Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Italy at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Italy.svg
IOC code ITA
NOC Italian National Olympic Committee
Website www.coni.it/en
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors135 (70 men and 65 women) in 15 sports
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. This includes quotas from host country allocations. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 224
Biathlon 5510
Bobsleigh [2] 426
Cross-country skiing 5611
Curling 6612
Figure skating [3] 549
Freestyle skiing 336
Ice hockey 252348
Luge [4] 336
Nordic combined 11
Short-track speed skating [5] 448
Skeleton [6] 112
Ski jumping 112
Ski mountaineering 123
Snowboarding 437
Speed skating [7] TBDTBDTBD
Total7065135

    Alpine skiing

    Italy has qualified a minimum of two female and two male alpine skiers as host. [8] [9]

    Biathlon

    Italy has qualified five female and five male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. [10]

    Cross-country skiing

    Italy has qualified six female and five male cross-country skiers. [11]

    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
    Stefania Constantini
    Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
    Elena Mathis
    Angela Romei
    Marta Lo Deserto
    Women's tournament
    Mixed doubles tournament

    Italy qualified their men's team (five athletes), their women's team (five athletes), and their mixed doubles team (two athletes) by their status as host. [12]

    Figure skating

    In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Italy secured two quota in each of the men's singles, one quota in each of the women's singles, two quota in each of the pair skating, and one quota in each of the ice dance. [13]

    AthleteEventSP/SDFP/FDTotal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
      Men's singles
     
     
      Women's singles
     
     
    Pairs
     
     
     
     
    Ice dance

    Freestyle skiing

    Italy can qualify an athlete in each event (five male and five female) through their status as host if they meet eligibility requirements. [14] So far they have athletes for six of ten events (big air and slopestyle are grouped as one for qualifying). [15]

    Ice hockey

    Italy qualified 25 male and 23 female competitors in hockey, for a total of 48 athletes. [16]

    Summary

    Key:

    TeamEventGroup stageQualification
    playoff
    QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Italy men's Men's tournament
    Italy women's Women's tournament

    Men's tournament

    Italy men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players as host. [17]

    Group play
    PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
    1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 000000000 Quarterfinals
    2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000000000Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
    3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 000000000 Playoffs
    4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)000000000
    First match(es) will be played: 11 February 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
    Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
    (H) Host
    11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)
    21:10
    v
    Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

    13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
    12:10
    v
    Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Fiera Milano, Milan

    14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
    16:40
    v
    Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

    Women's tournament

    Italy women's national ice hockey team as host. [18]

    Group play
    PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
    1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 000000000 Quarterfinals
    2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000000000
    3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 000000000
    4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)000000000
    5Flag of France.svg  France 000000000
    First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
    Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
    (H) Host
    5 February 2026 (2026-02-05)
    14:40
    v
    Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of France.svg  France PalaItalia, Milan

    7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
    14:40
    v
    Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy PalaItalia, Milan

    9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
    12:10
    v
    Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiera Milano, Milan

    10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
    16:40
    v
    Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Fiera Milano, Milan

    Nordic Combined

    Italy has qualified a minimum of one competitor as host. [19]

    Ski Jumping

    Italy has qualified a minimum of one male and one female athlete as host. [20]

    Ski mountaineering

    Italy has qualified one female and one male ski mountaineer through their status as host. [21] Following the completion of the 2025 ISMF World Championships, Italy has qualified further one female ski mountaineer. [22] [23]

    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Men's sprint
      Women's sprint
     
     
     
    Mixed relay

    Snowboarding

    Italy can qualify an athlete in each event (four male and four female) through their status as host if they meet eligibility requirements. [24] So far they have they have athletes for seven of eight events (big air and slopestyle are grouped as one for qualifying). [25]

    See also

    References

    1. "Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games Documents". Olympics. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
    2. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Bobsleigh" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    3. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Figure Skating" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    4. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Luge" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    5. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    6. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Skeleton" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    7. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Speed Skating" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    8. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    9. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
    10. "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
    11. "Olympic Winter Games 2026 Quota List Cross-Country". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
    12. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Curling" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    13. 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.
    14. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    15. "Olympic Winter Games 2026 Eligibility List Freestyle". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
    16. "Qualification System – XXV Olympic Winter Games" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
    17. "2026 MEN'S OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES & QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
    18. "Qualification System – XXV Olympic Winter Games" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
    19. "Nordic Combined quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
    20. "Ski Jumping quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
    21. "Olympic Mixed Relay Ranking List" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
    22. "Olympic Mixed relay ranking list" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
    23. "Olympic Sprint Ranking List" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    24. "Qualification System - XXV Olympic Winter Games - Snowboard" (PDF). olympics.com (IOC). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
    25. "Olympic Winter Games 2026 Eligibility List Freestyle". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.