Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin are the main players announced for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team.

Defending downhill and team combined world champion Breezy Johnson also returns to the squad. She, along with rising star Lauren Macuga, are key athletes to watch on the U.S. speed team. Paula Moltzan, the Olympic veteran and technical specialist, enters the season 11th overall on the World Cup Start List.

On the men’s side, Ryan Cochran-Siegle leads the pack as the only American Alpine skier, man or woman, to claim a medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. He unexpectedly secured silver in the men’s super-G. River Radamus, Bryce Bennett, Tommy Ford, Jared Goldberg and Ben Ritchie are among the others who join RCS.

The full 49-athlete roster can be found on the governing body’s website.

The 2025-26 World Cup launches out of the starting gates on Oct. 25-26 in Sölden, Austria with giant slalom races. The Cup calendar contains 20 women’s and 19 men’s events in total, which includes two weekends of Alpine skiing in the United States. Copper Mountain, Colorado will host super-G, giant slalom and slalom events Nov. 27-30, while Beaver Creek, Colorado will feature men’s downhill, super-G and giant slalom events Dec. 4-7.

Results from the World Cup will determine Crystal Globe winners at season’s end, as always. Heading into an Olympic year, however, the results bear an additional important implication. Skiers accumulate points based on where they finish in individual World Cup races, and the amount they rack up during the Olympic Qualification period — which lasts from July 1, 2024 – Jan. 18 2026 — will determine how many athletes the U.S. sends to the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

On Jan. 19, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) will inform the United States and all other National Olympic Committees (NOCs) about the number of quotas (aka Olympic spots) they’re allocated. The following day, Jan. 20, U.S. Ski & Snowboard will announce the U.S. Olympic Alpine skiing roster.

Primetime coverage of Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics begins Feb. 4 on NBC and Peacock.