NEW YORK :The United States are "bullish as ever" about their medal chances at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, as the 100-day countdown to the Games kicks off on Wednesday.

The U.S. project they will send 294 competitors to Milano Cortina - 225 Olympic and 69 Paralympic - but only a small fraction of those have qualified so far, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's Chief of Sport & Athlete Services Rocky Harris said.

"We have a lot of work to do in the next 100 days to get the full team there," said Harris. "We've, across the board, really put a focus on winter sport."

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