Seventy-two athletes, including four guides, have been named to the U.S. Paralympic team for the Milan Cortina Games across Para hockey, Nordic skiing, wheelchair curling, Alpine skiing and snowboarding.
The Games run from March 6-15.
On Jan. 2, the first 14 of 17 players were named to the hockey team seeking a fifth consecutive Paralympic title: Kayden Beasley, Liam Cunningham, Travis Dodson, David Eustace, Declan Farmer, Noah Grove, Malik Jones, Griffin LaMarre, Jen Lee, Josh Misiewicz, Evan Nichols, Josh Pauls, Brody Roybal and Jack Wallace.
On Jan. 16, the last three players were named: Brett Bolston, Kevin McKee and Landon Uthke.
On Feb. 2, the first 12 Para Nordic skiing athletes were announced, led by Oksana Masters, who holds the U.S. record of 14 Winter Paralympic medals.
She’s joined by seven-time Paralympic medalist Kendall Gretsch, seven-time Paralympian Aaron Pike, seven-time Paralympic medalist Dan Cnossen, four-time Paralympic medalist Jake Adicoff (who will race in the men’s visual impairment category with guides Peter Wolter and Reid Gobel), three-time Paralympic medalist Sydney Peterson, two-time Paralympian Dani Aravich, Josh Sweeney, Max Nelson (in the men’s visual impairment category alongside guide August “Gus” Schatzlein) and Erin Martin. The team also includes Paralympic rookie Jack Berry and Nicole Zaino.
On Feb. 16, Michael Kneeland was awarded bipartite spots (invitation-based qualification) by the International Ski Federation (FIS) and International Biathlon Union (IBU).
In wheelchair curling, Laura Dwyer and Steve Emt earned the first spots by winning the U.S. Paralympic Trials for mixed doubles, an event that makes its Paralympic debut in 2026.
USA Curling then named its roster for the team event — Matthew Thums, Oyuna Uranchimeg, Sean O’Neill, Dan Rose and Katie Verderber.
Emt, Thums and Uranchimeg are returning Paralympians. Dwyer, O’Neill, Rose and Verderber are set to make their Paralympic debuts.
The U.S. seeks its first medals in wheelchair curling, which was added to the Paralympic program in 2006.
PyeongChang gold medalists Andrew Kurka (Alpine skiing) and Noah Elliott (snowboarding) were the first athletes to make the team in their respective sports.
Kurka, a 33-year-old Alaskan pilot who owns a bed and breakfast, won the U.S.’ most recent Para Alpine gold medal in the sitting downhill in 2018.
Kelsey O’Driscoll made her first Para Alpine team in the standing classification just before turning 32 years old. The registered nurse made her FIS-level international race debut in 2024, her World Championships debut in March 2025 (sixth- and eighth-place finishes), her World Cup debut in December 2025 and then earned her first World Cup win two days after that.
The rest of the Alpine team was named Feb. 24 -- Meg Gustafson in the visually impaired division (with guide Spenser Gustafson, her brother); Audrey Crowley, Allie Johnson, Noah Bury, Patrick Halgren, Andrew Haraghey, Jesse Keefe, Tyler McKenzie, Michael O’Hearn and Spencer Wood in standing and Hailey Griffin, Saylor O’Brien, Anna Soens, Laurie Stephens, Jasmin Bambur, Matthew Brewer, Ravi Drugan, Blake Eaton, Robert Anigl, Kyle Taulman and David Williams in sitting.
Elliott, 28, won banked slalom gold and snowboard cross bronze in his Paralympic debut in 2018, then placed fourth and sixth in those events in 2022.
Kate Delson, a 20-year-old who earned snowboard cross silver at the 2025 World Championships, makes her Paralympic snowboard debut.
The rest of the snowboard team was named Feb. 24: Brenna Huckaby and Mike Schultz in LL1 and Jackie Hamwey, Keith Gabel, Zach Miller and Joe Pleban in LL2.
