." 

Team USA teammates Moltzan and O'Brien wanted more from the day as well, but take what they can from the race and will build for the final race on Wednesday. However, O'Brien showed her true giant slalom form, posting the fastest second run time.

"I'm just learning from it, of course I wanted more but I am happy with some turns and will look to ski faster in the slalom," said Moltzan. 

Italy’s Frederica Brignone dominated the race, taking the gold medal in 2 minutes, 13.50 seconds. The 2022 Olympic champion Sara Hector of Sweden and Norway’s Thea Louise Stjernesund tied for the silver medal at 0.74 back. Italy’s Lara Della Mea narrowly missed a medal by just 0.05 seconds, finishing fourth.

"Fede is the kindest, most genuine athlete on tour. This comeback of hers has been incredible, to win two gold medals at home is unreal. She's clearly one of the best year in the world right now," said Moltzan. 

For Brignone, it was her second gold medal of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games as she won the super-G last week in Cortina, just 10 months after suffering a season-ending crash last April.

Next up, the women's slalom is the final alpine event of the 2026 Olympics on Tuesday.

RESULTS
Women’s Olympic giant slalom

Team USA’s Charlie Mickel finished sixth and Dylan Walczyk was seventh in the inaugural men’s Olympic dual moguls at the Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park Sunday.

Canada’s Mikel Kingsbury, the greatest mogul skier of all time, won Olympic gold - his fifth career Olympic medal - with a solid run that didn’t really matter, as Japan’s Ikuma Horishima blew out in the big final and settled for silver. In the small final, Australia’s Matt Graham took the dual moguls bronze, ousting Japan’s Takuya Shimakawa 20-15.

Mickel’s day started off slowly, but once he stood in the start gate, things turned around for the 21-year-old Park City, Utah, athlete. “All around, I am proud of the way I skied,” Mickel said. “I was quite tired this morning, and honestly, I was a little discouraged from the singles event. So I felt like I started in a bit of a hole and had some rough training runs.

“Before my first dual, I took some time for myself, just to try and get a bit centered,” he added. “I said to myself, ‘I know I can do this. I know that my skiing is capable of being some of the best.’ So I focused on what would lead me to the best runs, and I got pretty close to skiing them.”

In his best run of the day, Mickel ousted Australia’s Cooper Woods, who won the individual moguls Olympic gold medal earlier this week in a tie-breaker with Kingsbury. “That was big for sure…I went into that dual super determined and ready to give it everything I had,” Mickel said. 

In the quarterfinals, Mickel went up against Graham in a tight dual, but he came out on the losing end of the score, 20-15.

Walczyk laid down some solid runs to advance to the quarterfinals, where he came up against Horishima.  “I was super-stoked, and I believed in it,” Walczyk said of his march toward the quarterfinals. “I felt great, at 32 (years old), you don’t always feel alive, so it was nice to get that feeling out there.”

This was Walczyk’s second Olympics, and the first for Mickel, who is already focusing on the 2030 Games.

“Just just coming here and skiing this event it made me realize how much opportunity there is, and the possibilities that I have,” Mickel said. “it was a little bit eye opening coming to the Olympics and seeing like how much spotlight you really get at this event and it it definitely is motivating for me to just try to take every single day as an opportunity to get better from now until the next Games.”

RESULTS
Men’s Olympic dual moguls

Jaelin Kauf and Liz Lemley earned silver and bronze, respectively, in the Olympic debut of women’s dual moguls at the Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games. It was both of their second medals of the Games; Lemley won gold and Kauf silver in the individual moguls.

Dual moguls has long been a fan-favorite event on the World Cup, but Saturday was its official unveiling at the Olympics. The discipline pits athletes against each other on the course with judges selecting the winner based on speed, tricks and turns. The athlete then moves through a bracket system to decide the final winner.

Both Kauf and Lemley had a bye in the first round and then began dominating until the semifinals when they took respective hard crashes. Even with Kauf’s fall, she still moved into the big final, as her competitor also fell and did not finish. Lemley went to the small final to fight for bronze.

In the big final, Kauf battled Jakara Anthony of Australia, who has dominated the sport over the past few seasons. Anthony proved victorious, with Kauf taking home her second silver medal of the Games and third of her career. The medal marks her as the most successful U.S. Olympic moguls skier of all time. 

“To walk away with the first ever silver medal from dual moguls at the Olympics is pretty special,” said Kauf. “And yeah, three time Olympic medalist isn't bad either. Not bad at all.”

Lemley went up against Perrine Laffont of France in the small final and it was a head-to-head duel that came down to the judges’ call at the end. Lemley had finished behind Laffont in time, but her high degree of difficulty and turn execution put her on top to take the bronze medal. 

“It shows all the hard work I put in from my ACL rehab,” said Lemley. “I’m super proud of myself.”

Tess Johnson and Olivia Giaccio also had a great day, but fell just short of the medals in fifth and sixth place.

With two more medals on Saturday, the moguls women wrap up an incredibly successful Olympics with four medals coming from Kauf and Lemley — a testament to years of development and a strong team culture built around excellence and resilience.

The men compete in dual moguls next on Sunday. 

RESULTS
Women’s Olympic dual moguls

In a team relay marked by upsets, broken skis, crashes, celebration and heartbreak, the four women representing Team USA in the 4x7.5k relay crossed the finish line in fifth place, tying the best Olympic relay finish in program history. The 2026 relay team consisted of Jessie Diggins, Rosie Brennan, Julia Kern and Novie McCabe.

It was a wet day at the Tesero cross-country venue, with weather conditions far from ideal for skiing. Rain, warm temperatures and cloud cover left the course in rough shape, yet the race went on.

"It was surfing snow," said Kern after the race. "You just gotta ride the slush."

But these conditions are something the athletes are used to. "The whole last month has been like this, including last year at Trondheim World Champs. We are unfortunately seeing more and more of these conditions, but also, snow can be different each day. We all stayed calm and collected, and I think that was the key to navigating it well."

Kern led off for the U.S., skiing the classic leg. Knowing the course would break down quickly, the task was simply to stay composed. Over two laps, Kern remained in the lead pack, maintaining contact with the leaders (Sweden at the time) before chaos unfolded.

On the second lap, Kern tagged cleanly to Brennan, but turmoil struck the front of the race. Ebba Andersson of Sweden received a clean tag from teammate Linn Svahn and crashed minutes into her leg. She recovered, but shortly after, on a downhill, her ski caught and she tumbled forward, completing a front flip, breaking the binding clean off. Andersson skied on one ski downhill until receiving a replacement, and although no other teams were involved, Sweden dropped handidly from the lead. At that time, Norway took off and never looked back. 

As often happens in relays, no one gave up. Brennan skied a strong leg and handed off to McCabe in fifth place. McCabe’s first lap was steady on firmer snow, but conditions deteriorated on her second lap. Despite that, she surged, gaining over 40 seconds before tagging Diggins for the anchor leg. 

"Today was tough, but I don't think I had as bad as conditions as Jessie did. I noticed on my second lap around, the corners were way sketchier, so for me, the conditions were pretty decent and I was happy with how I skied it. I gave it my all and I tried my best."

Diggins dug deep, battling for every second and giving the team a chance at the elusive Olympic relay podium.

The U.S. has never won a medal in a team relay at a major championship. Today, they were within reach. Finishing 1:52.2 behind the winners, the U.S. women tied their best Olympic result, finishing fifth. Sweden rebounded to take second, Norway won gold, and Finland finished third. Aside from the results, this was Diggins' fourth Olympic relay team and 12th major-championship relay team. 

"I went out hard and tried to be calm and deliberate and especially careful on the downhills because I knew that a really good crash was the one way to make sure that things aren't possible," said Diggins. "But I was just thinking, 'you never know' and trying to go out really hard and see what I could do. It wasn't quite enough, but at the same time, you just have to go out believing and give the best chance for your team and every single one of these girls went and skied their heart out, so I wanted to go and do the same thing."

McCabe, who made up an incredible 45-seconds on her skate lap, dug deep today. "Today was tough, but I don't think I had as bad as conditions as Jessie did. I noticed on my second lap around, the corners were way sketchier, so for me, the conditions were pretty decent and I was happy with how I skied it. I gave it my all and I tried my best."

"It was wet, sloppy and a little chaotic," said Brennan. "The downhills were scary, deep snow. But today, my focus was on skiing my best 7.5k possible. Ideally, latch onto some people and see what I had in me and I feel like I did an OK job!"

Though just off the podium, the performance featured strong skiing, fast skis and smart tactics. Now, the men get their chance tomorrow.

RESULTS
Women

In Saturday’s men’s giant slalom in Bormio, Italy Team USA’s River Radamus led the way for the men’s team in 17th place, and first-time Olympian Ryder Sarchett landed 25th. 

“It's a tough business,” said Radamus. “I devote my entire life to standing on that podium knowing full well that the odds are against me so it's difficult on a day like this.” 

It was not a typical race day for the field of mostly World Cup racers. The snow was uncharacteristically soft, with spring-like conditions instead of the typical ice and firm snow skiers are used to. On top of that, the weather fluctuated greatly with snow, rain and more coming in and out throughout the day. That meant the race would be a test for who could adapt to the changing conditions and find speed best, especially with the challenging visibility. 

Team USA athlete River Radamus was the top-seeded American in the discipline. His World Cup season has been a mix of great runs followed by races where things did not click. However, Radamus had his sights set on a big day in the giant slalom. He pushed the best he could on the first run but did not find the rhythm or speed and would end up 12th across the line, and ultimately 17th in the race. Not the finish he was hoping for but he will learn and move on to the remainder of the World Cup season. 

“It’s a blessing to take part in this and it’s a blessing to be able to dream and to be able to try.,” said Radamus. “I'm glad that I tried. I wish I had the best skiing to be on that podium, but I don't have a lot of regrets.” 

First-time Olympian Ryder Sarchett also struggled to find speed on the first run but found a better groove in run two, moving up a few spots to 25th place. He can go home knowing he showed some good turns at his first games. 

“To be able to do this at 22 I'm really stoked and I think it brings a lot of confidence into my next Olympics hopefully,” said Sarchett. “I had some great turns on the second run. I was very disappointed with the first run and happy with a better run.” 

The big story of the day was Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen who secured gold - the first winter Olympics medal for the country. In silver and bronze were Swiss skiers Marco Odermatt and Loic Meillard. 

There is one final Olympic race for the men, the slalom, on February 16th.

RESULTS
Men's giant slalom 

The men's snowboard halfpipe final went down Friday night, featuring some of the highest-level riding ever seen in an Olympic contest. Team USA sent three men to the finals, with Jake Pates leading the way in eighth place. Alessandro Barbieri was 10th and Chase Josey 11th. 

It was a crisp, cold night in Livigno, Italy, with thousands of fans crowding the bottom of the pipe, including hundreds of family members, friends, teammates and athletes from other sports. Heading into the evening, the sentiment around the venue was that this event would feature the highest level of riding the Olympics has ever seen - the athletes felt it, the crowd felt it and the world was ready. 

American Jake Pates was the first to drop in the 12 man final and set the tone off early, lacing together an impressive run that included a massive cab triple cork to earn a 77.50. His score held strong throughout the contest and ultimately secured eighth place, matching Pates’ previous Olympic result back in 2018.

Teammate and three-time Olympian Chase Josey was next to drop but couldn’t put together a full pull on his first attempt. Josey’s veteran composure came into play as he stomped his second run clean in front of friends and family cheering him on in the finish. The judges awarded the 'king of switch' a 70.25, good enough for 11th place.

Coming into the final sitting in fourth place, Olympic rookie Alessandro Barbieri stared down the pipe hoping to put on a show for his crew of Italian relatives in attendance. The 17 year old, who became the first American to land a triple in halfpipe competition just last month in Aspen, launched into his second attempt determined to put it down clean after falling on his first run. Despite a full pull, the judges awarded Barbieri with a 75.00 that earned “The Italian Stallion” 10th place in his Olympic debut.

In arguably the most progressive halfpipe final the snowboarding world has ever seen, Japan’s Yuto Totsuka bested Australia’s Scotty James for the top spot on the podium. James took home the silver and Japan’s Ryusei Yamada the bronze.

Results