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Mother and son achieve rare milestone at Winter Olympics together.

Sarah Schleper and her son, Lasse Gaxiola, are set to make Olympic history at Milan Cortina 2026 as the first mother-son duo to compete at the same Winter Games. A mother and son duo are making history at these Olympic Games.

Sarah Schleper, who represented the U.S. at four Olympics, and Lasse Gaxiola will become the first mom and son to compete at the same Winter Games.

Schleper, the daughter of a ski-shop owner from Vail, Colo., has represented the United States at four Winter Olympic Games; a Mexican citizen by marriage, she competed for Mexico at the 2018 and 2022 Olympics, and now, once again at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.

Schleper is competing in her final Olympic Games while her son's career is just getting started

As the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin, all eyes were on teams from around the globe proudly donning their countries' uniforms for the opening ceremony, including Team USA in outfits designed by Ralph Lauren.

Mexican Alpine skier Sarah Schleper and her son Lasse Gaxiola are set to make history at the Winter Olympics. (AP photo)