U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named five Michigan athletes to represent Team USA at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

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The 27-year-old snowboard cross Olympian is gearing up for the 2026 Winter Olympics qualifiers with a clear goal: to bring home a medal.

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Snowboard Cross Olympian and Pinckney’s own Jake Vedder placed sixth in the Olympic Games. Now he is back, hoping to inspire the next generation.

The men's snowboard cross big final came down to the wire, with Austrian Alessandro Haemmerle defeating Eliot Grondin of Canada for Olympic gold.

The young Michigander will make his Olympic debut in place of the snowboard cross veteran, who was hurt last weekend during qualifying of a World Cup in Italy.

This article is sponsored by the United Dairy Industry of Michigan. Jake Vedder, a professional snowboarder stopped by Live in the D to talk to host, Tati Amare about the best way to fuel up to compete at your highest level. Vedder believes that drinking chocolate milk for recovery is an old trick that still works! He also said that snowboarding requires lots of energy and a healthy diet and drinking chocolate milk can be very helpful. For more information, visit milkmeansmore.org