Olympic Games 2026: Opening Ceremony in Milan

The XXV Winter Olympic Games will commence in Milan, Italy, on February 6, 2026.

The opening ceremony will take place at the «San Siro» stadium, as reported by Ukrinform.

From February 6 to 22, over 4000 athletes from 96 countries will compete in 16 sports for 116 sets of medals.

Ukraine will be represented by 46 athletes participating in 11 sports: biathlon, luge, freestyle skiing, skeleton, short track, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, alpine skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, and figure skating.

Since gaining independence, Ukraine has won 9 medals at the Winter Olympics:

3 «gold» medals:

• 1994 Lillehammer - Oksana Baiul - figure skating, singles;
• 2014 Sochi - Vita Semerenko, Yuliya Jim, Valentina Semerenko, Olena Pidhrushna - biathlon, relay;
• 2018 Pyeongchang - Oleksandr Abramenko - freestyle, ski acrobatics.

3 «silver» medals:

• 1998 Nagano - Olena Petrova - biathlon, individual race;
• 2014 Sochi - Vita Semerenko - biathlon, sprint;
• 2022 Beijing - Oleksandr Abramenko - freestyle, ski acrobatics.

3 «bronze» medals:

• 1994 Lillehammer - Valentina Tserbe-Nesina - biathlon, sprint;
• 2006 Turin - Liliya Yefremova - biathlon, sprint;
• Olena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov - figure skating, ice dance.