From the Rink to the Spotlight: Skaters as Olympic Flag Bearers
06 Feb 2026
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It is the day. The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 has finally arrived.
With the full list of flag bearers now revealed, here are the skaters proudly leading their delegations at Milano Cortina 2026.
Armenia
- Karina Akopova (figure skating)
- Nikita Rakhmanin (figure skating)
Azerbaijan
- Vladimir Litvintsev (figure skating)
Belgium
- Hanne Desmet (short track)
Bulgaria
- Alexandra Feigin (figure skating)
Chinese Taipei
- Li Yu-Hsiang (figure skating)
Croatia
- Valentina Ascic (short track)
Estonia
- Marten Liiv (speed skating)
Georgia
- Diana Davis (Figure Skating)
- Luka Berulava (Figure Skating)
Great Britain
- Lilah Fear (figure skating)
Hong Kong, China
- Tsz Fung Kwok (short track)
Hungary
- Maja Somodi (short track)
- Bence Nogradi (short track)
Israel
- Mariia Seniuk (figure skating)
Italy
- Arianna Fontana (short track)
Japan
- Morishige Wataru (speed skating)
Kazakhstan
- Denis Nikisha (short track)
Lithuania
- Allison Reed (figure skating)
- Saulius Ambrulevičius (figure skating)
Mexico
- Donovan Carrillo (figure skating)
Netherlands
- Jens van't Wout (short track)
Norway
- Peder Kongshaug (speed skating)
People's Republic of China
- Ning Zhongyan (speed skating)
- Zhang Chutong (short track)
Poland
- Natalia Czerwonka (speed skating)
Republic of Korea
- Cha Junhwan (figure skating)
- Park Ji Woo (speed skating)
Romania
- Julia Sauter (figure skating)
Spain
- Olivia Smart (figure skating)
Türkiye
- Furkan Akar (short track)
Ukraine
- Yelyzaveta Sydorko (short track)
United States of America
- Erin Jackson (speed skating)
Uzbekistan
- Daniil Eybog (speed skating)



