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2 Northwest athletes medal as US claims 32 at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
2 Northwest athletes medal as US claims 32 at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
2 Northwest athletes medal as US claims 32 at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Published on: 02/22/2026

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A view of the Arena of Verona where the Closing Ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will take place, in Verona, northern, Italy, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

After 17 days of sliding, gliding and flying across snow and ice, the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will conclude with a closing ceremony on Sunday beginning at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

The United States, with more than 230 athletes competing, has not disappointed. The team has won a total of 33 medals — second only to Norway’s 41 — including 12 golds, 12 silvers and nine bronzes.

Among the 10 Pacific Northwest athletes competing in Italy, two earned medals: Jacqueline Wiles of Portland and Corinne Stoddard of Federal Way, Washington, both took home bronze.

The international sports event was not without distraction. President Donald Trump called freeskier Hunter Hess, who grew up in Bend, Oregon, a “real Loser” after the athlete said at a press conference that “just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”

Hess did not win a medal, but as a first-time Olympian he finished 10th out of 25 competitors in the men’s freeski halfpipe event.

United States' Hunter Hess reacts during the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

Here is a rundown of all the Northwest athletes’ results, organized by the events in which they competed.

Freestyle skiing

Name: Hunter Hess

Origin: Bend, Oregon

Results:

  • Rank 10, men’s freeski halfpipe

Alpine skiing

Name: Jacqueline Wiles

Origin: Portland, Oregon

Results:

  • Rank 3, women’s team team combined
  • Rank 4, women’s downhill
  • Rank 13, women’s Super-G
United States' Jacqueline Wiles waves at the finish area of an alpine ski, downhill portion of a women's team combined race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

Cross-country skiing

Name: Novie McCabe

Origin: Winthrop, Washington

Results:

  • Rank 5, women’s 4x7.5-kilometer relay
  • Rank 26, women’s 10-kilometer + 10-kilometer relay
  • Rank 31, women’s 10-kilometer interval start free
Novie McCabe of the United States and Patricija Eiduka of Latvia, left, compete in the cross country skiing women's 10km + 10km skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.

Snowboarding

Name: Sean FitzSimons

Origin: Hood River, Oregon

Results:

  • Rank 25, men’s snowboard big air
  • Rank 26, men’s snowboard slopestyle
United States' Sean Fitzsimons practices before the men's snowboarding slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.

Name: Alessandro Barbieri

Origin: Portland, Oregon

Results:

  • Rank 10, men’s snowboard halfpipe
United States' Alessandro Barbieri competes during the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

Speed skating

Name: Corinne Stoddard

Origin: Federal Way, Washington

Results:

  • Rank 3, women’s 1,500-meter short track
  • Rank 8, women’s 3,000-meter short track relay
  • Rank 8, women’s short track mixed team relay
  • Rank 24, women’s 1,000-meter short track
  • Rank 31, women’s 500-meter short track
Corinne Stoddard of the United States receives her bronze medal for short track speed skating women's 1500 meters at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

Name: Eunice Lee

Origin: Bellevue, Washington

Results:

  • Rank 8, women’s 3,000-meter short track relay

Name: Cooper McLeod

Origin: Mount Vernon, Washington

Results:

  • Rank 19, men’s 1,000-meter speed skating
  • Rank 22, men’s 500-meter speed skating
Cooper McLeod of the U.S. competes in the men's 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

Curling

Name: Ben Richardson

Origin: Issaquah, Washington

Results:

  • Rank 5, men’s curling

Name: Luc Violette

Origin: Granite Falls, Washington

Results:

  • Rank 5, men’s curling
(From left to right) United States' Luc Violette, Ben Richardson and Aidan Oldenburg compete during a men's curling round robin match against China at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.

News Source : https://www.opb.org/article/2026/02/22/northwest-athletes-medal-winter-olympics/

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