California will be well-represented at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Of the 232-member Team USA contingent, 19 hail from California, the third-highest amount of any state in the country, according to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
Below is a breakdown of the 2026 U.S. Olympic Team members from California, provided by the USOPC.
NAMEHOMETOWNSPORT/EVENTSpencer Akira HoweLos AngelesFigure skatingCayla BarnesEastvaleIce hockeyBryce BennettPalisades TahoeAlpine skiingKeely CashmanStrawberryAlpine skiingMadison ChockRedondo BeachFigure skatingKate GrayMammoth LakesFreestyle skiingAzaria HillSanta ClaritaBobsledAmelia HurtCarnelian BayAlpine skiingChloe KimTorranceSnowboardingBeatrice KimPalos VerdesSnowboardingAlysa LiuOaklandFigure skatingMaddie MastroWrightwoodSnowboardingHahna NormanTruckeeSnowboardingNina O’BrienSan FranciscoAlpine skiingHanna PercyTruckeeSnowboardingAnthony PonomarenkoSan JoseFigure skatingJoanne ReidPalo AltoBiathlonJC SchoonmakerTahoe CityCross-country skiingAbby WinterbergerTruckeeFreestyle skiing
The U.S. team is highlighted by alpine skier Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, who are among the seven Americans making their fifth trip to the games. Other five-timers are hockey player Hilary Knight, figure skater Evan Bates and snowboarders Faye Thelen and Nick Baumgartner.
Meyers Taylor leads a group of 33 returning medalists. She has won three silver medals and two bronze while Humphries has taken three gold. Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim have two golds each.
The team consists of 117 men and 115 women ranging in age from 15 (freeskier Abby Winterberger) to 54 (curler Rich Ruohonen).
The Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, with competition kicking off on Wednesday, Feb. 4, and wrapping up on Sunday, Feb. 22.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.