Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Canada at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors92 (46 men and 46 women) in 6 sports
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 448
Cross-country skiing 4610
Curling 6612
Figure skating 6612
Ice hockey 252348
Total464692

Alpine skiing

Canada has qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota so far. [1] [2]

Biathlon

Canada has qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. [3] [4]

Cross-country skiing

Canada has qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota so far. [5] [6] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Canada has qualified further five female and three male athletes. [7]

Curling

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Men's tournament Flag of Germany.svg  GER
OQE–B
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
Flag of Switzerland.svg  SUI
OQE–A
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR
Women's tournament Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN
OQE–A
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
Flag of Switzerland.svg  SUI
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN
OQE–B
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA
Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR
Jocelyn Peterman
Brett Gallant
Mixed doubles tournament OQE–A
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
Flag of Estonia.svg  EST
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
OQE–B
Flag of Switzerland.svg  SUI

Men's tournament

Canada has qualified a men's team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships.

Women's tournament

Canada has qualified a women's team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships.

Mixed doubles tournament

Canada has qualified a mixed doubles team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships. Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant qualified as Canadian representatives by winning the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials and reaching the playoffs at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. [8]

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Canada secured one quota in each of the men's and women's singles, two quota in each of the pair skating, and three quota in each of the ice dance. [9]

AthleteEventSP/SDFP/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Roman Sadovsky Men's singles
Madeline Schizas Women's singles
Deanna Stellato-Dudek
Maxime Deschamps
Pairs
Lia Pereira
Trennt Michaud
Piper Gilles
Paul Poirier
Ice dance
Marjorie Lajoie
Zachary Lagha
Alicia Fabbri
Paul Ayer

Ice hockey

Canada qualified 25 male and 23 female competitors in hockey, for a total of 48 athletes. [10]
Summary
Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQualification
playoff
QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Canada men's Men's tournament Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of France.svg  France
Canada women's Women's tournament Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Men's tournament

Canada men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by finishing sixth in the 2023 IIHF World Ranking. [11]

Group play

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 000000000 Quarterfinals
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 000000000Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 000000000 Playoffs
4Flag of France.svg  France 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 February 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
12 February 2026 (2026-02-12)
16:40
v
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
21:10
v
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
16:40
v
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of France.svg  France PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

Women's tournament

Canada women's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 23 players by finishing first in the 2024 IIHF World Ranking. [12]

Group play

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 000000000 Quarterfinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 000000000
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000000000
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 000000000
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
5 February 2026 (2026-02-05)
21:10
v
Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Fiera Milano, Milan

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
21:10
v
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Fiera Milano, Milan

9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
21:10
v
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Fiera Milano, Milan

10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
20:10
v
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States PalaItalia, Milan

See also

References

  1. "Qualification System for XXV Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  3. "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. "FIS U23 World Ski Championships - Women's 20km Mass Start Classic Results". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. "FIS U23 World Ski Championships - Women's 10km Interval Start Free Results". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  7. "Olympic Winter Games 2026 Quota List Cross-Country". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  8. "A step towards Italy!". Curling Canada. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  9. 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.
  10. "Qualification System – XXV Olympic Winter Games" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  11. "2026 MEN'S OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES & QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. "Qualification System – XXV Olympic Winter Games" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.