Kyra Dossa is used to living life in the air. This week, the 22-year-old Cleveland native will continue to soar as she makes her Olympic debut in freestyle aerial skiing for Team USA at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Several athletes with Ohio ties are set to represent Team USA and other countries at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's who they are.

Here are all the skiers representing Team USA in halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, moguls, and aerials at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026.

The United States will send eight athletes to the 2026 Winter Olympics in aerials skiing, with Olympic gold medalist Chris Lillis and two-time Olympians Winter Vinecki and Kaila Kuhn leading the pack.

With a snowblower, no fear and some ingenuity, a young Birk and Svea Irving were determined to catch air and stomp tricks in the small backyard of their Winter Park home.

Elis Lundholm is set to become the first athlete to compete at a Winter Olympics while being publicly out as transgender. The 23-year-old is a Swedish mogul skier who made his debut in the sport during the 2024 World Cup, where he best placed 18th.

American freestyle skier Alex Ferreira is a gold medal short of a complete Olympic set but the 31-year-old is not putting too much pressure on himself, choosing instead a Ferris Bueller-approach to the Milano Cortina Games to ease any tension.

While all Olympic athletes are expected to play and perform under pressure, Canada’s historical successes at the Winter Games have created heightened expectations.