Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl/en
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	39 (20 men and 19 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Jens van 't Wout (Milano) Kimberley Bos (Cortina d'Ampezzo) [1]
Officials	Carl Verheijen, Head of mission
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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The Netherlands 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
Bobsleigh	4	0	4
Figure skating	1	1	2
Short-track speed skating	5	5	10
Skeleton	0	1	1
Snowboarding	1	3	4
Speed skating	9	9	18
Total	20	19	39

Bobsleigh

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

The Netherlands qualified two sleds (two-man and four-man). ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dave Wesselink Jelen Franjic  [ nl ]	Two-man
Dave Wesselink Janko Franjic  [ nl ] Jelen Franjic  [ nl ] Timme Koster Stephan Huis in 't Veld (reserve)	Four-man

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, the Netherlands secured one quota in each of the pair skating. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Daria Danilova Michel Tsiba	Pairs

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

The Netherlands qualified the maximum team size of ten short-track speed skaters (five per gender) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. ^[4] Nine athletes were confirmed after the Dutch championships, ^[5] the tenth one, Ithak de Laat was announced on 20 January 2026 as it became clear that Daan Kos hasn't properly recovered from injury. ^[5] Coached by Niels Kerstholt, the following athletes will represent the Netherlands:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	500 m
	1000 m
	1500 m	—N/a
Teun Boer Itzhak de Laat Friso Emons Jens van 't Wout Melle van 't Wout	5000 m relay	—N/a

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	500 m
	1000 m
	1500 m	—N/a
Zoë Deltrap Selma Poutsma Suzanne Schulting Michelle Velzeboer Xandra Velzeboer	3000 m relay	—N/a

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	2000 m relay

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Skeleton

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

The Netherlands qualified one female skeleton racer. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kimberley Bos	Women's

Snowboarding

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

Alpine

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Michelle Dekker	Women's parallel giant slalom

Cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding		1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Glenn de Blois	Men's

Park & Pipe

Athlete	Event	Qualification					Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Melissa Peperkamp	Women's big air
	Women's slopestyle			—N/a
Romy van Vreden	Women's big air
	Women's slopestyle			—N/a

Speed skating

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

The Netherlands qualified eighteen speed skaters (nine per gender) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. ^[7] The Dutch Olympic Committee selected the maximum allowed delegation of nine men and nine women, largely based on the results of the Olympic qualification tournament, held in December 2025. ^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Jorrit Bergsma	10000 m
Jenning de Boo	500 m
	1000 m
Marcel Bosker	5000 m
Stijn van de Bunt	5000 m
	10000 m
Sebas Diniz  [ nl ]	500 m
Chris Huizinga	5000 m
Kjeld Nuis	1000 m
	1500 m
Tijmen Snel	1500 m
Joep Wennemars	500 m
	1000 m
	1500 m

Women

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Joy Beune	3000 m
Anna Boersma	500 m
Merel Conijn	3000 m
	5000 m
Marijke Groenewoud	1500 m
	3000 m
Bente Kerkhoff	5000 m
Femke Kok	500 m
	1000 m
	1500 m
Jutta Leerdam	500 m
	1000 m
Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong	1500 m
Suzanne Schulting	1000 m

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Jorrit Bergsma	Men's mass start
Stijn van de Bunt
Bente Kerkhoff	Women's mass start
Marijke Groenewoud

Team pursuit

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Marcel Bosker Stijn van der Bunt Chris Huizinga	Men's team pursuit
Marijke Groenewoud Antoinette de Jong Joy Beune	Women's team pursuit

See also

• Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

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2. "Deze Nederlanders doen mee aan de Olympische Spelen in Milaan en Cortina d'Ampezzo - Van Jutta Leerdam tot Dave Wesselink". Eurosport. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.{{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
3. 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.
4. "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.
5. "Dit zijn de Nederlanders die naar de Winterspelen in Milaan gaan | TeamNL". www.teamnl.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
6. "Deze Nederlanders doen mee aan de Olympische Spelen in Milaan en Cortina d'Ampezzo - Van Jutta Leerdam tot Dave Wesselink". Eurosport . Retrieved 22 January 2026.{{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
7. "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.
8. "Olympische schaatsploeg definitief: Prins niet naar Milaan, Nuis rijdt toch 1.500 meter". nos.nl (in Dutch). 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.