| Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NED |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 39 (20 men and 19 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Jens van 't Wout (Milano) Kimberley Bos (Cortina d'Ampezzo) [1] |
| Officials | Carl Verheijen, Head of mission |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Netherlands will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Short-track speed skating | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Skeleton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Speed skating | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Total | 20 | 18 | 38 |
Suzanne Schulting is selected for both speed skating and short-track speed skating, so the total is one lower than the sum.
The following Dutch competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
The Netherlands qualified two sleds (two-man and four-man). [2]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dave Wesselink Jelen Franjic | Two-man | ||||||||||
| Dave Wesselink Janko Franjic Jelen Franjic Timme Koster Stephan Huis in 't Veld (reserve) | Four-man | ||||||||||
In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, the Netherlands secured one quota in each of the pair skating. [3]
| Athlete | Event | SP/SD | FP/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Daria Danilova Michel Tsiba | Pairs | ||||||
The Netherlands qualified the maximum team size of ten short-track speed skaters (five per gender) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. [4] Nine athletes were confirmed after the Dutch championships, [5] the tenth one, Ithak de Laat was announced on 20 January 2026 as it became clear that Daan Kos hasn't properly recovered from injury. [5] Coached by Niels Kerstholt, the following athletes will represent the Netherlands:
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Teun Boer | 500 m | ||||||||
| Jens van 't Wout | |||||||||
| Melle van 't Wout | |||||||||
| Teun Boer | 1000 m | 1:24.395 | 3 q | 1:26.638 | 3 ADV | 1:24.209 | 4 FB | 1:27.267 | 7 |
| Jens van 't Wout | 1:25.237 | 1 Q | 1:15.199 | 1 Q | 1:24.664 | 2 FA | 1:24.537 | ||
| Itzhak de Laat | 1500 m | N/a | 2:12.974 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Friso Emons | PEN | – | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jens van 't Wout | 2:20.657 | 1 Q | 2:14.988 | 1 FA | 2:12.21 | ||||
| Teun Boer Itzhak de Laat Friso Emons Jens van 't Wout Melle van 't Wout | 5000 m relay | N/a | |||||||
Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Selma Poutsma | 500 m | 42.629 | 1 Q | 42.234 | 3 q | 41.760 | 3 FA | 42.491 | 4 |
| Michelle Velzeboer | 42.598 | 1 Q | 42.417 | 2 Q | 1:27.632 | 5 FB | 1:05.774 | 8 | |
| Xandra Velzeboer | 42.417 | 1 Q | 41.583 OR | 1 Q | 41.399 WR | 1 FA | 41.609 | ||
| Selma Poutsma | 1000 m | 1:53.774 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Michelle Velzeboer | 1:29.730 | 2 Q | |||||||
| Xandra Velzeboer | 1:27.816 | 1 Q | |||||||
| Suzanne Schulting | 1500 m | N/a | |||||||
| Michelle Velzeboer | |||||||||
| Xandra Velzeboer | |||||||||
| Zoë Deltrap Selma Poutsma Suzanne Schulting Michelle Velzeboer Xandra Velzeboer | 3000 m relay | N/a | 4:06.29 | 1 FA | |||||
Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Selma Poutsma Xandra Velzeboer Jens van 't Wout Melle van 't Wout | 2000 m relay | 2:36.517 | 1 Q | 2:53.319 | 3 FB | 2:35.54 OR | 5 |
Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.
The Netherlands qualified one female skeleton racer. [6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kimberley Bos | Women's | 57.88 | 11 | 57.98 | 14 | 58.12 | 13 | 58.26 | 18 | 3:52.24 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Michelle Dekker | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:33.63 | 8 Q | L +0.13 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Glenn de Blois | Men's | 1:08.68 | 8 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Melissa Peperkamp | Women's big air | 70.25 | 66.75 | DNI | 137.00 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Women's slopestyle | N/a | ||||||||||
| Romy van Vreden | Women's big air | 60.25 | 52.75 | 74.75 | 135.00 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
| Women's slopestyle | N/a | ||||||||||
The Netherlands qualified eighteen speed skaters (nine per gender) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. [7] The Dutch Olympic Committee selected the maximum allowed delegation of nine men and nine women, largely based on the results of the Olympic qualification tournament, held in December 2025. [8]
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Jorrit Bergsma | 10,000 m | 12:40.48 | |
| Jenning de Boo | 500 m | 33.88 | |
| 1000 m | 1:06.78 | ||
| Marcel Bosker | 5000 m | 6:17.47 | 11 |
| Stijn van de Bunt | 5000 m | 6:12.94 | 9 |
| 10,000 m | 12:45.75 | 5 | |
| Sebas Diniz | 500 m | 34.461 | 5 |
| Chris Huizinga | 5000 m | 6:11.58 | 7 |
| Kjeld Nuis | 1000 m | 1:07.65 | 6 |
| 1500 m | |||
| Tijmen Snel | 1500 m | ||
| Joep Wennemars | 500 m | 34.89 | 21 |
| 1000 m | 1:07.58 | 5 | |
| 1500 m | |||
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Joy Beune | 3000 m | 3:58.12 | 4 |
| Anna Boersma | 500 m | ||
| Merel Conijn | 3000 m | 4:01.65 | 9 |
| 5000 m | 6:46.28 | ||
| Marijke Groenewoud | 1500 m | ||
| 3000 m | 4:01.35 | 8 | |
| 5000 m | 6:58.33 | 7 | |
| Femke Kok | 500 m | ||
| 1000 m | 1:12.59 | ||
| 1500 m | |||
| Jutta Leerdam | 500 m | ||
| 1000 m | 1:12.31 OR | ||
| Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong | 1500 m | ||
| Suzanne Schulting | 1000 m | 1:15.46 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Jorrit Bergsma | Men's | ||||||
| Stijn van de Bunt | |||||||
| Bente Kerkhoff | Women's | ||||||
| Marijke Groenewoud | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Marcel Bosker Stijn van der Bunt Chris Huizinga | Men's | ||||||
| Marijke Groenewoud Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Joy Beune | Women's | 2:55.65 | 3 Q | ||||
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