Milano Cortina 2026

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Team Ireland was represented by four athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

Freestyle skier Ben Lynch was the standout performer. He became the first Irish skier to qualify for a Winter Olympics halfpipe final, achieving a personal best score and finishing eighth in the men’s halfpipe, one of Ireland’s best Winter Olympic results to date. In recognition of his historic achievement, Lynch was named Team Ireland’s flagbearer for the Closing Ceremony in Verona.

In alpine skiing, Cormac Comerford competed with determination across four events — downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom — while 17-year-old Anabelle Zurbay made her Olympic debut, becoming one of Ireland’s youngest Winter Olympians.

Cross-country veteran Thomas Maloney Westgård capped Ireland’s participation with a hard-fought 23rd place in the demanding 50 km mass-start classic.