2026 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations

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During the Parade of Nations within the Milano and Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony, athletes and officials from each participating country marched in the San Siro Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.

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Parade order

Nations marched in the order of the host language, Italian language. Italy entered last as host, and the United States entered third-to-last as upcoming hosts, France entered second-to-last as upcoming hosts.

List

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the sequence that each nation appeared in the parade of nations. The names are given in their official designations by the IPC, and the Italian names follow their official designations by the Milano Cortina Organizing Committee for the Paralympic Games.

This table is sortable by country name in English, country name in Italian, flag bearer name, and flag bearer sport.
OrderNationItalianFlag bearerSportRef.
1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Andorra
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Argentina
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Armenia
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Australia
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Austria
6Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Azerbaigian
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgio
8Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia ed Erzegovina
9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasile
10Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgaria
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Canada
12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Cechia
13Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Cile
14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Repubblica Popolare Cinese
15Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Repubblica di Corea
16Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Croazia
17Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Danimarca
18Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador El Salvador
19Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Estonia
20Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Finlandia
21Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Georgia
22Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Germania
23Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Giappone
24Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Gran Bretagna
25Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Grecia
26Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Haiti
27Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran
28Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Israele
29Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kazakistan
30Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Lettonia
31Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
32Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Lituania
33Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Macedonia del Nord
34Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Messico
35Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Mongolia
36Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Norvegia
37Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Nuova Zelanda
38Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Paesi Bassi
39Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polonia
40Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Portogallo
41Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Porto Rico
42Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Serbia
43Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Slovacchia
44Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Slovenia
45Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Spagna
46Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Svezia
47Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Svizzera
48Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Türkiye
49Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Ucraina
50Flag of the United States.svg  United States Stati Uniti d'America
51Flag of France.svg  France Francia
52Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italia Chiara Mazzel Para-alpine skiing [1]
René De Silvestro
Notes

    References

    1. "Italy's 4 flag bearers for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics honored in handover ceremony". AP News. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.