Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Italy at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Italy
IOC codeITA
NOCItalian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.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.

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]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 2 2 4
Biathlon 5 5 10
Bobsleigh[2] 4 2 6
Cross-country skiing 5 6 11
Curling 6 6 12
Figure skating[3] 5 4 9
Freestyle skiing 3 3 6
Ice hockey 25 23 48
Luge[4] 3 3 6
Nordic combined 1 — 1
Short-track speed skating[5] 4 4 8
Skeleton[6] 1 1 2
Ski jumping 1 1 2
Ski mountaineering 1 2 3
Snowboarding 4 3 7
Speed skating[7] TBD TBD TBD
Total 70 65 135

Alpine skiing

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

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

Biathlon

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

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

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

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
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

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, 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]

Athlete Event SP/SD FP/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  Men's singles
 
 
  Women's singles
 
  		Pairs
 
 
 
  		Ice dance

Freestyle skiing

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

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

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff 		Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Italy men's Men's tournament —
Italy women's Women's tournament —

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

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

Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
3  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
4  Italy (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 February 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)
21:10
v		Sweden v ItalyPalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan
13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
12:10
v		Italy v SlovakiaFiera Milano, Milan
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
16:40
v		Finland v ItalyPalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

Women's tournament

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

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

Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Italy (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
5 February 2026 (2026-02-05)
14:40
v		Italy v FrancePalaItalia, Milan
7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
14:40
v		Sweden v ItalyPalaItalia, Milan
9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
12:10
v		Japan v ItalyFiera Milano, Milan
10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)
16:40
v		Italy v GermanyFiera Milano, Milan

Nordic Combined

Main articles: Nordic combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Ski Jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Ski mountaineering

Main articles: Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's sprint
  Women's sprint
 
 
  		Mixed relay —

Snowboarding

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

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

  • Italy at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

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  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.
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  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.
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