United Arab Emirates at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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The United Arab Emirates competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which was held from 6 to 22 February 2026. This was the country's first time participating in the 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 (opening) | Alexander Astridge & Piera Hudson |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Alexander Astridge & Piera Hudson |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United Arab Emirates team consisted of two alpine skiers (one per gender), Alexander Astridge and Piera Hudson.[1][2][3] The pair were also the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4][5]
Astridge and Hudson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[6] Astridge has lived in Dubai most of his life and Hudson moved there from New Zealand.[7]
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.[8]
| 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 | 52.74 | 48 | 56.93 | 39 | 1:49.67 | 39 | |