| United Arab Emirates at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | UAE |
| NOC | United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympic |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 2 (1 man and 1 woman) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers | Alexander Astridge (Milan) Piera Hudson (Cortina d'Ampezzo) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. The country is scheduled to make its Winter Olympics debut.
The United Arab Emirates team consisted of two alpine skiers (one per gender), Alexander Astridge and Piera Hudson. [1] Astridge and Hudson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [2] Astridge has lived in Dubai most of his life and Hudson moved there from New Zealand. [3]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The United Arab Emirates qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexander Astridge | Men's slalom | DNF | |||||
| Piera Hudson | Women's giant slalom | 1:08.01 | 41 | DNF | |||
| Women's slalom | |||||||