The collection focuses on thermal regulation, offering gear that shifts from a light layer to heavy insulation in seconds.
Summary
- The Origin: The design team looked to Colorado Springs, pulling textures from the Manitou Incline and Garden of the Gods while reviving the archival American bald eagle.
- The Tech: The Therma-FIT Air Milano Jacket ditches fill for air, allowing athletes to inflate baffles and switch from hoodie to puffer in seconds.
- The Gear: A reversible skirt moonlights as a ground cover, joining the Safety Orange ACG Ultrafly, which packs ZoomX foam and carbon FlyPlates for traction.
Nike ACG looked at the red rocks of Colorado Springs and decided that was the mood board for Olympics 2026. The design team pulled from the jagged Manitou Incline and the Garden of the Gods to shape the look of the Team USA kit, creating an aesthetic that mirrors the training grounds where these athletes break a sweat. It isn’t just about the geography, though; they dug into the archives to resurrect the American bald eagle for the visual identity, stamping the collection with an unmistakably patriotic graphic.
That specific iconography lands on the Nike Therma-FIT Air Milano Jacket, a piece of outerwear that treats warmth like a dial rather than a fixed state. Athletes can pump air into—or release it from—the jacket’s baffles, shifting the insulation level from a light hoodie feel to a midweight puffer without ever swapping layers. It relies on computational design and proprietary air technology to let the wearer personalize their thermal control, adapting to the environment instantly.
Stripping off or piling on gear is central to the rest of the lineup, which leans on Dri-FIT ADV and Therma-FIT ADV materials to keep body temps in check. The standout application of this tech is the Reversible Skirt, a shape-shifter that functions as a standalone piece, a layering tool, or even a ground cover when the wearer needs to sit on the snow.
Hitting that terrain requires the ACG Ultrafly, arriving in a loud Safety Orange that refuses to blend into a white winter backdrop. The trail runner sits on a stack of ZoomX foam and a carbon fiber FlyPlate, while the Vibram Litebase outsole handles the grip needed to scramble over ice and rock.
