United Arab Emirates at the 2026 Winter Olympics
| 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 & Piera Hudson |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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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][2][3] Astridge and Hudson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4] Astridge has lived in Dubai most of his life and Hudson moved there from New Zealand.[5]
Competitors
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 |
Alpine skiing
The United Arab Emirates qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[6]
| 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 | |||||||
References
- ^ "UAE set for a historic Winter Olympics 2026 debut with two Alpine Skiers in Italy". Times of India. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ Roche, Calum (6 February 2026). "2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country". Diario AS. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ Lewis, Andy (15 January 2026). "UAE set for historic first participation in Winter Olympics". The National. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ Hamilton-Irvine, Gary (10 February 2026). "Hawke's Bay has its first Winter Olympian – but Piera Hudson is representing another country". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
