Air Force & Army Represent at the Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Army and Air Force World Class Athlete Programs will compete in the Games next month in Italy.

The U.S. Olympic team competing in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 4-22, in the 2026 Winter Olympics includes a number of athletes from the Army and Air Force World Class Athlete Programs (WCAP). The full Team USA roster was announced Jan. 26.

Staff Sgt. Kelly Curtis (skeleton) and Senior Airman Jasmine Jones (bobsled) will represent Team USA and the Air Force in the Games.

The Army contingent includes Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin (biathlon), Spc. Sean Doherty (biathlon), Sgt. Frank Del Duca (bobsled), Spc. Azaria Hill (bobsled), Sgt. Ben Loomis (Nordic combined), and Pvt. Spencer Howe (pair figure skating).

Additionally, from the Army WCAP, Cpl. Hakeem Abdul-Saboor (bobsled) and Spc. Dana Kellogg (luge doubles) were named alternates. And Lt. Col. Chris Fogt, Lt. Col. Garrett Hines, and Sgt. 1^st Class Shauna Rohbock will coach the Team USA bobsled team.

The 2026 Winter Olympics begin with curling on Feb. 4 and the official opening ceremony on Feb. 6. NBC and Peacock will broadcast the Games.

A look at the eight servicemembers competing for Team USA in the 2026 Winter Olympics:

Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly Curtis (skeleton). Curtis is headed to her second Olympics. She finished 21^st in the 2022 Beijing Games, where she was the first Black athlete to compete for Team USA in skeleton. 

Army Sgt. Frank Del Duca (bobsled). Del Duca is back for his second Olympics after competing in Beijing in 2022, where he placed 13^th in both two-man and four-man. 

Army Spc. Sean Doherty (biathlon). Doherty qualified for his fourth Olympics overall and third as a member of the Army WCAP; he qualified for the 2014 Sochi Olympics at age 18 and enlisted in the Army in 2018. He has top-10 Olympic finishes in the 4 x 7.5km relay (6^th in 2018 in Pyeongchang) and the 4 x 6km relay (7^th in 2022 in Beijing). 

Army Spc. Azaria Hill (bobsled). Hill qualified for her first Olympics, but her family is no stranger to the Games; she’s the daughter of Olympic medalists Virgil Hill Sr. (boxing) and Denean Howard-Hill (track and field). 

Army Pvt. Spencer Howe (pair figure skating). Howe and partner Emily Chan qualified for their first Olympics thanks to a third-place finish in the free skate program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Army Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin (biathlon). Irwin will compete in her second Olympics. At Beijing in 2022, she finished 7^th in the 15km individual (the best finish ever for an American in the event), 11^th in the 4 x 6km relay, 23^rd in the 12.5km mass start, 37th in the 7.5km sprint and 47^th in the 10km pursuit.

Air Force Senior Airman Jasmine Jones (bobsled). This is the first Olympics for Jones. She and teammate Kaillie Armbruster-Humphries took the silver medal in a recent World Cup event in Altenberg, Germany.

Army Sgt. Ben Loomis (Nordic combined). Loomis qualified for his third Olympics. He earned top-10 finishes in team large hill/4 x 5km in his previous appearances, placing 10^th in 2018 in Pyeongchang and 6^th in 2022 in Beijing.

The 2026 U.S. Paralympic Team will be announced on or by March 2. The 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will take place March 6-15 in Italy.