Which sports are at the Winter Olympics 2026? Full list of disciplines

The Winter Olympics, the ultimate celebration of ice and snow sports, have finally arrived.

Milano Cortina 2026 will see around 3,000 athletes battle to get their hands on a medal and do their country proud.

But it's us, the viewers, that will be the real winners. Whether you like to see competitors flying down a mountain at breakneck speeds, hurtling across the ice, elegantly flying through the air, or all of the above, the next fortnight is sure to thrill.

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The true beauty of watching the Games is that there's every chance an event you've never heard of can draw you in – becoming your new obsession or just having you screaming at your TV for an hour or two.

Milano Cortina 2026's 19-day schedule is made up of 116 medal events across 16 disciplines, including a debut for ski mountaineering, so there is something for everyone to dig their teeth into.

RadioTimes.com brings you the full list of sports and disciplines on show at the Winter Olympics in 2026.

Full list of Winter Olympics 2026 sports

Alpine Skiing

• Men's downhill
• Women's downhill
• Men's giant slalom
• Women's giant slalom
• Men's slalom
• Women's slalom
• Men's super-G
• Women's super-G
• Men's combined
• Women's combined

Biathlon

• Men's individual
• Women's individual
• Men's sprint
• Women's sprint
• Men's pursuit
• Women's pursuit
• Men's mass start
• Women's mass start
• Men's relay
• Women's relay
• Mixed team relay

Bobsleigh

• Men's two-man
• Men's four-man
• Women's monobob
• Women's two-woman

Cross-country skiing

• Men's classical
• Women's classical
• Men's skiathlon
• Women's skiathlon
• Men's freestyle
• Women's freestyle
• Men's relay
• Women's relay
• Men's individual sprint
• Women's individual sprint
• Men's team sprint
• Women's team sprint

Curling

• Men
• Women
• Mixed doubles

Figure skating

• Men's singles
• Women's singles
• Mixed pairs
• Mixed ice dance
• Mixed team event

Freestyle skiing

• Men's aerials
• Women's aerials
• Men's big air
• Women's big air
• Men's halfpipe
• Women's halfpipe
• Men's moguls
• Women's moguls
• Men's dual moguls
• Women's dual moguls
• Men's ski cross
• Women's ski cross
• Men's slopestyle
• Women's slopestyle
• Mixed team aerials

Ice hockey

• Men
• Women

Luge

• Men's singles
• Women's singles
• Men's doubles
• Women's doubles
• Mixed relay

Nordic combined

• Men's individual (large hill/10km)
• Men's individual (normal hill/10km)
• Men's team sprint 2 x 7.5km

Short track speed skating

• Men's 500m
• Women's 500m
• Men's 1000m
• Women's 1000m
• Men's 1500m
• Women's 1500m
• Men's 5000m relay
• Women's 3000m relay
• Mixed team relay

Skeleton

• Men
• Women
• Mixed team

Ski jumping

• Men's normal hill
• Women's normal hill
• Men's large hill
• Women's large hill
• Men's super team
• Mixed team

Ski mountaineering

• Men's sprint
• Women's sprint
• Mixed relay

Snowboard

• Men's big air
• Women's big air
• Men's halfpipe
• Women's halfpipe
• Men's parallel giant slalom
• Women's parallel giant slalom
• Men's slopestyle
• Women's slopestyle
• Men's snowboard cross
• Women's snowboard cross
• Mixed snowboard cross team

Speed skating

• Men's 500m
• Women's 500m
• Men's 1000m
• Women's 1000m
• Men's 1500m
• Women's 1500m
• Women's 3000m
• Men's 5000m
• Women's 5000m
• Men's 10,000m
• Men's mass start
• Women's mass start
• Men's team pursuit
• Women's team pursuit

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