France, USA, Italy, and Germany also announce national teams ahead of Olympic season

As anticipation builds for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, national federations are beginning to unveil their selections for the 2025/26 Alpine World Cup season. Switzerland, Austria, and Norway were among the first to announce their squads. More recently, Italy, France, Germany, and the United States have followed suit, each presenting a blend of established champions and emerging talent.

Italy: Brignone leads a battle-tested squad

Fresh off a historic women’s season, Italy will head into the Olympics on home snow with confidence and ambition. At the forefront is Federica Brignone, who delivered a career-best campaign in 2024/25 with 10 World Cup wins, three Crystal Globes (Overall, Downhill, and Giant Slalom), and two medals at the World Championships. Although her season ended with a serious knee injury at the Italian Championships, she is now racing the clock to return for what could be a final Olympic appearance.

On the men’s side, the speed events will take place in Bormio, where Dominik Paris holds the record with six Downhill victories—making him a key figure for Italy’s medal hopes.

Women’s elite team:
Federica Brignone, Marta Bassino, Sofia Goggia, Elena Curtoni

Women’s speed team:
Nadia Delago, Nicol Delago, Ilaria Ghisalberti, Roberta Melesi, Laura Pirovano, Asja Zenere

Women’s technical team:
Giorgia Collomb, Lara Della Mea, Emilia Mondinelli, Martina Peterlini, Marta Rossetti, Beatrice Sola

Men’s speed team:
Dominik Paris, Christof Innerhofer, Florian Schieder, Pietro Zazzi, Giovanni Franzoni, Mattia Casse, Guglielmo Bosca

Men’s technical team:
Alex Vinatzer, Tommaso Sala, Luca De Aliprandini, Filippo Della Vite, Tobias Kastlunger

See the full women's selection here
See the full men's selection here

France: Pinturault returns to the squad

The French Ski Federation has announced a well-rounded and experienced group for the Olympic season, with one major development: Alexis Pinturault will return to training with the national team after years surrounded by a private structure.

Women’s speed team:
Lois Abouly, Camille Cerutti, Karen Clément, Clara Direz, Laura Gauché, Garance Meyer, Romane Miradoli

Women’s technical team:
Clarisse Breche, Marion Chevrier, Doriane Escané, Marie Lamure, Caitlin McFarlane, Chiara Pogneaux

Men’s Speed Team:
Nils Allègre, Nils Alphand, Matthieu Bailet, Adrien Fresquet, Blaise Giezendanner, Florian Loriot, Maxence Muzaton, Cyprien Sarrazin, Adrien Théaux

Men’s technical team:
Steven Amiez, Léo Anguenot, Alban Elezi Cannaferina, Thibaut Favrot, Victor Muffat-Jeandet, Clément Noël, Diego Orecchioni, Alexis Pinturault, Paco Rassat, Flavio Vitale

Full women's team list available here
Full men's team list available here

United States: Star power and fresh energy

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has nominated 49 athletes to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for 2025/26. Final team confirmations will come in September 2025, pending acceptance.

Women’s A Team:

Mikaela Shiffrin, Breezy Johnson, Lauren Macuga, Katie Hensien, AJ Hurt, Paula Moltzan, Nina O’Brien, Lindsey Vonn, Jacqueline Wiles

Men’s A Team:

Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Bryce Bennett, Tommy Ford, Jared Goldberg, River Radamus, Ben Ritchie

Shiffrin and Vonn headline the squad, while Hensien and Ritchie step into leadership roles after standout seasons. Notably, Annika Hunt earned her first nomination after winning the NorAm overall title.

See the full team selection here

Germany: Experience meets new energy

The German Ski Association (DSV) has revealed its Olympic-season lineup.

Women’s National Team:

Emma Aicher, Fabiana Dorigo, Lena Dürr, Jessica Hilzinger, Kira Weidle-Winkelmann

Men’s National Team:

Fabian Gratz, Simon Jocher, Linus Straßer, Romed Baumann, Anton Grammel, Sebastian Holzmann, Nickco Vincent Palamaras, Andreas Sander, Alexander Schmid, Jacob Schramm, Maximilian Schwarz, Jonas Stockinger, Luis Vogt, Stefan Luitz, Anton Tremmel

Dürr and Strasser, the most experienced and successful athletes on the team, will provide leadership—but all eyes will also be on rising star Emma Aicher, who claimed her first World Cup victory last winter and is already shaping up to be one of Germany’s best medal hopes for Milano Cortina 2026.

Full team list available here