Gold medalist US Chloe Kim celebrates during the podium ceremony of the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships 2025 in St. Moritz, on March 29, 2025.
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The U.S. Olympic snowboarding team won’t be finalized until January 2026, but athletes have been clinching their spots for the 2026 Winter Olympics since the qualification period began in July 2024.
Ultimately, there are 238 quota spots for snowboarding at the Milano Cortina Games:
- Snowboard halfpipe: 25 men, 25 women
- Snowboard slopestyle/big air: 30 men, 30 women
- Snowboard cross: 32 men, 32 women
- Parallel giant slalom: 32 men, 32 women
Each nation can name a maximum of 13 men and 13 women to its Olympic snowboarding roster and is limited to a maximum of four athletes per event.
The U.S. snowboarders vying to secure a spot on the U.S. Olympic snowboard team have had two distinct phases in which to qualify. The first phase was early qualification via objective criteria; namely, one athlete per event in the 2024–25 season could clinch an Olympic spot by finishing in the top three of the World Snowboard Points List (for halfpipe and slopestyle) or the 2026 FIS Base List (for snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom).
Chloe Kim (women’s halfpipe) and Red Gerard (men’s slopestyle/big air) were the only two athletes to secure their Olympic spots via the early qualification pathway.
The rest of the U.S. snowboarders can clinch their Olympic bids in the second phase, consisting of qualifying events during the 2025–26 season. Athletes who finish in the top 10 at one of these selection events are eligible. Up to three athletes can make the roster this way in all disciplines but women’s halfpipe and men’s slopestyle/big air (because of Kim and Gerard locking up their spots), which will have two spots available per gender.
Qualifying Events
Snowboard Halfpipe
December 17–19, 2025: Copper (USA) World Cup
January 7–10, 2026: Aspen (USA) World Cup
January 15–18, 2026: Laax (SUI) World Cup
Snowboard Slopestyle/Big Air
January 31–Feb. 2, 2025: Aspen (USA) World Cup (Slopestyle)
December 11–13, 2025: Steamboat (USA) World Cup (Big Air)
January 7–10, 2026: Aspen (USA) World Cup (Slopestyle)
January 15–18, 2026: Laax (SUI) World Cup (Slopestyle)
Snowboard Cross
April 5, 2025: Mt. St. Anne (CAN) World Cup
April 6, 2025: Mt. St. Anne (CAN) World Cup
Individual FIS World Cup events in the 2025–26 season through January 18, 2026
Parallel Giant Slalom
All individual FIS World Cup events in the 2025–26 season through January 18, 2026
Finally, up to 25% of the team’s total quota spots can be filled by discretionary picks. To be considered, athletes must submit a petition to U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Any remaining quota spots will be filled by nominating the athlete or athletes with the next highest results from a selection event.
Here is the current U.S. Olympic snowboard team. This article will be updated as more athletes clinch their spots.
U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team
Men’s Halfpipe
TBD
Women’s Halfpipe
Chloe Kim of the United States reacts during the podium ceremony after winning the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final during the Toyota US Grand Prix at Buttermilk Ski Resort on February 01, 2025 in Aspen, Colorado.
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Chloe Kim
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim defended her win at Pyeongchang 2018 with another dominant finish at Beijing 2022, proving that she’s still at the top of the pecking order in women’s halfpipe. To wit, Kim became the first woman to clinch her spot on the U.S. Olympic snowboard team by finishing with the No. 1 spot in women’s halfpipe on the World Snowboard Points List (WSPL) as of May 1, 2025. In January 2026, she clinched her fifth career Laax Open victory and, in the process, became the first woman to land a switch frontside double 1080 in halfpipe competition. The following week, Kim earned her eighth X Games superpipe gold, tying Shaun White for the most wins in the event’s history. She also took gold in March at the 2025 FIS Snowboard World Championships, a career three-peat.
Men’s Slopestyle/Big Air
Redmond Gerard of Team USA reacts after competing in the 2nd run of the Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Finals on Day 5 of the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships 2025 on March 21, 2025 in Corvatsch, Switzerland.
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Red Gerard
Like Kim, Gerard was just 17 when he won his first Olympic gold at Pyeongchang 2018. Also like Kim, Gerard is still leading the pack in his discipline of men’s slopestyle. Gerard earned his spot on the U.S. team thanks to finishing the 2024–25 season ranked second overall in the world. At January’s Laax Open, Gerard took second in men’s slopestyle. The following week, at X Games Aspen, he defended his 2024 gold. A second-place showing at the Calgary Snow Rodeo allowed Gerard to to lock in his spot as the top American on the World Snowboard Points List. Now, with two new major sponsors—Arbor Snowboards and Rockstar Energy—behind him, Gerard heads to Livigno eyeing his second Olympic gold.
Men’s Snowboard Cross
TBD
Women’s Snowboard Cross
TBD
Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom
TBD
Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom
TBD
Check back for the full U.S. Olympic snowboarding team by late January.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2025/11/30/which-athletes-have-qualified-for-the-us-olympic-snowboarding-team/
