(BPT) - The United States' top athletes are aiming to secure their spot on Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics. This group includes 15 Soldier-athletes and coaches from the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), which allows Soldiers to train and compete at the Olympic level while serving in the Army.

Since 1948, the U.S. Army has sent more than 600 Soldier-athletes to the Summer, Winter and Paralympic Games, earning more than 120 medals across a variety of sports and disciplines, and the Army hopes to build on this success in Italy.

While these hopeful Soldier-athletes have different backgrounds and experiences, they apply the same teamwork, discipline and resiliency to compete at the highest level, serving their country in more ways than one. Here are some of their stories:

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