Croatia at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Croatia competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026, with 14 competitors in 4 sports.[1]
| Croatia at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRO |
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 14 (6 men and 8 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Matija Legović & Valentina Aščić |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Marko Skender & Tena Hadžić |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Biathlete Matija Legović and short track speed skater Valentina Aščić were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2][3][4] Meanwhile, cross-country skiers Marko Skender and Tena Hadžić were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5][6]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Biathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Short-track speed skating | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Alpine skiing
Croatia qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. Two female and two male alpine skiers have qualified by virtue of them being in the top 30 in World Cup standings.[1][7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Filip Zubčić | Men's giant slalom | 1:16.59 | 16 | 1:10.91 | 10 | 2:27.50 | 14 |
| Samuel Kolega | Men's slalom | DNF | |||||
| Istok Rodeš | DNF | ||||||
| Filip Zubčić | 58.93 | 15 | 57.43 | 11 | 1:56.36 | 13 | |
| Zrinka Ljutić | Women's giant slalom | 1:05.34 | 24 | 1:09.67 | 3 | 2:15.01 | 17 |
| Pia Vučinić | DNF | ||||||
| Zrinka Ljutić | Women's slalom | 49.30 | 16 | 54.69 | 30 | 1:43.99 | 26 |
| Leona Popović | 49.55 | 21 | DSQ | DNF | |||
| Pia Vučinić | DNF | ||||||
Biathlon
Based on the IBU Qualifying Points list, Croatia qualified one female and two male athletes.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krešimir Crnković | Men's individual | 1:01:32.3 | 4 (0+1+1+2) | 76 |
| Matija Legović | 1:01:11.4 | 6 (1+1+1+3) | 72 | |
| Krešimir Crnković | Men's sprint | 28:04.5 | 5 (3+2) | 89 |
| Matija Legović | Men's pursuit | LAP | ||
| Men's sprint | 25:58.6 | 2 (1+1) | 59 | |
| Anika Kožica | Women's individual | 47:11.3 | 2 (0+0+0+2) | 60 |
| Women's sprint | 23:50.6 | 0 (0+0) | 68 | |
Cross-country skiing
Croatia qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Croatia qualified further a one female athlete.[9]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Marko Skender | Men's 10 kilometre freestyle | 26:40.7 | +6:04.5 | 95 |
| Men's 50 kilometre classical | LAP | 55 | ||
| Tena Hadžić | Women's 10 km freestyle | 30:39.9 | +7:50.7 | 97 |
| Ema Sobol | Women's 10 km freestyle | 29:04.6 | +6:15.4 | 88 |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marko Skender | Men's sprint | 3:31.91 | 61 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tena Hadžić | Women's sprint | 4:12.88 | 66 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ema Sobol | Women's sprint | 4:22.67 | 75 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tena Hadžić Ema Sobol |
Women's team sprint | 7:25.15 | 19 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
Short-track speed skating
Croatia qualified two female short-track speed skaters after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Valentina Aščić | Women's 500 m | 44.802 | 3 | Did not advance | 23 | ||||
| Women's 1000 m | 1:27.863 | 4 | Did not advance | 25 | |||||
| Women's 1500 m | N/a | 2:58.133 | 5 | Did not advance | 28 | ||||
| Katarina Burić | Women's 1500 m | N/a | 2:31.874 | 5 | Did not advance | 26 | |||