Alpine skiing made its Olympic debut at the 1936 Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In 2026, the sport will feature ten events, with the women competing at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo and the men at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio. The only new addition to the programme is the introduction of single-gender team ...

Biathlon has been part of the Olympic programme since the Squaw Valley Games in 1960. Women’s events were added from Albertville 1992, while the most recent of the sport’s 11 Olympic events - the mixed relay - made its debut at Sochi 2014, and has been contested in its current 4x6km format ...

In 2026, Olympic bobsleigh events will be held on the ice track of the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The four-man and two-man events have long been part of the Olympic programme, debuting at Chamonix 1924 and Lake Placid 1932 respectively. The women’s two-woman event was introduced in ...

Cross-country skiing is the discipline in which Italy shares the highest number of Winter Olympic medals (36) alongside alpine skiing - comprising nine golds, 14 silvers, and 13 bronzes. At Milano Cortina 2026, the sport’s 12 events will take place at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Val di Fiemme. The key innovation in 2026 ...

Curling made its Olympic debut at Chamonix 1924 with a men’s competition only. After appearing as a demonstration sport at Lake Placid 1932, Calgary 1988 and Albertville 1992, it was officially reinstated into the Olympic programme at Nagano 1998, this time with both men's and women's events. The mixed doubles discipline ...

Figure skating is the oldest sport on the Winter Olympic programme, having first featured at the Summer Games in London 1908 and again in Antwerp 1920. Until the 1972 Games in Sapporo, the competition included men’s singles, women’s singles, and pair skating. Ice dance was added at Innsbruck 1976, followed by ...

Freestyle skiing now features 15 Olympic events. Moguls made their official debut at Albertville 1992, followed by aerials at Lillehammer 1994, ski cross at Vancouver 2010, slopestyle and halfpipe at Sochi 2014, and most recently, big air and mixed team aerials at Beijing 2022. Milano Cortina 2026 will also see the debut of dual ...

Ice hockey is one of the flagship disciplines of the Winter Olympics. First introduced as a demonstration tournament at the Summer Games in Antwerp 1920, the men’s competition became a permanent fixture of the Winter Olympic programme from Chamonix 1924. The women’s event was added in 1992, making ...

Luge is one of the oldest winter sports, yet it only became part of the Olympic programme at Innsbruck 1964, with women’s singles, men’s singles, and men’s doubles. A mixed team relay was added at Sochi 2014, and Milano Cortina 2026 will see the debut of a fifth event: women’s doubles, held at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo ...

Nordic combined has been a core part of the Winter Olympic programme since the very first edition in Chamonix 1924, with a men’s individual event from the normal hill. A team event was added at Calgary 1988, and at the 2026 Olympics it will return in a new format - a team sprint - hosted at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium ...

Short track speed skating first appeared as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Calgary Games and made its official Olympic debut at Albertville 1992. With the addition of the mixed team relay at Beijing 2022, the sport has now cemented its modern Olympic format - comprising nine events (four men’s, four women’s, and one ...

Skeleton’s roots are deeply intertwined with St. Moritz, which hosted the men’s individual event during both of its Olympic editions - in 1928 and 1948. It was in the latter, held after a 12-year hiatus due to World War II, that Nino Bibbia made history by winning gold and securing Italy’s first-ever Winter Olympic medal. Due to ...

Renowned for its breathtaking spectacle, ski jumping at Milano Cortina 2026 will take place at the Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium, nestled in the Val di Fiemme. The discipline made its Olympic debut at Chamonix 1924 with the men’s large hill event. Over the years, additional men's events were added: the normal hill in Innsbruck 1964, and ...

Ski mountaineering is the standout newcomer to the Winter Olympic programme. After its debut at the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne 2020, its inclusion in Milano Cortina 2026 - and its elevation to full Olympic status - was officially approved by the IOC Executive Board in July 2021. This demanding sport ...

Snowboarding is one of the youngest disciplines in the Olympic programme. It made its debut at Nagano 1998 with giant slalom (later converted into parallel giant slalom at Salt Lake City 2002) and halfpipe. Snowboard cross joined the schedule at Turin 2006, with its mixed team version introduced at Beijing 2022, while ...

Speed skating has been part of the Winter Olympics since the inaugural Games in Chamonix 1924. Women’s events were officially added at Squaw Valley 1960, following earlier appearances as demonstration competitions. The current Olympic programme features 14 events -equally divided between men and ...