2026 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations

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.

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.

Order	Nation	Italian	Flag bearer	Sport	Ref.
1	Andorra	Andorra
2	Argentina	Argentina
3	Armenia	Armenia
4	Australia	Australia
5	Austria	Austria
6	Azerbaijan	Azerbaigian
7	Belgium	Belgio
8	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia ed Erzegovina
9	Brazil	Brasile
10	Bulgaria	Bulgaria
11	Canada	Canada
12	Czech Republic	Cechia
13	Chile	Cile
14	China	Repubblica Popolare Cinese
15	South Korea	Repubblica di Corea
16	Croatia	Croazia
17	Denmark	Danimarca
18	El Salvador	El Salvador
19	Estonia	Estonia
20	Finland	Finlandia
21	Georgia	Georgia
22	Germany	Germania
23	Japan	Giappone
24	Great Britain	Gran Bretagna
25	Greece	Grecia
26	Haiti	Haiti
27	Iran	Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran
28	Israel	Israele
29	Kazakhstan	Kazakistan
30	Latvia	Lettonia
31	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein
32	Lithuania	Lituania
33	North Macedonia	Macedonia del Nord
34	Mexico	Messico
35	Mongolia	Mongolia
36	Norway	Norvegia
37	New Zealand	Nuova Zelanda
38	Netherlands	Paesi Bassi
39	Poland	Polonia
40	Portugal	Portogallo
41	Puerto Rico	Porto Rico
42	Serbia	Serbia
43	Slovakia	Slovacchia
44	Slovenia	Slovenia
45	Spain	Spagna
46	Sweden	Svezia
47	Switzerland	Svizzera
48	Turkey	Türkiye
49	Ukraine	Ucraina
50	United States	Stati Uniti d'America
51	France	Francia
52	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.