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Armenia will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to February 22, 2026. This event brings together athletes from many countries to compete in winter sports like skiing, ice skating, and more.
Figure skaters Nikita Rakhmanin and Karina Akopova will have the honor of carrying Armenia's flag during the opening ceremony. During the closing ceremony, a volunteer will carry the flag for Armenia. The Winter Olympics is a special time when people from all over the world come together to cheer for their favorite athletes and enjoy the excitement of winter sports.
Competitors
Here is the list showing how many athletes from Armenia are taking part in each sport or activity at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Alpine skiing
Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Armenia had one male skier join the alpine skiing events at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Harutyun Harutyunyan | Men's giant slalom | 1:27.93 | 63 | 1:21.67 | 59 | 2:50.58 | 59 | |
| Men's slalom | 1:10.12 | 37 | DSQ | |||||
Cross-country skiing
Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Armenia had one female and one male cross-country skier for the 2026 Winter Olympics. After the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Armenia qualified one more female athlete, but they did not have anyone else eligible to take that spot.
Distance
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Mikayel Mikayelyan | Men's skiathlon | 26:07.2 | 51 | 26:37.2 | 51 | 51:06.8 | +4:55.8 | 48 |
| Men's freestyle | —N/a | 23:06.4 | 53 | —N/a | ||||
| Katya Galstyan | Women's skiathlon | 35:41.9 | 69 | 38.7 | 69 | LAP | ||
| Women's freestyle | —N/a | 28:33.7 | 82 | —N/a | ||||
| Athlete | Event | 1.8km | 3.7km | 4.9km | 7.4km | 8.6km | 9.0km | Finish | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Mikayel Mikayelyan | Men's freestyle | 3:47.9 | 21.3 | 51 | 7:51.5 | 45.6 | 59 | 11:51.9 | 1:24.5 | 57 | 16:44.9 | 1:54.4 | 54 | 20:05.3 | 2:14.3 | 55 | 20:48.8 | 2:15.8 | 55 | 23:06.6 | 2:30.2 | 54 |
| Katya Galstyan | Women's freestyle | 5:00.5 | 1.00.5 | 93 | 10:08.5 | 2:12.8 | 98 | 14:56.1 | 3:15.3 | 88 | 20:51.9 | 4:23.2 | 86 | 24:48.9 | 5:02.7 | 83 | 25:49.3 | 5:19.6 | 83 | 28:33.7 | 5:44.5 | 82 |
Figure skating
Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Armenia got a spot in pairs figure skating at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China.
| Athlete | Event | SP | FP | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Karina Akopova Nikita Rakhmanin | Pairs | 66.27 | 12 Q | 114.39 | 14 | 180.66 | 14 |
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