Sweden at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics4 min read

🇸🇪 110 Swedish athletes are competing at the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina, Italy (6–22 Feb 2026) — marking Sweden’s 25th Winter Olympics appearance. The Nordic powerhouse is contesting 9 sports with medal ambitions across skiing, biathlon, curling, ice hockey, figure skating, and more.

📌 Sweden’s Olympic Vision

The Swedish Olympic Committee set ambitious goals for Milano Cortina, targeting multiple medal chances across sports and aiming to showcase Nordic excellence on Italy’s snowy stage.

🥇 Highlights & Medal Prospects

⛷ Alpine Skiing

Sweden fields a strong alpine team with both male and female skiers, including giants in the technical disciplines. Confirmed competitors include Sara Hector (Olympic gold medalist), Anna Swenn-Larsson, and Estelle Alphand.

🎿 Cross-Country Skiing

The Swedish cross-country squad is among the sport’s traditional contenders. Names to watch include Frida Karlsson, Ebba Andersson, Moa Ilar, Maja Dahlqvist, and additions like Truls Gisselman and Gustaf Berglund who earned Olympic selections on the World Cup circuit.

🥌 Curling

Swedish curlers, especially siblings Rasmus and Isabella Wranaa, have started strong in mixed doubles — blending experience with seamless teamwork that could become a podium factor.

🏒 Ice Hockey

Sweden’s men’s and women’s ice hockey teams are key medal contenders:

Men’s Team Sweden Roster: A talented NHL-laden group including Rasmus Dahlin, Erik Karlsson, William Nylander, Elias Pettersson, Jesper Wallstedt (G), Jacob Markström (G) and Filip Gustavsson (G).

The women’s national team also impressed early with a 4-1 win over Germany, led by players like Sofie Lundin — reflecting Sweden’s depth in women’s hockey.

⛸ Figure Skating

Sweden’s Nikolaj Majorov, world-class figure skater and ice dance competitor, adds historic flair as part of Sweden’s winter sports lineup.

⭐ Main Athletes to Know

Alpine Skiing

Sara Hector – Olympic slalom & giant slalom star

Anna Swenn-Larsson – Veteran technical skier

Cross-Country

Moa Ilar – World Cup breakout skier

Maja Dahlqvist – Sprint specialist

Curling

Rasmus Wranaa – Olympic medalist experience

Isabella Wranaa – Strong mixed doubles partner

Men’s Ice Hockey

Rasmus Dahlin – Top defenseman

Erik Karlsson – Elite two-way defenseman

William Nylander – Offensive threat

Jesper Wallstedt – Goalie talent

Women’s Ice Hockey

Sofie Lundin – Forward & national team regular

Figure Skating

Nikolaj Majorov – Historic skating figure for Sweden

🇸🇪 Sweden’s Role at Milano Cortina 2026

At the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Sweden does not arrive as a single-sport superpower in the Norwegian sense, but as one of the most structurally balanced nations of the Winter Games. Team Sweden’s strength lies in its ability to compete for medals across a wide spectrum of disciplines, combining traditional Nordic endurance sports with technical skiing, team sports and precision events. Historically, Sweden has played the role of the “all-round Nordic contender”: less dominant than Norway in raw medal volume, but consistently present on podiums from cross-country skiing and biathlon to alpine skiing, curling and ice hockey. Milano Cortina reinforces this identity. Competing on Alpine and Dolomite terrain that suits technical skiing and team sports logistics, Sweden is positioned as a strategic counterweight within the Nordic bloc, capable of shaping medal tables not through sheer volume, but through high-quality peaks in key events. The Swedish Olympic Committee’s approach for 2026 reflects this philosophy: selective excellence, depth in women’s disciplines, and strong visibility in globally followed sports such as ice hockey. In short, Sweden’s role in Italy is that of a multi-front contender — a nation that may not dominate headlines every day, but one that steadily accumulates relevance, medals and narrative weight throughout the Games.

🔗 Read more on Olympics.com, Wikipedia.org

🇸🇪 Sweden’s results and medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics”