Here's where the U.S. is most likely to medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics

While the United States has largely dominated the Summer Olympics - topping the overall medal table 19 times - the Winter Olympics are a slightly different story. Alex Hall in Corvatsch, St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29.David Ramos / Getty Images file Chloe Kim in Corvatsch on March 29.David Ramos / Getty Images file Ilia Malinin in Angers, France, on Oct. 19.Jean-Francois Monier / AFP - Getty Images file Kaillie Humphries in Beijing in 2022.François-Xavier Marit / AFP via Getty Images file Lindsey Vonn in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Jan. 18.Mattia Radoni / NurPhoto via Getty Images file Norway is the all-time medal leader in winter competition, and at the 2022 Games in Beijing, the U.S. finished third in the medal count, behind first-place Norway and second-place Germany. For the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games, here are the events in which Americans are most likely to take home some hardware. Freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing was the event most kind to Americans in 2022, as the United States won a total of eight medals across the competitions. Alex Hall will be defending his gold medal in the men’s slopestyle, while the U.S. will also be looking to repeat gold in mixed team aerials. There were also four silver medalists, including Jaelin Kauf in women’s moguls, Colby Stevenson in men’s big air and David Wise in men’s halfpipe. Kauf, Stevenson and Wise are all set to return to the Games next year. Nick Goepper also won silver in men’s slopestyle, but he has retired from that competition and will switch to halfpipe in Italy. Snowboarding Snowboarding was arguably the U.S.’ best event in Beijing, as the country took home three gold medals, the most of any discipline. The headliner will be Chloe Kim, who in 2018 became the youngest woman to win a snowboarding gold medal when she won at 17 years old in the women’s halfpipe. Lindsey Jacobellis won two golds: a solo one in snowboard cross and a team win with Nick Baumgartner in mixed snowboard cross. Baumgartner, 43, and Jacobellis, 40, are the elder statespeople of the group. While Baumgartner is training for his fifth Olympics, Jacobellis’ participation is up in the air after she had a child earlier this year. Figure skating and speedskating The U.S. won three medals in figure skating in 2022, but one of its most decorated skaters won’t be defending his title in Italy. Nathan Chen, who won gold in both men’s singles and the team event, won’t compete in 2026 as he has decided to pursue medical school instead. “I just want to open doors to kind of see what’s the best sort of approach for me,” Chen told the Los Angeles Times in August. “And frankly, at this point in time in my life, I’ve already accomplished enough in skating that I’m quite satisfied with my career.” The States will still be looking to defend its team title, which includes wife and husband Madison Chock and Evan Bates. The ice dance...

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