The long white toggle coats and white wool trousers for the opening ceremonies and the red and white ski coat and wool turtleneck sweater for the closing ceremonies both feature 100% American grown Shaniko Wool. Contributed photos
The long white toggle coats and white wool trousers for the opening ceremonies and the red and white ski coat and wool turtleneck sweater for the closing ceremonies both feature 100% American grown Shaniko Wool. Contributed photos
Discovery Center Features Team USA Uniforms for 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
By Lesley Wright
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum
THE DALLES — Local rancher and head of Shaniko Wool Company, Jeanne Carver, has donated the new 2026 Olympic uniforms to the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum for the Sense of Place exhibition collection. Ralph Lauren, official outfitter for Team USA, 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, features 100% American grown Shaniko Wool as a Craftsmanship Partner in the official Team USA uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies.
The Opening Ceremony Team USA Toggle Coat and Sweater, and the Team USA Closing Ceremony Sweater, along with Olympic uniforms from four prior Games featuring Imperial Stock Ranch and Shaniko Wool are now on display at the Discovery Center so that visitors can see first-hand the power of local, sustainable innovation making an impact on the global stage. The US Olympic and Paralympic teams will wear the uniforms while taking part in the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies on Feb. 6 and the Closing Ceremonies on Feb. 22.Â
Shaniko Wool In Milan event is this Friday, Feb 6, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
A Sense of Place: Seeing The Land Win
Our newest exhibition, A Sense of Place, invites visitors to explore the vivid history of the Imperial Stock Ranch in Oregon’s High Desert, from its founding in 1871 to today. Adapting to a multitude of changing factors and markets, the ranch became a global leader in sustainable farming and ranching, creating the highest quality merino wool products, and successfully scaling that effort with a new company, Shaniko Wool Company.
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