For the first time, American skiers will have their own wax and grind trucks at the Olympics, closing the gap on the perennial contenders in the midst of an equipment arms race.

Meet all the folks competing for Team USA in cross country skiing, nordic combined, and ski jumping.

Storylines abound for legends like Johannes Klaebo and Jessie Diggins as we preview the cross-country competition set to begin Saturday at the 2026 Olympic Games.

Jessie Diggins, age 34, helped break an Olympic medal drought for American cross-country skiers that dated back to the 1970s. In her final season, she enters the Milan Cortina Olympics on a winning streak and with new peace of mind.

Whitcomb, who skied at Wahconah and at Middlebury College before joining the U.S. cross country ski program, is in his second Olympics as the head coach of the men's and

An "average Joe" as a teen, Klæbo will one day retire as the best cross-country skier ever. It just took work and a little "friluftsliv."

"It's as good as it gets right now," one man said about the 25-mile trail system on his family's farm in Dayton.