Sports at the 2026 Winter Olympics — Complete List and Competition Format
The Winter Olympic Games 2026 will take place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to 22. Thousands of athletes will compete in 8 sports, vying for 116 sets of medals. The schedule for each Olympic sport, the list of sports, and the tournament format are available in our preview.
Biathlon
In biathlon, the disciplines and format have remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive Games since the 2014 Olympics. Athletes will compete for medals in the individual, sprint, and relay races, pursuit, mass start, and mixed relay race (mixed).
Medals
Biathletes will compete for 11 sets of medals: five each for men and women in each discipline, and one in the mixed format.
Schedule
February 8. Mixed Relay
February 10. Individual Race (Men)
February 11. Individual Race (Women)
February 13. Sprint (Men)
February 14. Sprint (Women)
February 15. Pursuit (Men and Women)
February 17. Relay (Men)
February 18. Relay (Women)
February 20. Mass Start (Men)
February 21. Mass Start (Women)
Bobsleigh
Compared to 2022, there have been no changes in the number of disciplines and awards. In Beijing, women's monobob was added to the competition program for the first time.
Medals
In 2026, bobsleigh athletes will compete for four sets of medals: two each for men (in two-man and four-man bobsleigh) and women (monobob and two-woman bobsleigh).
Schedule
The competition format for bobsleigh in each discipline includes six training runs and four official runs. Medals in each discipline will be awarded based on the total of the four official runs. Below are the dates of the runs that count towards the 2026 Olympic Games program.
February 15-16. Monobob (Women)
February 16-17. Two-Man (Men)
February 20-21. Two-Woman (Women)
February 21-22. Four-Man (Men)
Skeleton
In 2026, skeleton athletes will have the opportunity to become double Olympic champions within a single Games for the first time in history. The International Olympic Committee has added mixed team events to the program, which will take place on the final day of skeleton runs.
Medals
At the 2026 Olympics, skeleton athletes will compete for three sets of medals: in the individual events for men and women, as well as in the mixed team events.
Schedule
The competition format for skeleton is similar to bobsleigh: in the individual format, athletes will have six training runs and four official runs. Medals in each discipline will be awarded based on the total of the four official runs. The mixed team events will take place without training runs.
Below are the dates of the runs that count towards the 2026 Olympic Games program.
February 12-13. Men
February 13-14. Women
February 15.Mixed Team Competitions
Curling
In 2018, when the mixed doubles tournament was added to the competition program, the curling battles stretched over 19 days – more than any other sport.
Medals
At the 2026 Olympics, athletes will compete for three sets of medals in curling: in mixed doubles and in men's and women's team events.
Schedule
The mixed doubles will be the first to compete for medals, starting two days before the official opening of the Olympic Games. After their conclusion, the men's and women's tournaments will begin. Each tournament will feature 10 teams playing in a round-robin format, after which the top 4 teams will advance to the playoffs, where semi-final and final matches will determine the Olympic champions and medalists.
February 4-9. Round-robin and semi-final matches in the mixed doubles tournament
February 10. Final matches in the mixed doubles tournament
February 11-19. Round-robin and semi-final matches in the men's and women's tournaments
February 20-22. Final matches in the men's and women's tournaments
Speed Skating
This discipline of skating sports ranks among the top three in terms of the number of medals contested.
Medals
In speed skating, 14 sets of medals will be contested – seven each in the men's and women's tournaments across various distances.
Schedule
February 7. 3000 meters (women)
February 8. 5000 meters (men)
February 9. 1000 meters (women)
February 11. 1000 meters (men)
February 12. 5000 meters (women)
February 13. 10000 meters (men)
February 14. 500 meters (men)
February 15. 500 meters (women)
February 17. Team pursuit (men and women)
February 19. 1500 meters (men)
February 20. 1500 meters (women)
February 21. Mass starts (men and women)
Figure Skating
The figure skating competitions will commence on the day of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, February 6. Traditionally, the figure skating tournament is divided into two parts: team (February 6-8) and individual (February 9-19) competitions.
Medals
In figure skating, athletes will compete for five sets of medals: in team events, men's and women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. Olympic winners and medalists are determined by the sum of two programs.
Schedule
Team Competitions
February 6. Rhythm dance (ice dance), short program (pairs, women)
February 7. Short program (men), free dance (ice dance)
February 8. Free program (pairs, women, men)
Individual Competitions
February 9. Rhythm dance (ice dance)
February 10. Short program (men)
February 11. Free dance (ice dance)
February 13. Free program (men)
February 15. Short program (pairs)
February 16. Free program (pairs)
February 17. Short program(women)
February 19. Free Program (women)
Short Track Speed Skating
In short track speed skating, for the second consecutive Olympics, a mixed relay is featured alongside the men's and women's events. The short track competitions start on February 10 and will proceed in a qualification format leading to the finals every other day.
Medals
In short track speed skating, nine sets of medals will be contested: four each for men and women (500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, and relay), as well as in the mixed relay.
Schedule
On each competition day at the rink, qualifying heats for one distance and finals for another will take place. Below is the schedule for the medal events at the 2026 Olympic Games.
February 10. Mixed Relay
February 12. 500 meters (women), 1000 meters (men)
February 14. 1500 meters (men)
February 16. 1000 meters (women)
February 18. 3000 meters Relay (women), 500 meters (men)
February 20. 5000 meters Relay (men), 1500 meters (women)
Alpine Skiing
The only discipline in 2026 where fewer sets of medals will be awarded compared to 2022. The IOC has removed the mixed team parallel giant slalom event from the program.
Medals
In Italy, 10 sets of medals will be contested: five each for men and women in downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, and combined. At the upcoming Games, instead of individual combined events, there will be team combined events with two participants.
Schedule
In the downhill events, athletes will have to conduct three training runs before the official race. In the combined, super-G, slalom, and giant slalom events, two runs will count towards the final result without training runs.
Below is the schedule indicating the days when medals will be awarded.
February 7. Downhill (men)
February 8. Downhill (women)
February 9. Combined (men)
February 10. Combined (women)
February 11. Super-G (men)
February 12. Super-G (women)
February 14. Giant Slalom (men)
February 15. Giant Slalom (women)
February 16. Slalom (men)
February 18. Slalom (women)
Nordic Combined
The only discipline at the Winter Olympics where medals are contested solely among men. A significant change since 2022 is that the team events with four participants on the large hill and the 4x5 km relay have been replaced by events with two participants on the large hill and in the 2x7.5 km team sprint.
Medals
Traditionally, in Nordic combined, 3 sets of medals are awarded: with ski jumping from the large hill and a 10 km cross-country race, with ski jumping from the normal hill and a 10 km race, as well as in the aforementioned team event with two participants.
Schedule
February 11. Normal Hill/10 km
February 17. Large
February 19. Team Sprint
Cross-Country Skiing
Compared to the previous Olympics, the organizers have significantly equalized the distances in long races for men and women. In short: men will run less, women will run more.
For instance, the skiathlon distance for both men and women will now be 10 km + 10 km (instead of 15+15 km for men and 7.5+7.5 km for women in previous competitions), the individual start race will be 10 km (instead of 15 km for men), and the mass start for both will be 50 km (instead of 30 km for women).
Medals
In cross-country skiing, 10 sets of medals will be contested – five each for men and women in classic style races, skiathlon, mass start, freestyle sprint, team sprint, and relay.
Schedule
February 7. Skiathlon (women)
February 8. Skiathlon (men)
February 10. Sprint (men and women)
February 12. Individual start classic style race (women)
February 13. Individual start classic style race (men)
February 14. Relay (women)
February 15. Relay (men)
February 18. Team sprint (men and women)
February 21. Mass start (men)
February 22. Mass start (women)
Ski Jumping
In 2026, there will be one more set of medals in ski jumping: the organizers have included women's large hill jumping in the competition program. The ski jumping events will start a day before the official opening of the Games – on February 5.
Medals
In Italy, ski jumpers will compete for 6 sets of medals: on the normal hill (95 meters) and large hill (125 meters) for both men and women, as well as in team ski jumping for men's and mixed teams.
Schedule
The ski jumping competition program includes two to three training sessions, as well as a trial and two official scoring attempts. Below is the schedule of the medal days of the competition.
February 7. Normal hill (women)
February 9. Normal hill (men)
February 10. Mixed team competition
February 14. Large hill (men)
February 15. Large hill (women)
February 16. Team competition (men)
Freestyle Skiing
The most "lucrative" winter Olympic discipline, where athletes will compete for 15 sets of medals. Four years earlier in Beijing, athletes competed for 13 sets, but the organizers have expanded the program, including parallel moguls for men and women in the Italian competitions.
Medals
Thanks to the largest number of medal sets in the history of the Winter Olympic Games, in freestyle skiing, starting from February 9, there will be medal "showdowns" almost every day. Skiers will compete in moguls, aerials, ski cross, slopestyle, halfpipe, big air, parallel moguls, and mixed team aerials.
Schedule
February 9. Slopestyle (women)
February 10. Slopestyle (men)
February 11. Moguls (women)
February 12. Moguls (men)
February 14. Dual Moguls (women)
February 15. Dual Moguls (men)
February 16. Big Air (women)
February 17. Big Air (men)
February 18. Aerials (women)
February 19. Aerials (men)
February 20. Ski Cross (women), Halfpipe (men)
February 21. Mixed Team Aerials, Ski Cross (men), Halfpipe (women)
Snowboarding
Compared to the previous Olympics, the organizers have not made any changes to the snowboarding competition program.
Medals
In snowboarding, athletes will compete for 11 sets of medals: five each in men's and women's events (slopestyle, big air, halfpipe, snowboard cross, parallel giant slalom) and one in the mixed team snowboard cross.
Schedule
The snowboarding competitions will begin before the official opening ceremony of the 2026 Games. Qualification runs will start on February 5. Below is the schedule indicating the days for scoring and medal events.
February 7. Big Air (men)
February 8. Parallel Giant Slalom (men and women)
February 9. Big Air (women)
February 12. Snowboard Cross (men), Halfpipe (women)
February 13. Snowboard Cross (women), Halfpipe (men)
February 15. Mixed Team Snowboard Cross
February 17. Slopestyle (women)
February 18. Slopestyle (men)
Luge
For the first time in history, the luge competitions will feature women's doubles. Due to this new discipline, the mixed relay team has been expanded to six people (three men and three women) instead of four participants (three men and one woman) in the previous Games.
Medals
In Cortina, lugers will compete for five sets of medals: two each for men and women (in singles and doubles), and one in the mixed relay.
Schedule
Traditionally, besides training runs, the Olympic singles competitions will include four runs, and doubles will have two runs. The relay will consist of one run. Below is the competition schedule, including scoring and medal days.
February 7-8. Singles (men)
February 9-10. Singles (women)
February 11. Doubles (men and women)
February 12. Relay
Ski Mountaineering
Officially introduced only six years ago, this sport has been quickly included in the Olympic Games program. At the Stelvio Pass, spectators will watch ski mountaineers navigate routes with ascents in the Italian mountains.
Medals
Ski mountaineering, as an Olympic debutant, is modestly represented in Italy: only two competition days and 3 sets of medals. Athletes will compete in men's and women's sprints, as well as in a mixed relay.
Schedule
February 19. Sprint (men)and women)
February 21. Mixed Relay
Ice Hockey
A sport that draws special attention to any Winter Olympics. In 2026, following hockey will be significantly more interesting – as players from the National Hockey League will be coming to Italy. The NHL has specifically scheduled a break during the Olympic Games.
Medals
In ice hockey, 2 sets of medals will be contested: for men and women.
Schedule
The women will be the first to compete – the group stage of the women's tournament kicks off on February 5. The men will start competing later – on February 11.
Women's Tournament
February 5-10. Group Stage
February 13-14. Quarterfinals
February 16. Semifinals
February 19. Bronze Medal Match, Final
Men's Tournament
February 11-15. Group Stage
February 17. Round of 16
February 18. Quarterfinals
February 20. Semifinals
February 21. Bronze Medal Match
February 22. Final
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