Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Team Sizes Road to Milano Cortina 2026

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31 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

I'll jump on the off-topic with an unpopular opinion - ice hockey isn't so stamina demanding to justify 25 people rosters. And it doesn't have big playing fields like football or rugby for example, where you'd require so many reserves. 15 field players + 3 goalies should be good. Or 18+3 at max. But 25 is too much imo and the constant substitutes are too much as well.

In fact, well, no. Hockey is extremely physically demanding, I even think it is the most physically demanding winter sport of all.

I mean keeping more than a minute on ice is just cardiac. The shifts are there for a reason.

 

25 players rosters are absolutely justified. You must have 4 lines to keep the stamina the whole game.

 

Hard to persuade people who never watched hockey though, I can understand your point, but sadly, the point is wrong

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I really hope Nordic Combined doesn't get scrapped. Actually, I believe the Winter Olympics should keep growing with new sports and disciplines (3x3 Hockey, Ice Cross, Speed Skiing, Ice Climbing), otherwise they won't feel like a true celebration of sports like their summer counterpart.

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1 hour ago, Benolympique said:

                    

 

I miss those countries 

 

Thanks 

Our biathlon entries were finalized today )

 

 Team Ukraine 

 

46 athletes - the same number as 4 years ago

(21 women + 25 men) 

 

 

ALPINE SKIING - 2 (1 + 1) = 

(W) Anastasiya Shepilenko (2022)

(M) Dmytro Shepiuk (Rookie)

* * *

 

BIATHLON - 10 (5 + 5) = 

(W) Yulia Dzhima (2014 - gold, 2018, 2022)
(W) Khrystyna Dmytrenko (Rookie)
(W) Oleksandra Merkushyna (Rookie)
(W) Olena Horodna (Rookie)
(W) Daryna Chalyk (Rookie)
 

(M) Dmytro Pidruchny (2014, 2018, 2022)
(M) Anton Dudchenko (2022)
(M) Vitaly Mandzyn (Rookie)
(M) Bohdan Borkovsky (Rookie)

(M) Taras Lesiuk (Rookie)

* * *

 

BOBSLEIGH - 0 (0 +0) -1 

---

 

CROSS COUNTRY - 6 (4 + 2) -1 
 

(W) Anastasia Nikon (Rookie)
(W) Sofia Shkatula (Rookie)
(W) Yelyzaveta Nopriyenko (Rookie)
(W) Daryna Mihal (Rookie)
 

(M) Dmytro Drahun (Rookie)
(M) Oleh Lisohor (Rookie)

* * *

 

CURLING - 0 (0 +0) = 

---

* * *

 

FIGURE SKATING - 1 (0 + 1) -5 
 

(M) Kyrylo Marsak (Rookie)

 

* * *

 

FREESTYLE - 9 (5 + 4) + 4 

 

(W) Kateryna Kotsar (Rookie) - Slopestyle / BigAir

(W) Anhelina Brykina (Rookie) - Aerials
(W) Oksana Yatsuk (Rookie) - Aerials
(W) Diana Yablonska (Rookie) - Aerials
(W) Nelli Popovych (Rookie) - Aerials

(M) Dmytro Kotovsky (2022) - Aerials
(M) Oleksandr Okipniuk (2022) - Aerials

(M) Yan Havriuk (Rookie) - Aerials
(M) Maksym Kuznetsov (Rookie) - Aerials

* * *

 

ICE HOCKEY - 0 (0 +0) = 

---

* * *

 

LUGE - 10 (4 + 6) + 4 

 

 

(W) Olena Stetskiv (2014, 2018, 2022)
(W) Yulianna Tunytska (2022)
(W) Olena Smaha (Rookie)
(W) Oleksandra Mokh (Rookie)

(M) Andriy Mandziy (2014, 2018, 2022)
(M) Anton Dukach (2018, 2022)
(M) Ihor Hoy (Rookie)
(M) Nazatiy Kachmar (Rookie)

(M) Danyil Martsynvsky (Rookie)
(M) Bohdan Babura (Rookie)

* * *

 

NORDIC COMBINED - 2 (0 + 2) + 1 

 

(M) Dmytro Mazurchuk (2022)
(M) Oleksandr Shumbarets (Rookie)

* * *

 

SHORT TRACK - 2 (1 + 1) = 

(W) Yelyzaveta Sydiorko (Rookie)

(M) Oleh Handey (2022)

* * *

 

 

SKELETON - 1 (0 + 1) = 

 

(M) Vladyslav Heraskevych (2018, 2022) - the flagbearer

* * *

 

SKI JUMPING - 2 (0 + 2) -1 

(M) Vitaliy Kalinichenko (2022)

(M) Yevhen Marusiak (2022)

* * *

 

SKI MOUNTAINEERING  - 0 (0 +0) #

---

* * *

 

SNOWBOARDING - 1 (1 + 0) = 

 

(W) Annamari Dancha (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) - PGS

* * *

 

 

SPEED SKATING - 0 (0 +0) = 

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* * *

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by avlar

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1 hour ago, Benolympique said:

                    

 

I miss those countries 

 

Thanks 

 

Biathlon (6 - 2W; 4M)

 

Anastasia Tolmacheva

Andreea Mezdrea (our media put her in)

 

George Buta

Raul Flore

Dmitri Shamaev

George Coltea

 

Bobsleigh (4M + 1 reserve)

 

Constantin Dinescu

George Iordache

Mihai Păcioianu

Mihai Tentea

 

 

Figure Skating (1W)

 

Julia Sauter - flag bearer

 

 

 

Luge (7 - 3W; 4M)

 

Corina Buzatoiu

Carmen Manolescu

Raluca Stramaturaru

 

Denis Serban

Marian Gîtlan

Eduard Craciun

Valentin Cretu

 

 

Ski Jumping (4 - 2W; 2M)

 

Delia Floea

Daniela Haralambie

 

Daniel Cacina

Mihnea Spulber

 

Alpine skiing (2 - 1W; 1M)

 

Sofia Moldovan

 

Alexandru Stefanescu

 

Nordic skiing (3 - 1W; 2M)

 

Delia Reit

 

Paul Pepene

Gabriel Cojocaru

 

Snowboard (2W)

 

Kata Mandel

Henrietta Bartalis

 

For me it’s a very special edition because two of my friends (Edi Craciun and Gabi Cojocaru) made it. So fingers crossed for them and for the whole delegation.

 

We don’t expect to much as usual in winter games (1-2 top 10 - luge team, women’s doubles luge, 2man bobsleigh, and maybe Julia Sauter if she will skate clean both programs)

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4 minutes ago, avlar said:

Our biathlon entries were finalized today )

 

 Team Ukraine 

 

46 athletes - the same number as 4 years ago

(21 women + 25 men) 

 

 

ALPINE SKIING - 2 (1 + 1) = 

(W) Anastasiya Shepilenko (2022)

(M) Dmytro Shepiuk (Rookie)

* * *

 

BIATHLON - 10 (5 + 5) = 

(W) Yulia Dzhima (2014 - gold, 2018, 2022)
(W) Khrystyna Dmytrenko (Rookie)
(W) Oleksandra Merkushyna (Rookie)
(W) Olena Horodna (Rookie)
(W) Daryna Chalyk (Rookie)
 

(M) Dmytro Pidruchny (2014, 2018, 2022)
(M) Anton Dudchenko (2022)
(M) Vitaly Mandzyn (Rookie)
(M) Bohdan Borkovsky (Rookie)

(M) Taras Lesiuk (Rookie)

* * *

 

BOBSLEIGH - 0 (0 +0) -1 

---

 

CROSS COUNTRY - 6 (4 + 2) -1 
 

(W) Anastasia Nikon (Rookie)
(W) Sofia Shkatula (Rookie)
(W) Yelyzaveta Nopriyenko (Rookie)
(W) Daryna Mihal (Rookie)
 

(M) Dmytro Drahun (Rookie)
(M) Oleh Lisohor (Rookie)

* * *

 

CURLING - 0 (0 +0) = 

---

* * *

 

FIGURE SKATING - 1 (0 + 1) -5 
 

(M) Kyrylo Marsak (Rookie)

 

* * *

 

FREESTYLE - 9 (5 + 4) + 4 

 

(W) Kateryna Kotsar (Rookie) - Slopestyle / BigAir

(W) Anhelina Brykina (Rookie) - Aerials
(W) Oksana Yatsuk (Rookie) - Aerials
(W) Diana Yablonska (Rookie) - Aerials
(W) Nelli Popovych (Rookie) - Aerials

(M) Dmytro Kotovsky (2022) - Aerials
(M) Oleksandr Okipniuk (2022) - Aerials

(M) Yan Havriuk (Rookie) - Aerials
(M) Maksym Kuznetsov (Rookie) - Aerials

* * *

 

ICE HOCKEY - 0 (0 +0) = 

---

* * *

 

LUGE - 10 (4 + 6) + 4 

 

 

(W) Olena Stetskiv (2014, 2018, 2022)
(W) Yulianna Tunytska (2022)
(W) Olena Smaha (Rookie)
(W) Oleksandra Mokh (Rookie)

(M) Andriy Mandziy (2014, 2018, 2022)
(M) Anton Dukach (2018, 2022)
(M) Ihor Hoy (Rookie)
(M) Nazatiy Kachmar (Rookie)

(M) Danyil Martsynvsky (Rookie)
(M) Bohdan Babura (Rookie)

* * *

 

NORDIC COMBINED - 2 (0 + 2) + 1 

 

(M) Dmytro Mazurchuk (2022)
(M) Oleksandr Shumbarets (Rookie)

* * *

 

SHORT TRACK - 2 (1 + 1) = 

(W) Yelyzaveta Sydiorko (Rookie)

(M) Oleh Handey (2022)

* * *

 

 

SKELETON - 1 (0 + 1) = 

 

(M) Vladyslav Heraskevych (2018, 2022) - the flagbearer

* * *

 

SKI JUMPING - 2 (0 + 2) -1 

(M) Vitaliy Kalinichenko (2022)

(M) Yevhen Marusiak (2022)

* * *

 

SKI MOUNTAINEERING  - 0 (0 +0) #

---

* * *

 

SNOWBOARDING - 1 (1 + 0) = 

 

(W) Annamari Dancha (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) - PGS

* * *

 

 

SPEED SKATING - 0 (0 +0) = 

---

* * *

 

 

 

10 Luge is just crazy achievement 

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1 hour ago, hckošice said:

10 Luge is just crazy achievement 

Honestly, we did not expect more than 8. 2 additional places happened just becaues your double could not grab it due to the injury(?).

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21 minutes ago, avlar said:

Honestly, we did not expect more than 8. 2 additional places happened just becaues your double could not grab it due to the injury(?).

Yep, that was really unfortunate, but well, such things happens. Anyway this amount of lugers is really impressive.

 

Congrats and good luck at the Games

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46 minutes ago, hckošice said:

Yep, that was really unfortunate, but well, such things happens. Anyway this amount of lugers is really impressive.

 

Congrats and good luck at the Games

Thank you! And I wish  win your medals at these Games and continue medal streak!

For us even one medal will mark the Games as successfull.

 

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3 hours ago, Federer91 said:

I'll jump on the off-topic with an unpopular opinion - ice hockey isn't so stamina demanding to justify 25 people rosters. And it doesn't have big playing fields like football or rugby for example, where you'd require so many reserves. 15 field players + 3 goalies should be good. Or 18+3 at max. But 25 is too much imo and the constant substitutes are too much as well.

Well, I think only 20 actually dress for games, the rest are really more alternates (and could probably shorten the benches to 17). And there are reasons... but I do enjoy people hating on hockey in general, so please carry on