Sports
Military competitors win big for US team at the 2025 Invictus Games
Stars and Stripes
February 19, 2025
Joshua Martin, a veteran with U.S. Special Operations Command and competitor for Team U.S., takes a bite of his gold medal he earned in the novice alpine standing skiing event during the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada, Feb. 11, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Fifty active-duty and veteran military members represented Team U.S. at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada from Feb. 8-16.
Team US joined 500 participants from up to 25 countries and earned gold, silver or bronze medals in nine events during the competition.
The Invictus Games consisted of 11 events, including six adaptive winter sports. This was the first year that winter-specific sports have been part of the Invictus Games, which made their debut in 2014.
The Invictus Games — inspired by the Department of Defense’s Warrior Games — are an international sporting event for wounded, injured and ill active duty and veteran military personnel. The Games use the power of sport to support recovery, rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for those who serve their country.
Jonathan Geren, a U.S. Air Force veteran and competitor for Team U.S., scrapes through the snow after crossing the finish line at the snowboard slalom in the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada, Feb. 12, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Angela Harris, a U.S. Coastguard servicemember and competitor for Team U.S., competes in the novice alpine adaptive skiing event during the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada, Feb. 11, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Bianca Hayden, a U.S. Army National Guard sergeant and competitor for Team U.S., walks from the ceremony stage after earning gold in the women’s novice alpine skiing event during the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada, Feb. 11, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Justin Wolfe, a U.S. Air Force veteran and competitor for Team U.S., competes in the novice alpine adaptive skiing competition during the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada, Feb. 11, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
SOCOM SFC Lucio Gaytan (ret.), participating in cross country ski during the 2025 Team U.S. Invictus Games. In total, 50 competitors will represent the United States at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 from Feb. 8-16, 2025. (Anthony Beauchamp/Department of Defense)
SOCOM SSG Jackson Williams (ret.)(center), winning gold medal in Biathlon Men’s Novice - Standing Ski during the 2025 Team U.S. Invictus Games. In total, 50 competitors will represent the United States at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 from Feb. 8-16, 2025. (Anthony Beauchamp/Department of Defense)
Ivan Morera, a Special Operations Command veteran, practices volley passes with teammates from Team U.S. before a sitting volleyball match against Romania during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 15, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Christopher Bryde, a Marine Corps veteran and competitor for Team U.S., competes in indoor rowing during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 16, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Competitors from Team U.S. defend a volley against Romania during a sitting volleyball match during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 15, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Brett Seiling, a U.S. Air Force veteran and competitor for Team U.S., stretches before a sitting volleyball match against Lithuania during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 15, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Ivan Morera, a Special Operations Command veteran and team captain for Team U.S., grabs a bottle of water before competing in indoor rowing during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 16, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Bryce Ewing, an Army veteran and competitor for Team U.S., competes in indoor rowing during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 16, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Competitors from Team U.S. shake hands with the Romanian team before their sitting volleyball matchup during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 15, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Nicole Stickel, an Air Force tech sergeant and competitor for Team U.S., competes in indoor rowing during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 16, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Angela Harris, a U.S. Coast Guard service member and competitor for Team U.S., poses for a portrait during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 15, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
Members of Team U.S. are introduced onto the court before a sitting volleyball match against Romania during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 15, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)
A competitor for Team U.S. wears a lanyard filled with pins collected and traded with other national teams during the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 16, 2025. (Michel Sauret/U.S. Army)