Denmark at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Denmark at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Denmark
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk/en
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6–22 February 2026
Competitors	39 (29 men and 10 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearers	Jesper Jensen Aabo (Milan) Denise Dupont (Cortina d'Ampezzo)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Denmark 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	1	2	3
Bobsleigh	0	1	1
Curling	0	5	5
Ice hockey	25	0	25
Skeleton	1	1	2
Speed skating	1	0	1
Total	29	10	39

Alpine skiing

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

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

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Christian Borgnæs
Clara-Marie Holmer Vorre	Women's giant slalom
	Women's slalom

Biathlon

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

Based on the IBU Qualifying Points list, Denmark qualified three athletes: Ukaleq Slettemark, Sondre Slettemark and Anne de Besche. Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark compete for Greenland (a constituent country in the Kingdom of Denmark) in the Biathlon World Cup, but as they don't have a National Olympic Committee, Greenlandic athletes compete at the Olympics for Denmark.

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Sondre Slettemark
Anne de Besche
Ukaleq Astri Slettemark

Bobsleigh

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

18 year old Maja Voigt has qualified in monobob. She is the second youngest Dane ever to qualify for the Winter Olympics ^[2] .

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maja Voigt	Monobob

Curling

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

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage										Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Madeleine Dupont Mathilde Halse Jasmin Holtermann Denise Dupont My Larsen	Women's tournament	CAN	USA	SWE	KOR	ITA	GBR	JPN	CHN	SUI

Women's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Denmark qualified a women's team by finishing in the top seven based on the combined points at the 2024 and 2025 World Championships. ^[3] Team Madeleine Dupont was selected as the Danish representatives in November 2025. ^[4]

Team v t e	Skip	Pld	W	L	W–L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	S%	DSC	Qualification
Canada	Rachel Homan	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00	Playoffs
China	Wang Rui	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Denmark	Madeleine Dupont	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Great Britain	Sophie Jackson	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Italy	Stefania Constantini	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Japan	Sayaka Yoshimura	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
South Korea	Gim Eun-ji	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Sweden	Anna Hasselborg	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Switzerland	Silvana Tirinzoni	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
United States	Tabitha Peterson	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00

Source: Official website

Round robin
Denmark had a bye in draws 4, 8 and 12. ^[5]

Draw 1
Thursday, 12 February, 9:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Dupont)											0
Canada (Homan)											0

Draw 2
Thursday, 12 February, 19:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Dupont)											0
United States (Peterson)											0

Draw 3
Friday, 13 February, 14:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Dupont)											0
Sweden (Hasselborg)											0

Draw 5
Saturday, 14 February, 19:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Gim)											0
Denmark (Dupont)											0

Draw 6
Sunday, 15 February, 14:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Dupont)											0
Italy (Constantini)											0

Draw 7
Monday, 16 February, 9:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Dupont)											0
Great Britain (Jackson)											0

Draw 9
Tuesday, 17 February, 14:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Dupont)											0
Japan (Yoshimura)											0

Draw 10
Wednesday, 18 February, 9:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Wang)											0
Denmark (Dupont)											0

Draw 11
Wednesday, 18 February, 19:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)											0
Denmark (Dupont)											0

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Summary

Key:

• OT – Overtime
• GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Team	Event	Group stage				Qualification playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Denmark men's	Men's tournament	Germany	United States	Latvia

Men's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Denmark men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by winning a final qualification tournament. ^[6]

Roster

The first six players of Denmark's roster were announced on 16 June 2025. ^[7] The remaining roster was named on 7 January 2026. ^[8]

Head coach: Mikael Gath

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
20	F	Lars Eller	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	(1989-05-08)8 May 1989 (aged 36)	Ottawa Senators
22	F	Oliver Bjorkstrand	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 30)	Tampa Bay Lightning
24	F	Nikolaj Ehlers	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 29)	Carolina Hurricanes
31	G	Frederik Andersen	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	100 kg (230 lb)	(1989-10-02)2 October 1989 (aged 36)	Carolina Hurricanes
41	D	Jesper Jensen Aabo	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1991-07-30)30 July 1991 (aged 34)	EC KAC
46	F	Jonas Røndbjerg	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 26)	Henderson Silver Knights
	F	Mikkel Aagaard	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	112 kg (247 lb)	(1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 30)	Skellefteå AIK
	F	Mathias Bau Hansen	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	(1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 32)	Herning Blue Fox
	F	Joachim Blichfeld	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1998-07-17)17 July 1998 (aged 27)	Tappara
	D	Phillip Bruggisser	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1991-08-07)7 August 1991 (aged 34)	Fischtown Pinguins
	G	Frederik Dichow	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 24)	HV71
	F	Nicklas Jensen	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (186 lb)	(1993-03-06)6 March 1993 (aged 32)	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
	D	Nicholas B. Jensen	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	(1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 36)	Fischtown Pinguins
	D	Anders Koch	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 28)	Graz99ers
	D	Matias Lassen	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 29)	Iserlohn Roosters
	D	Markus Lauridsen	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1991-02-28)28 February 1991 (aged 34)	HC Pustertal Wölfe
	D	Oliver Lauridsen	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	(1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 36)	HC TPS
	F	Oscar Fisker Mølgaard	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(2005-02-18)18 February 2005 (aged 20)	Coachella Valley Firebirds
	F	Nick Olesen	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (186 lb)	(1995-11-14)14 November 1995 (aged 30)	Motor České Budějovice
	F	Morten Poulsen	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 37)	Herning Blue Fox
	F	Patrick Russell	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1993-01-04)4 January 1993 (aged 33)	Kölner Haie
	G	Mads Søgaard	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (aged 25)	Ottawa Senators
	F	Frederik Storm	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1989-02-20)20 February 1989 (aged 36)	Kölner Haie
	F	Alexander True	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	97 kg (213 lb)	(1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 28)	JYP Jyväskylä
	F	Christian Wejse	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1998-12-04)4 December 1998 (aged 27)	Fischtown Pinguins

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
3	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs
4	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 11 February 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 21:10 v

Germany

v

Denmark

Fiera Milano, Milan

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14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 21:10 v

United States

v

Denmark

PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

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15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) 19:10 v

Denmark

v

Latvia

Fiera Milano, Milan

Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rasmus Johansen	Men's
Nanna Johansen	Women's
Rasmus Johansen Nanna Johansen	Mixed team					—N/a

Speed skating

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

Denmark qualified one male speed skater through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. ^[9]

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Viktor Hald Thorup	Men's

See also

• Denmark 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. https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/ol/18-aarig-dansker-er-ol-klar/11065381
3. "Canada's Homan defends LGT World Women's title". World Curling. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
4. "Team Denmark selected for the Olympics Milan/Cortina 2026" (in Danish). Dansk Curling Forbund. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
5. World Curling Media (22 July 2025). "Playing schedules confirmed for curling at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games". World Curling. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
6. "Denmark, Slovakia and Latvia qualify for men's hockey at the 2026 Milan Olympics". Associated Press. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
7. "Denmark names 1st 6 players to preliminary Olympics roster". National Hockey League . 16 June 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
8. "OL-truppen er på plads: Dansk ishockey klar til Milano". ishockey.dk. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
9. "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.