Belgium at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Belgium
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.teambelgium.be  (in Dutch and French)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	30 (14 men and 16 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Hanne Desmet
Flag bearers (closing)	Ward Pétré & Tineke den Dulk
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Belgium competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Contents

• Competitors
• Medallists
• Alpine skiing
• Biathlon
• Bobsleigh
• Figure skating
• Short-track speed skating
• Skeleton
• Ski mountaineering
• Snowboarding
• Speed skating
• See also
• References

Short track speed skater Hanne Desmet was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Short track speed skating mixed relay bronze medal winners Ward Pétré and Tineke den Dulk were the flagbearers during the closing ceremony. ^{[4] [5]}

Competitors

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

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Hanne Desmet Stijn Desmet Tineke den Dulk Ward Pétré	Short-track speed skating	Mixed 2000 metre relay	10 February

Alpine skiing

Belgium qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota (D.1) and a second male alpine skier through the Olympic Quota Allocation List (D.3). ^[6]

Men

Women

Biathlon

Belgium qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. ^{[7] [8]}

Men

Women

Mixed

Bobsleigh

Belgium was allocated 1 quota place in the women's monobob on the basis of the Olympic Qualification System (QS) Milano Cortina 2026 for bobsleigh and skeleton. ^[9]

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Belgium secured one quota in the women's singles. ^[10] At the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China, Belgium secured a second quota in the women's singles. ^{[11] [12]}

Short-track speed skating

Belgium qualified six short-track speed skaters (four men and two women) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. ^[13]

Men

Women

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tineke den Dulk Hanne Desmet Stijn Desmet Ward Pétré	2000 m relay	2.39.932	3 q	2.39.974	2 FA	2.39.353

Key:FA = Qualified to medal round; FB = Qualified to consolation round; PEN = Penalty; Q = Qualified to next round based on position in heat; q = Qualified to next round based on time in field

Skeleton

Belgium was allocated 1 quota place in the women's skeleton on the basis of the Olympic Qualification System (QS) Milano Cortina 2026 for bobsleigh and skeleton. ^[9]

Ski mountaineering

Belgium qualified one male ski mountaineer through the Olympic ranking lists. ^[14]

Snowboarding

Belgium qualified two female Slopestyle & Big Air snowboarders through the basic quota. ^[15]

Speed skating

Following the conclusion of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Competitions designated for qualification of event quota places for the XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026, Belgian women speed skaters were allocated 1 quota each for the 1000 metres, the 1500 metres, the 3000 metres, the 5000 metres, and the team sprint as well as 2 quota in the mass start. Belgian male speed skaters were allocated 1 quota each for the 1000 metres, the 1500 metres, the 5000 metres, and the 10000 metres, as well as 2 quota in the mass start. ^[16] Belgium obtained an additional quotum for the women's 500 and 1000 metres through the reallocation process of on-site unused event quota places by the International Skating Union.

Mass start

Team pursuit

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Sandrine Tas Isabelle van Elst Fran Vanhoutte	Women's team pursuit	Canada L 3:01.33	6 FC	Did not advance		Germany L 3:04.92	6

Key:FA = Qualified to gold medal round; FB = Qualified to bronze medal round; FC = Qualified for Final C;L = Lost; OR = Olympic record; Q = Qualified to next round; W = Won

See also

• Belgium at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References