On February 6, the XXV Winter Olympics will commence in Milan.
The opening ceremony of the 2026 Games will take place at the "San Siro" stadium, according to Ukrinform.
By February 22, over 4,000 athletes from 96 nations will compete in 16 sports for a total of 116 sets of medals.
Ukraine will be represented by 46 athletes competing in 11 disciplines: biathlon, luge, freestyle, skeleton, short track, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, alpine skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, and figure skating.
It is noteworthy that, since gaining independence, Ukraine has won 9 medals at the Winter Olympics:
3 Golds:
- Norway 1994 - Oksana Baiul - figure skating, women's singles;
- Sochi 2014 - Vita Semerenko, Yulia Jim, Valentina Semerenko, Olena Pidhrushna - biathlon, relay;
- Pyeongchang 2018 - Oleksandr Abramenko - freestyle, ski acrobatics.
3 Silvers:
- Nagano 1998 - Olena Petrova - biathlon, individual race;
- Sochi 2014 - Vita Semerenko - biathlon, sprint;
- Beijing 2022 - Oleksandr Abramenko - freestyle, ski acrobatics.
3 Bronzes:
- Norway 1994 - Valentina Tserbe-Nesina - biathlon, sprint;
- Turin 2006 - Liliya Yefremova - biathlon, sprint;
- Olena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov - figure skating, ice dance.
