Austria at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Austria at the
2026 Winter Olympics
IOC codeAUT
NOCAustrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympia.at (in German)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors115[2] (63 men and 52 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearers Benjamin Karl & Anna Gasser[1]
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
4
Silver
6
Bronze
3
Total
13
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Austria will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 11 11 22
Biathlon 4 5 9
Bobsleigh 8 4 12
Cross-country skiing 3 5 8
Figure skating 0 1 1
Freestyle skiing 7 6 13
Luge 6[a] 5 11
Nordic combined 3 N/a 3
Short-track speed skating 1 0 1
Skeleton 2 1 3
Ski jumping 4 4 8
Ski mountaineering 1 1 2
Snowboarding 10 6 16
Speed skating 3 3 6
Total 63 52 115
  1. ^ Since Wolfgang Kindl will participate in both singles and doubles there will only be six athletes fulfilling quotas for seven.[3]

Medalists

The following Austrian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Alpine skiing

Austria qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stefan Babinsky Downhill N/a 1:54.73 26
Super-G N/a 1:27.04 21
Stefan Brennsteiner Giant slalom 1:15.92 7 1:11.31 18 2:27.23 8
Manuel Feller
Lukas Feurstein
Patrick Feurstein Giant slalom 1:16.46 13 1:11.38 20 2:27.84 16
Fabio Gstrein
Raphael Haaser Downhill N/a 1:53.50 15
Super-G N/a 1:25.89 5
Giant slalom 1:17.46 24 1:10.75 7 2:28.21 19
Daniel Hemetsberger Downhill N/a 1:52.58 7
Vincent Kriechmayr Downhill N/a 1:52.38 6
Super-G N/a 1:26.10 7
Michael Matt
Marco Schwarz Super-G N/a 1:26.68 14
Giant slalom 1:16.66 18 1:10.62 2 2:27.28 9
Daniel Hemetsberger
Marco Schwarz
Team combined 1:53.07 8 52.83 13 2:45.90 11
Vincent Kriechmayr
Manuel Feller
1:53.05 7 51.98 2 2:45.03 =2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Stefan Babinsky
Fabio Gstrein
1:53.10 10 52.35 8 2:45.45 8
Raphael Haaser
Michael Matt
1:53.07 8 51.99 3 2:45.06 4
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nina Astner
Stephanie Brunner
Katharina Gallhuber
Lisa Hörhager
Katharina Huber
Cornelia Hütter Downhill N/a 1:36.96 4
Super-G N/a 1:23.93 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nina Ortlieb Downhill N/a DNF
Super-G N/a DNF
Mirjam Puchner Downhill N/a 1:37.65 11
Super-G N/a DNF
Ariane Rädler Downhill N/a 1:37.20 8
Super-G N/a 1:23.94 4
Julia Scheib
Katharina Truppe
Nina Ortlieb
Katharina Gallhuber
Team combined 1:37.60 9 45.03 11 2:22.63 7
Ariane Rädler
Katharina Huber
1:36.65 2 45.01 10 2:21.66 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cornelia Hütter
Katharina Truppe
1:37.19 5 45.08 13 2:22.27 5
Mirjam Puchner
Lisa Hörhager
1:38.18 14 45.99 17 2:24.05 14

Biathlon

Austria qualified five female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.[5][6]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Simon Eder Individual 57:16.9 2 (0+0+1+1) 34
Sprint 25:31.0 2 (1+1) 46
Patrick Jakob Individual 56:40.0 2 (1+0+1+0) 24
Sprint 25:37.4 2 (0+2) 49
Fabian Müllauer Individual 1:01:17.4 7 (1+2+3+1) 73
Sprint 25:16.7 2 (0+2) 39
Dominic Unterweger Individual 57:08.5 2 (1+0+1+0) 32
Sprint 26:29.7 3 (1+2) 73



Team relay
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Anna Andexer Individual 47:16.7 5 (1+3+0+1) 62
Sprint 21:50.2 0 (0+0) 9
Anna Gandler Individual 44:50.1 2 (0+2+0+0) 32
Sprint 22:35.2 1 (0+1) 32
Lisa Theresa Hauser Individual 44:37.7 3 (0+0+0+3) 27
Sprint 22:31.2 2 (1+1) 30
Tamara Steiner Individual 46:01.1 2 (0+2+0+0) 44
Anna Juppe Sprint 24:08.8 3 (2+1) 75



Team relay
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Dominic Unterweger
Simon Eder
Anna Gandler
Lisa Theresa Hauser
Relay 1:06:36.5 0+6 7

Bobsleigh

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jakob Mandlbauer*
Daiyehan Nichols-Bardi
Two-man
Markus Treichl*
Daniel Bertschler
Jakob Mandlbauer*
Daniel Bertschler
Sebastian Mitterer
Daiyehan Nichols-Bardi
Four-man
Markus Treichl*
Kristian Huber
Markus Sammer
Sascha Stepan
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katrin Beierl Monobob
Katrin Beierl*
Christania Williams
Two-woman
Lea Haslwanter*
Victoria Festin

Cross-country skiing

Austria qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[7] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Austria qualified a further three female and two male athletes.[7]

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Benjamin Moser 10 km freestyle N/a 22:05.4 26 N/a
Mika Vermeulen 10 km freestyle N/a 22:07.6 27 N/a
20 km skiathlon 24:58.0 38 24:31.7 45 50:00.7 +3:49.7 41
Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Lisa Achleitner 10 km freestyle N/a 26:18.4 55 N/a
Katharina Brudermann 10 km freestyle N/a 25:50.4 41 N/a
Teresa Stadlober 10 km freestyle N/a 24:00.0 7 N/a
20 km skiathlon 28:53.9 17 26:47.2 5 56:11.6 +2:26.4 9
Magdalena Scherz 10 km freestyle N/a 26:24.7 58 N/a
Teresa Stadlober
Heidi Bucher
Katharina Brudermann
Lisa Achleitner
4 × 5 km relay N/a 1:20:33.8 +4:49.0 10
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Michael Föttinger Men's sprint 3:23.92 46 Did not advance
Benjamin Moser 3:19.04 33 Did not advance
Heidi Bucher Women's sprint 3:48.73 27 Q 4:06.62 6 Did not advance
Magdalena Scherz 3:51.41 35 Did not advance

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Austria secured one quota in each of the women's singles.[8]

Athlete Event SP/SD FP/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Olga Mikutina Women's singles

Freestyle skiing

Moguls
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total
Avital Carroll Women's moguls 26.46 54.71 71.60 11 27.27 60.55 76.49 3 Q 27.11 60.27 76.39 7 Q 27.06 55.71 71.89 7
Katharina Ramsauer 28.47 44.40 58.93 23 29.28 45.62 59.19 16 Did not advance
Dual moguls
Athlete Event 1/16 Final 1/8 Final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Avital Carroll Women's dual moguls  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Katharina Ramsauer  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Park & Pipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Samuel Baumgartner Men's halfpipe N/a
Julius Forer Men's big air
Men's slopestyle 16.20 32.55 N/a 32.55 27 Did not advance
Matěj Švancer Men's big air
Men's slopestyle 64.13 79.63 N/a 79.63 4 Q 30.56 1.76 73.71 73.71 7
Lara Wolf Women's big air 80.25 64.75 80.00 160.25 8 Q
Women's slopestyle 58.21 34.81 N/a 58.21 9 Q 52.83 56.60 4.36 56.60 9
Ski cross
Men
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Johannes Aujesky Men's
Christoph Danksagmüller
Adam Kappacher
Nicolas Lussnig
Women
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Christina Födermayr Women's
Sonja Gigler
Katrin Ofner

Luge

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nico Gleirscher Singles 53.273 6 53.412 8 53.053 4 53.235 7 3:32.973 5
Wolfgang Kindl 53.385 7 53.321 5 53.171 6 53.388 9 3:33.265 8
Jonas Müller 52.959 2 53.029 2 52.837 2 52.962 2 3:31.787 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Juri Gatt
Riccardo Schöpf
Doubles 53.014 12 52.901 9 N/a 1:45.915 11
Wolfgang Kindl
Thomas Steu
52.485 2 52.669 4 1:45.154 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hannah Prock Singles 53.131 12 53.230 14 53.271 12 53.131 13 3:32.763 10
Lisa Schulte 52.945 8 52.921 6 53.070 9 53.126 12 3:32.062 7
Dorothea Schwarz 53.595 16 53.052 11 53.080 10 53.103 11 3:32.830 11
Selina Egle
Lara Kipp
Doubles 53.193 3 53.350 4 N/a 1:46.543 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed team relay
Athlete Event Women's singles Men's doubles Men's singles Women's doubles Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lisa Schulte
Thomas Steu / Wolfgang Kindl
Jonas Müller
Selina Egle / Lara Kipp
Team relay 55.959 5 55.370 4 54.727 2 56.158 2 3:42.214 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Nordic combined

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Johannes Lamparter Individual normal hill/10 km 104.5 127.4 6 29:39.4 3 30:00.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Individual large hill/10 km
Stefan Rettenegger Individual normal hill/10 km 99.0 127.5 4 29:57.0 5 30:17.0 4
Individual large hill/10 km
Thomas Rettenegger Individual normal hill/10 km 104.5 127.4 6 31:27.7 13 31:42.7 9
Individual large hill/10 km
 
 
Team sprint

Short-track speed skating

Austria qualified one male short-track speed skater after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.[9] Nico Andermann will be the first male Austrian short-track speed skater to compete in the winter olympics.[10]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nico Andermann Men's 500 m
Men's 1500 m N/a

Skeleton

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Florian Auer Men's 57.53 19 56.91 14 57.06 18 56.86 15 3:48.36 17
Samuel Maier 56.89 12 57.23 19 56.55 13 56.53 13 3:47.20 14
Janine Flock Women's 57.22 1 57.26 2 57.26 1 57.28 1 3:49.02 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 
 
Mixed team N/a

Ski jumping

Men
Individual
Athlete Event First round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Stephan Embacher Normal hill 100.5 125.0 19 Q 105.5 136.2 3 261.2 7
Large hill 133.0 69.0 7 Q 136.0 74.4 5 284.1 7
Jan Hörl Normal hill 101.5 128.5 13 Q 104.0 130.9 8 259.4 11
Large hill 134.5 71.7 5 Q 136.0 74.4 4 286.9 5
Stefan Kraft Normal hill 98.0 124.1 24 Q 100.0 123.9 27 248.0 27
Large hill 121.5 115.3 36 Did not advance
Daniel Tschofenig Normal hill 100.0 130.0 11 Q 101.5 125.0 15 255.0 15
Large hill DSQ
Team
Athlete Event First round Second round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
 
 
Super team large hill
Women
Athlete Event First round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Lisa Eder Normal hill 95.0 130.4 5 100.0 126.9 3 257.3 4
Large hill
Lisa Hirner Normal hill 93.0 108.6 30 98.5 112.5 18 221.1 24
Large hill
Julia Mühlbacher Normal hill 93.0 115.3 21 98.0 109.6 23 224.9 22
Large hill
Meghann Wadsak Normal hill 91.5 106.1 35 Did not advance
Large hill
Mixed
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Lisa Eder
Jan Hörl
Julia Mühlbacher
Stephan Embacher
Mixed team 390.0 497.6 5 398.5 530.2 3 1,027.8 5

Ski mountaineering

Austria qualified one female and one male ski mountaineer through the 2025 ISMF World Championships.[11][12]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Paul Verbnjak Men's sprint
Johanna Hiemer Women's sprint
Paul Verbnjak
Johanna Hiemer
Mixed relay N/a

Snowboarding

Alpine
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Benjamin Karl Parallel giant slalom 1:26.49 3 Q  Bormolini (ITA)
W
 Prommegger (AUT)
W
 Mastnak (SLO)
W
 Kim (KOR)
W
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Fabian Obmann 1:27.97 20 Did not advance
Alexander Payer 1:27.71 17 Did not advance
Andreas Prommegger 1:27.40 11 Q  Lee (KOR)
W
 Karl (AUT)
L +0.12
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Martina Ankele Parallel giant slalom 1:37.58 23 Did not advance
Sabine Payer 1:33.75 9 Q  Dekker (NED)
W
 Ledecká (CZE)
W
 Dalmasso (ITA)
W
 Maděrová (CZE)
L +0.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Claudia Riegler 1:35.43 16 Q  Ledecká (CZE)
L +1.13
Did not advance
Cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Jakob Dusek Men's 1:08.69 9 1 1 2 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alessandro Hämmerle 1:08.56 7 1 2 2 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lukas Pachner 1:09.75 18 3 Did not advance
David Pickl 1:09.46 17 3 Did not advance
Pia Zerkhold Women's 1:14.14 7 1 2 3 Did not advance
 
 
Mixed team N/a
Park & Pipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Florian Lechner Men's halfpipe 12.25 13.50 N/a 13.50 21 Did not advance
Clemens Millauer Men's big air 78.25 78.00 DNI 156.25 18 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle N/a
Anna Gasser Women's big air 81.75 74.75 84.75 159.50 9 Q 25.00 45.00 76.26 121.25 8
Women's slopestyle N/a
Hanna Karrer Women's big air 79.50 18.25 77.75 157.25 10 Q 65.50 18.75 23.50 89.00 12
Women's slopestyle N/a

Speed skating

Austria qualified six speed skaters (three per gender) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.[13]

Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Ignaz Gschwentner Men's 500 m 36.07 29
Gabriel Odor Men's 1000 m DSQ
Alexander Farthofer Men's 1500 m
Gabriel Odor
Alexander Farthofer Men's 5000 m 6:26.07 18
Vanessa Herzog Women's 500 m
Women's 1000 m 1:16.99 24
Jeannine Rosner Women's 1000 m 1:18.41 30
Women's 1500 m
Women's 3000 m 4:08.42 19
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Gabriel Odor Men's
Anna Molnar Women's

See also

  • Austria at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

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