Belarusian athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy

The XXV Winter Olympic Games will be held in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo on 6-22 February 2026. This marks the fourth Olympic Games in Italy’s history, while Cortina d’Ampezzo last hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago.

Athletes from 92 countries have qualified for the premier winter sports event of the four-year cycle. Approximately 2,900 athletes are expected to participate in the competitions. For the first time at Winter Olympics, athletes from Benin, Guinea-Bissau, and the United Arab Emirates will compete. Venezuela, Kenya, Singapore, Uruguay, and South Africa will return after a break.

The official motto of the 2026 Olympics is IT’s Your Vibe. The mascots for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are stoats named Tina and Milo. The Games will open with a grand ceremony at the San Siro Stadium in Milan and close at the Verona Arena, an ancient amphitheater in Verona. Thirteen venues in four clusters (Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Valtellina, Val di Fiemme) will stage the Olympic events. Medal ceremonies for athletes will take place at the famous Piazza del Duomo in the capital of Lombardy.

A record 116 sets of medals will be awarded, which is seven times more than at the previous Games. For the first time, ski mountaineering competitions have been included in the Olympic program. Athletes will compete in 16 disciplines: biathlon, bobsleigh, Alpine skiing, curling, speed skating, Nordic combined, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, luge, skeleton, ski mountaineering, snowboard, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, and short track speed skating.

Belarusian athletes will participate in the Olympic Games in Italy as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) without a flag and an anthem. Such athletes are not permitted to take part in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony and will not receive an official ranking in the medal tables.

Following a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in September 2025, it was announced that Belarusian athletes with Individual Neutral Athlete status who have qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be able to compete under the same conditions as for Paris 2024. The opportunity for Belarusian athletes to compete was granted by the International Skating Union, the International Ski Mountaineering Federation, and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Belarusian athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics

As of today, Alpine skier Maria Shkanova, speed skater Maryna Zuyeva, figure skater Viktoriia Safonova, cross-country skier Hanna Karaliova and freestylers Hanna Huskova, Anna Derugo, Anastasia Andrianova have secured Olympic quotas.

Belarus’ NOC announces Olympic team for 2026 Winter Games

Seven athletes in five sports. 2026 Olympic schedule for Team Belarus

Belarus at the Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo Games: results

• 6th place – Marina Zueva (speed skating, 5000m)
• 8th place – Hanna Huskova (freestyle skiing, Women's Aerials)
• 15th place – Marina Zueva (speed skating, 3000m)
• 16th place – Anastasia Andrianova (freestyle skiing, Women's Aerials)
• 17th place – Anna Derugo (freestyle skiing, Women's Aerials)
• 20th place – Marina Zueva (speed skating, Mass Start)
• 26th place – Viktoriia Safonova (figure skating)
• 34th place – Hanna Karaliova (cross-country skiing, 10km+10km Skiathlon)
• 37th place – Maria Shkanova (Alpine skiing, Women's Slalom)
• 45th place – Hanna Karaliova (cross-country skiing, 10km Interval Start Free)
• 48th place – Hanna Karaliova (cross-country skiing, Sprint Classic)

Belarus at Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

By decision of the International Paralympic Committee and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), Belarus has been awarded four slots in total, all in cross-country skiing (one male and three female). Valiantsina Biryla, Lidziya Loban, Darya Fedzkovich, and Raman Svirydzenka will compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.

Belarusian Paralympians will compete at the main events on equal footing with athletes from other countries, with their flag, anthem, and other national attributes.

The 2026 Winter Paralympic Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo on 6-15 March 2026.

Belarusians at the Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo: Results

Gold – Raman Svirydzenka (cross-country skiing, Men’s Sprint Classic Standing, class LW2-LW9)

Silver – Raman Svirydzenka (cross-country skiing, Men's 10km Interval Start Classic Standing, class LW2-LW9)

8th place – Lidziya Loban (cross-country skiing, Women's 20km Interval Start Sitting, class LW10-LW12)

9th place – Lidziya Loban (cross-country skiing, Women’s Sprint Sitting, class LW10-LW12)

9th place – Lidziya Loban, Valiantsina Biryla, Raman Svirydzenka, Darya Fedzkovich (cross-country skiing, Mixed 4x2.5km Relay)

10th place – Darya Fedzkovich (cross-country skiing, Women's 10km Interval Start Classic Standing, class LW2-LW9)

11th place – Lidziya Loban (cross-country skiing, Women's 10km Interval Start Sitting, class LW10-LW12)

12th place – Valiantsina Biryla (cross-country skiing, Women’s Sprint Sitting, class LW10-LW12)

12th place – Darya Fedzkovich (cross-country skiing, Women's 20km Interval Start Free Standing, class LW2-LW9)

13th place – Valiantsina Biryla (cross-country skiing, Women's 20km Interval Start Sitting, class LW10-LW12)

14th place – Darya Fedzkovich (cross-country skiing, Women’s Sprint Standing, class LW2-LW9)

14th place – Valiantsina Biryla (cross-country skiing, Women's 10km Interval Start Sitting, class LW10-LW12)

14th place – Raman Svirydzenka (cross-country skiing, Men's 20km Interval Start Free Standing, class LW2-LW9)

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