Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Switzerland at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Switzerland.svg
IOC code SUI
NOC Swiss Olympic Association
Website www.swissolympic.ch  (in German and French)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors90 (45 men and 45 women) in 7 sports
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Switzerland 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 5510
Cross-country skiing 5611
Curling 6612
Figure skating 123
Ice hockey 252348
Ski mountaineering 224
Total454590

Alpine skiing

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

Biathlon

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

Cross-country skiing

Switzerland 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, Switzerland has qualified further five female and four 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
Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel
Yannick Schwaller
Sven Michel
Pablo Lachat
Men's tournament
Alina Pätz
Silvana Tirinzoni
Carole Howald
Selina Witschonke
Women's tournament
Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann
Yannick Schwaller
Mixed doubles tournament

Men's tournament

Switzerland has qualified a men's team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships. Team Yannick Schwaller qualified as Swiss representatives by representing the country at both the European and World Championships during the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons. [8]

Women's tournament

Switzerland has qualified a women's team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships. Team Silvana Tirinzoni qualified as Swiss representatives by representing the country at both the European and World Championships during the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons. [8]

Mixed doubles tournament

Switzerland has qualified a mixed doubles team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships. Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann and Yannick Schwaller qualified as the Swiss representatives by meeting the minimum requirement of qualifying for the playoffs at the 2024 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. [8]

Figure skating

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

AthleteEventSP/SDFP/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
  Men's singles
  Women's singles
 
 

Ice hockey

Summary

Key:

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

Men's tournament

Switzerland men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by finishing 7th in the 2023 IIHF World Ranking. [10]

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)
12:10
v
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of France.svg  France 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)
12:10
v
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

Women's tournament

Switzerland women's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 23 players by finishing 5th in the 2024 IIHF World Ranking. [11]

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
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06)
14:40
v
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland PalaItalia, 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)
20:10
v
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States PalaItalia, Milan

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

Ski mountaineering

Switzerland has qualified two female and two male ski mountaineer through the 2025 ISMF World Championships. [12] [13]

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

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. "Women's Sprint Free Qualification" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. "Men Sprint Free Qualification Race" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. "Olympic Winter Games 2026 Quota List Cross-Country". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Neun Athletinnen und Athleten für die Olympischen Spiele 2026 selektioniert" (in German). Swiss Curling. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 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. "2026 MEN'S OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES & QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  11. "Qualification System – XXV Olympic Winter Games" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  12. "Olympic Mixed relay ranking list" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  13. "Olympic Sprint Ranking List" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 14 April 2025.