Belgium at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Belgium at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.teambelgium.be  (in Dutch and French)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	26 (14 men and 12 women) in 7 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Belgium 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	1	1	2
Biathlon	4	4	8
Cross-country skiing	1	0	1
Figure skating	0	2	2
Short-track speed skating	4	2	6
Ski mountaineering	1	0	1
Speed skating	3	3	6
Total	14	12	26

Alpine skiing

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

Belgium qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. ^[1]

Biathlon

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

Belgium qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. ^{[2] [3]}

Cross-country skiing

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

Belgium qualified one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. ^[4]

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, Belgium secured one quota in the women's singles. ^[5] At the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China, Belgium secured a second quota in the women's singles. ^{[6] [7]}

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Loena Hendrickx	Women's singles
Nina Pinzarrone

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

Belgium qualified six short-track speed skaters (four men and two women) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. ^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stijn Desmet	Men's 500 m
	Men's 1000 m
	Men's 1500 m
Stijn Desmet Ward Petré	5000 m relay	—N/a

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hanne Desmet	Women's 500 m
	Women's 1000 m
	Women's 1500 m
Tineke den Dulk

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tineke den Dulk Hanne Desmet Stijn Desmet Ward Petré	2000 m relay

Key:FA = Qualified to medal round; FB = Qualified to consolation round; PEN = Penalty; Q = Qualified to next round based on position in heat; q = Qualified to next round based on time in field

Ski mountaineering

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

Belgium qualified one male ski mountaineer through the Olympic ranking lists. ^[9]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maximilien Drion	Men's sprint

Speed skating

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

Following the conclusion of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Competitions designated for qualification of event quota places for the XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026, Belgian women speed skaters were allocated 1 quota each for the 1000 metres, the 1500 metres, the 3000 metres, the 5000 metres, and the team sprint as well as 2 quota in the mass start. Belgian male speed skaters were allocated 1 quota each for the 1000 metres, the 1500 metres, the 5000 metres, and the 10000 metres, as well as 2 quota in the mass start. ^[10]

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Mathias Vosté	Men's 1000 m
	Men's 1500 m
Bart Swings	Men's 5000 m
	Men's 10,000 m
Isabelle van Elst	Women's 1000 m
	Women's 1500 m
Sandrine Tas	Women's 3000 m
	Women's 5000 m

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Indra Médard	Men's
Bart Swings
Sandrine Tas	Women's
Fran Vanhoutte

Team pursuit

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Sandrine Tas Isabelle van Elst Fran Vanhoutte	Women's team pursuit

Key:FA = Qualified to gold medal round; FB = Qualified to bronze medal round; L = Lost; OR = Olympic record; Q = Qualified to next round; W = Won

See also

• Belgium at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

1. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
2. "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
3. "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
4. "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
5. 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.
6. Lena Smirnova (20 September 2025). "ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025: Adeliia Petrosian tops women's event while Georgia, Belgium and PR China secure Olympic quotas". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
7. "ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live". Olympics.com . Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
8. "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.
9. "Olympic Winter Games". International Ski Mountaineering Federation . Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
10. "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union . 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.