Austria at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Austria at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Austria
IOC code	AUT
NOC	Austrian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympia.at  (in German)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	115 [1] (63 men and 52 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearers	Benjamin Karl & Anna Gasser [2]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026

Austria will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	11	11	22
Biathlon	4	5	9
Bobsleigh	8	4	12
Cross-country skiing	3	5	8
Figure skating	0	1	1
Freestyle skiing	7	6	13
Luge	6 [a]	5	11
Nordic combined	3	—N/a	3
Short-track speed skating	1	0	1
Skeleton	2	1	3
Ski jumping	4	4	8
Ski mountaineering	1	1	2
Snowboarding	10	6	16
Speed skating	3	3	6
Total	63	52	115

1. Since Wolfgang Kindl will participate in both singles and doubles there will only be six athletes fulfilling quotas for seven. ^[3]

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Austria qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. ^[4]

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Austria qualified five female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. ^{[5] [6]}

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Austria qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. ^[7] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Austria qualified a further three female and two male athletes. ^[7]

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Austria secured one quota in each of the women's singles. ^[8]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Olga Mikutina	Women's singles

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Austria qualified one male short-track speed skater after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. ^[9] Nico Andermann will be the first male Austrian short-track speed skater to compete in the winter olympics. ^[10]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nico Andermann	Men's 500 m
	Men's 1500 m	—N/a

Ski mountaineering

Main articles: Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Austria qualified one female and one male ski mountaineer through the 2025 ISMF World Championships. ^{[11] [12]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's sprint
	Women's sprint
	Mixed relay	—N/a

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Austria qualified six speed skaters (three per gender) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. ^[13]

See also

• Austria at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

1. "ÖOC mit 115 Sportlerinnen und Sportlern nach Italien". ORF.at . 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
2. "Gasser und Karl sind ÖOC-Fahnenträger" [Gasser and Karl are ÖOC flag bearers] (in German). 27 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
3. "Wolfgang Kindl's dream of three Olympic medals". fil-luge.org. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
4. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
5. "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
6. "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
7. "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
8. Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
9. "Communication No. 2755 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Qualified quota places Short Track" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
10. Cerny, Felix (21 January 2026). "„Ich reibe das nicht jedem gleich unter die Nase"". Kronen (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
11. "Olympic Mixed relay ranking list" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
12. "Olympic Sprint Ranking List" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
13. "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union (ISU). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.