Team USA’s first Olympic stop: a head-to-toe Ralph Lauren fitting in Milan

Описание: (4 Feb 2026)
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Malpensa Airport, Varese, Italy - 04 February 2026
1. Freestyle skier Tess Johnson trying Team USA outfit designed by Ralph Lauren for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
2. Freestyle skier Kylie Kariotis apening the curtain of a dressing room
3. Tess Johnson getting out of her dressing room and looking at Kylie Kariotis trying out her Olympic outfit
4. Kylie Kariotis commenting of one of her teammates outfit
5. Tess Johnson trying her Ralph Lauren outfit
6. Stylist checking the outfit of Kylie Kariotis
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Zeytoonjian, Senior Vice President Commerce and Events USOC:
“We are in Milan at the Sheraton Malpensa Airport, outfitting Team USA. So we will welcome about 250 athletes through here for outfitting for Ralph Lauren, for opening and closing ceremonies, product and also village wear, which is a collection of product that the athletes get to wear around the village”.
8. Elizabeth Lemley trying her opening ceremony outfit
9. Freestyle skier in their opening ceremony kit facing a mirror
10. Elizabeth Lemley with her tying her opening ceremony kit
11. Stylist checking Elizabeth Lemley’s outfit
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Zeytoonjian, Senior Vice President Commerce and Events USOC:
“We work together (with Ralph Lauren) and give them a, I would say a brief of practically what needs to happen, based on temperatures, and then we work together on what the athletes liked, for the prior winter or summer Games, and then they design and come back to us with their recommendations”.
13. Tess Johnson trying on a hat
14. Tailor’s hands
15. Elizabeth Lemley with her opening ceremony coat on
16. Freestyle skiers taking a photo at the mirror
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jaelin Kauf, freestyle skier:
“Yeah, I mean, this is such a fun, special experience to be a part of, like, it is making the Olympics real. Like, we are in Italy. We are kicking it off, getting the outfits, and, I mean, they just look so good, and it's just so exciting to be, yes, stepping into it and feeling the excitement build for the Games”.
18. Stylists and tailors at work on an outfit
19. Tess Johnson taking some photos
20. Stylist placing a belt
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Zeytoonjian, Senior Vice President Commerce and Events USOC:
“This is the best team outfit ever. Full stop. I've been doing this since 2010 for Vancouver, and by far, this is the best outfit”.
22. Athlete trying a coat
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Zeytoonjian, Senior Vice President Commerce and Events USOC:
“My favorite piece for village wear is what I'm wearing, which is why I have it on. And then, for closing, I love the flag sweater, screams red, white, and blue, and Team USA. It's got the American flag and the Olympic rings”.
24. Athletes modelling their opening ceremony uniforms
STORYLINE:
Athletes from the USA team participating in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics made a first stop on Wednesday to tailor their ceremony outfits, designed by Ralph Lauren.

They gathered in a hotel near the Malpensa International Airport, where they received their official uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as clothing for life in the village.

The Olympics run Feb. 6-22.

Ap Video by Niccolò Lupone

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