Italy was the host nation of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, from 6 to 22 February 2026.
Italy ended the 2026 Winter Olympics by winning 10 gold, 6 silver and 14 bronze medals, setting a new record in number of medals won (20 medals was the previous record, reached in Lillehammer 1994). This new record comes 5 years after the new record in summer olympics set in Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (that were held in 2021) and equalled in Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Moreover Italy won more gold and bronze medals than in any other winter Olympics (the previous records being 7 and 8, respectively), and clinched at least one medal in ten different sports
On 18 February, short-track speed skater Arianna Fontana won her third medal at these Olympics and her fourteenth overall, becoming Italy's record medal-winning athlete of all time (previous record was held by Italian fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti, with 13 medals).
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. This includes quotas from host country allocations.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing101121Biathlon5510Bobsleigh5510Cross-country skiing6713Curling5510Figure skating549Freestyle skiing5510Ice hockey252348Luge7411Nordic combined33Short-track speed skating5510Skeleton224Ski jumping347Ski mountaineering123Snowboarding9817Speed skating7310 Total10393196
Medalists
The following Italian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Speed skating Women's 3000 metres Short-track speed skating Mixed 2000 metre relay Luge Women's doubles Luge Men's doubles Federica Brignone Alpine skiing Women's super-G Speed skating Women's 5000 metres Federica Brignone Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom Lisa Vittozzi Biathlon Women's pursuit Davide GhiottoAndrea GiovanniniMichele Malfatti Speed skating Men's team pursuit Freestyle skiing Men's ski cross Giovanni Franzoni Alpine skiing Men's downhill Biathlon Mixed relay Short-track speed skating Women’s 500 metres Michela Moioli Snowboarding Mixed team snowboard cross Arianna FontanaChiara BettiArianna Sighel Short-track speed skating Women's 3000 metre relay Freestyle skiing Men's ski cross Alpine skiing Men's downhill Alpine skiing Women's downhill Snowboarding Women's parallel giant slalom Speed skating Men's 5000 metres Luge Men's singles Daniel GrasslMatteo RizzoSara ContiNiccolò MaciiCharlène GuignardMarco Fabbri Figure skating Team event Amos Mosaner Curling Mixed doubles Verena HoferEmanuel RiederSimon KainzwaldnerDominik FischnallerAndrea VötterMarion Oberhofer Luge Team Relay Snowboarding Women's snowboard cross Davide GrazElia BarpMartino CarolloFederico Pellegrino Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay Flora Tabanelli Freestyle skiing Women's big air Elia BarpFederico Pellegrino Cross-country skiing Men's team sprint Short-track speed skating Men's 5000 metre relay Speed skating Men's mass start
Medals by dateDayDate Total17 February111328 February015639 February0000410 February1012511 February2002612 February2114713 February0011814 February0000915 February21141016 February00111117 February10011218 February01121319 February00001420 February00111521 February11131622 February0000Total10614 30
Medals by sportSportTotalSpeed skating3025Alpine skiing2125Luge2024Short-track speed skating1214Freestyle skiing1113Biathlon1102Snowboarding0123Cross-country skiing0022Curling0011Figure skating0011Total1061430
Medals by genderGenderTotalMale32712Female62412Mixed1236Total1061430
Multiple medalistsNameSportTotal Arianna Fontana Short-track speed skating120 3 Federica Brignone Alpine skiing200 2 Francesca Lollobrigida Speed skating200 2 Lisa Vittozzi Biathlon110 2 Chiara Betti Short-track speed skating110 2 Elisa Confortola Short-track speed skating110 2 Andrea Vötter Luge101 2 Marion Oberhofer Luge101 2 Emanuel Rieder Luge101 2 Simon Kainzwaldner Luge101 2 Thomas Nadalini Short-track speed skating101 2 Pietro Sighel Short-track speed skating101 2 Luca Spechenhauser Short-track speed skating101 2 Andrea Giovannini Speed skating101 2 Michela Moioli Snowboarding011 2 Dominik Fischnaller Luge002 2 Elia Barp Cross-country skiing002 2 Federico Pellegrino Cross-country skiing002 2
Alpine skiing
Italy qualified 11 female and 10 male alpine skiers.
Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMattia Casse Downhillcolspan=4 1:53.28 11 Super-Gcolspan=4 1:27.4124Luca De Aliprandini Giant slalomGiovanni Franzoni Downhillcolspan=4 1:51.81 Super-Gcolspan=4 1:25.956 Giant slalom1:17.86261:11.27162:29.1324Christof Innerhofer Super-Gcolspan=4 1:26.5011Tobias Kastlunger Giant slalom SlalomDominik Paris Downhillcolspan=4 1:52.11 Super-Gcolspan=4 Tommaso Saccardi Slalom58.371057.97171:56.3412Tommaso Sala SlalomFlorian Schieder Downhillcolspan=4 1:53.57 17Alex Vinatzer Giant slalom1:16.3111 SlalomFlorian SchiederTobias KastlungerTeam combinedGiovanni FranzoniAlex Vinatzer1:51.80153.46182:45.267Dominik ParisTommaso Sala1:52.39552.77122:45.165Mattia CasseTommaso Saccardi1:53.261252.91142:46.1714
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFederica Brignone Downhillcolspan=4 1:37.2910 Super-Gcolspan=4 1:23.41 Giant slalom1:03.2311:10.27142:13.50Elena Curtoni Super-Gcolspan=4 1:24.18 7Giada D'Antonio SlalomNicol Delago Downhillcolspan=4 1:37.6511Lara Della Mea Giant slalom1:04.42151:09.7542:14.174 Slalom49.141552.99171:42.13=13Sofia Goggia Downhillcolspan=4 1:36.69 Super-Gcolspan=4 Giant slalom1:03.69 31:10.68232:14.3710Martina Peterlini Slalom49.672352.4671:42.13=13Laura Pirovano Downhillcolspan=4 1:37.046 Super-Gcolspan=4 1:24.176Anna Trocker SlalomAsja Zenere Giant slalom1:05.13221:09.5012:14.6314Laura PirovanoMartina PeterliniTeam combined1:36.863Sofia GoggiaLara Della MeaNicol DelagoAnna Trocker1:37.751045.19142:22.9410Nadia DelagoGiada D'Antonio1:39.4220
Biathlon
Italy qualified five female and five male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.
A few days before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Rebecca Passler was provisionally suspended due to a suspected violation of the Anti-Doping Code. The suspension was then overturned on 13 February 2026 by the National Anti-Doping Appeal Court, as Passler had credibly demonstrated that the positive letrozole sample was due to accidental domestic contamination. Reinstated to the national biathlon team, Passler was nevertheless not selected for the relay.
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankPatrick BraunhoferMen's individual55:01.71 (0+0+1+0)14Tommaso Giacomel53:59.03 (1+1+0+1)6Lukas Hofer55:32.53 (0+0+1+2)16Elia Zeni56:46.53 (1+2+0+0)25Tommaso GiacomelMen's sprint24:36.53 (2+1)22Lukas Hofer24:15.21 (0+1)13Elia Zeni26:00.43 (2+1)62Nicola Romanin24:27.50 (0+0)16Tommaso GiacomelMen's pursuit32:27.12 (1+1+0+0)9Lukas Hofer33:39.83 (0+1+1+1)13Nicola Romanin34:29.54 (1+1+1+1)28Tommaso GiacomelMen's mass startLukas Hofer44:09.58 (1+1+4+2)25Nicola Romanin45:14.08 (2+2+2+2)28Patrick BraunhoferLukas HoferNicola RomaninTommaso GiacomelTeam relay1:24:23.70+914
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankHannah AuchentallerWomen's individual44:47.42 (0+1+1+0)30Michela Carrara47:43.92 (2+2+0+2)65Lisa Vittozzi45:09.34 (1+1+1+1)37Dorothea Wierer42:49.51 (0+1+0+0)5Hannah AuchentallerWomen's sprint22:52.42 (1+1)43Michela Carrara22:14.32 (0+2)23Lisa Vittozzi21:21.40 (0+0)5Dorothea Wierer22:53.7 3 (2+1)44Hannah AuchentallerWomen's pursuit32:56.22 (0+0+1+1)26Michela Carrara33:57.17 (1+2+3+1)36 Lisa Vittozzi30:11.80 (0+0+0+0)Dorothea Wierer31:42.11 (0+1+0+0)9Lisa VittozziWomen's mass start39:01.64 (1+1+0+2)18Dorothea Wierer37:48.12 (0+1+1+0)5 Hannah AuchentallerDorothea WiererMichela CarraraLisa VittozziTeam relay1:14:17.42+1311
Mixed AthleteEventTimeMissesRankTommaso GiacomelLukas HoferDorothea WiererLisa VittozziRelay 1:04:41.3 0+5
Bobsleigh
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPatrick Baumgartner*Robert MirceaTwo-man 55.58 6 56.00 1055.49855.6063:42.677Patrick Baumgartner*Lorenzo BilottiEric FantazziniRobert MirceaFour-man54.55754.84 554.57454.9363:38.895Giada AndreuttiMonobob1:01.21251:00.76181:01.1023 3:03.07 24Simona de Silvestro1:01.04231:00.80191:00.6822 3:02.5223Giada Andreutti*Alessia GattiTwo-woman57.761658.162258.281658.97 203:53.1720Simona de Silvestro*Anna Costella58.332457.931858.6223 Did not advance
Cross-country skiing
Italy qualified seven female and five male cross-country skiers.
Distance Men AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankElia Barp20 km skiathlon 24:24.4 25 22:30.4 10 47:22.5 +1:11.5 14 50 kilometre classicalcolspan=4 2:18:22.9 +11:38.1 22 Martino Carollo 10 kilometre freestylecolspan=4 21:15.8 +39.6 720 km skiathlon 24:38.9 32 23:17.9 20 48:27.5 +2:16.5 23Simone Dapra 10 kilometre freestylecolspan=4 21:47.5 +1:11.3 17 50 kilometre classicalcolspan=4 2:15:12.7 +8:27.9 18Davide Graz 10 kilometre freestylecolspan=4 22:35.7 +1:59.5 4120 km skiathlon 24:04.2 11 22:27.9 8 47:00.0 +49.0 8Simone Mocellini 10 kilometre freestylecolspan=4 24:00.8 +3:24.6 68Federico Pellegrino20 km skiathlon 24:26.7 29 23:04.8 17 48:02.5 +1:51.5 20 50 kilometre classicalcolspan=4 Davide GrazElia BarpMartino CarolloFederico Pellegrino4 x 7.5 km relaycolspan=4 1:05:12.4 +47.9
Women AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankAnna Comarella 10 kilometre freestylecolspan=4 26:00.6 +3:11.4 46 20 km skiathlon 30:06.1 41 29:15.6 36 59:53.7 +6:08.5 36 50 kilometre classicalcolspan=4 2:31.01.4 +14:33.2 16Martina di Centa 10 kilometre freestylecolspan=4 24:44.9 +1:55.7 20 20 km skiathlon 29:37.9 27 28:25.6 26 58:35.2 +4:50.0 28Caterina Ganz 10 kilometre freestylecolspan=4 25:13.1 +2:23.9 32Maria Gismondi 10 kilometre freestylecolspan=4 26:27.6 +3:38.4 59 20 km skiathlon 31:31.4 49 30:10.9 44 1:02:11.9 +8:26.7 48Iris De Martin PinterCaterina GanzMartina Di CentaFederica Cassol4 x 7.5 km relaycolspan=4 1:17:44.5 +1:59.76
Sprint Men AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankElia BarpMen's sprint3:18.2726 Q3:31.485Did not advanceSimone Dapra3:18.1424 Q3:38.702 Q3:45.126Did not advanceSimone Mocellini3:16.2417 Q3:31.031 Q3:56.896Did not advanceFederico Pellegrino3:16.1115 Q3:28.773 q3:42.423Did not advance Elia BarpFederico PellegrinoMen's team sprint5:49.103 Qcolspan=4 18:32.2
Women AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFederica CassolWomen's sprint3:42.489 Q3:59.102 Q4:33.146Did not advanceIris De Martin Pinter3:46.3019 Q3:59.254Did not advanceCaterina Ganz3:42.138 Q3:56.052 Q4:12.525Did not advanceNicole Monsorno3:39.976 Q4:00.685Did not advanceCaterina GanzIris De Martin PinterWomen's team sprint6:51.199 Qcolspan=4 21:10.878
Curling
Summary TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJoël RetornazAmos MosanerSebastiano ArmanMattia GiovanellaAlberto PimpiniMen's tournamentW 7–6W 9–7L 5–6L 7–10W 10–5L 4–11W 8–5L 3–8L 5–96Did not advanceStefania ConstantiniElena MathisMarta Lo DesertoGiulia Zardini LacedelliRebecca MarianiWomen's tournamentL 4–7L 2–7L 7–8L 6–8L 2–7W 7–2W 8–6L 7–8L 4–79Did not advanceStefania ConstantiniAmos MosanerMixed doubles tournamentW 8–4L 2–7W 12–4W 7–4L 4–9W 6–5W 8–2L 6–9W 7–62 QL 8–9W 5–3
Men's tournament
Italy qualified their men's team by their status as host. Team Joël Retornaz was selected to represent Italy in the men's event.
Round robin Italy had a bye in draws 2, 5 and 9.
Draw 1 Wednesday, 11 February, 19:05
Draw 3 Friday, 13 February, 9:05
Draw 4 Friday, 13 February, 19:05
Draw 6 Sunday, 15 February, 9:05
Draw 7 Sunday, 15 February, 19:05
Draw 8 Monday, 16 February, 14:05
Draw 10 Tuesday, 17 February, 19:05
Draw 11 Wednesday, 18 February, 14:05
Draw 12 Thursday, 19 February, 9:05
Women's tournament