twenty sixth February 2026
Snowsports occasions accounted for practically half of all medals awarded on the Milan-Cortina Video games. The Worldwide Ski & Snowboard Federation is hailing it a triumph. NEW
A file 89 Nationwide Olympic Committees competed in FIS occasions – 10 greater than at Beijing 2022 – together with debut appearances from Benin and the United Arab Emirates, underscoring snow sport’s increasing world attain.
Workforce GB had its most profitable Winter Olympics with 5 medals, together with three golds.
PlanetSKI mirrored on the Video games because the closing ceremony was underway.
“These Video games have been a defining second for FIS and snow sports activities – a celebration of excellence, unity, and innovation, and a mirrored image of years of our funding in world participation and grassroots growth,” stated FIS President Johan Eliasch.
“They confirmed the world what our athletes, Nationwide Ski Associations, and the whole snow sport group can obtain collectively.
From the slopes of Milan and Cortina to the latest nations becoming a member of our competitions, these Video games embodied the universality and emotional energy of snow sport.
They remind us that FIS will not be solely the biggest federation within the Olympic Winter Video games – we’re a household that continues to develop, encourage, and prepared the ground towards a extra inclusive, sustainable, and world future for winter sport.”
Cortina, 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Picture © David Pearce/Workforce GB
FIS achieved record-breaking digital engagement throughout the Video games.
A number of the reported highlights embrace:
Over 600 million attain and 14 million engagements on FIS social channels4,700 posts and 188,000 new followers33% enhance in energetic customers on the FIS web site and +26.7% engagement time on the FIS App2.07 billion attain and 54.5 million engagements since October 2025
Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski dominated on-line interplay, with seven of the ten most participating Olympic posts coming from these disciplines.
Nordic Mixed achieved gender stability in its digital viewers, whereas non-traditional markets akin to Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil – the latter boosted by Lucas Pinheiro Braathen’s historic gold medal – recorded distinctive progress.
Subsequent Cease: Paralympic Winter Video games
From 6–15 March, the Paralympic Winter Video games Milano Cortina 2026 will see FIS-governed sports activities account for 80% of all medals awarded, with a file 54 nations anticipated to take part, together with debutants El Salvador, Haiti, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Portugal.
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