Romania at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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A total of 28 athletes competed for Romania at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. The 5th place for the 2-men team in bobsleigh represents the best result of Romanian athletes at the Winter Olympic Games since 1992.
| Romania at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 28 (17 men and 11 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Mihai Tentea & Julia Sauter |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Julia Sauter |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Mihai Tentea and Julia Sauter were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[1][2][3] Julia Sauter was also the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4][5]
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 |
| Biathlon | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobsleigh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luge | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 28 |
Alpine skiing
Romania qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexandru Ștefan Ștefănescu | Men's giant slalom | 1:25.17 | 51 | 1:17.53 | 42 | 2:42.70 | 43 |
| Men's slalom | 1:05.58 | 32 | 1:03.52 | 31 | 2:09.10 | 30 | |
| Sofia Maria Moldovan | Women's giant slalom | 1:12.46 | 55 | 1:17.41 | 45 | 2:29.87 | 46 |
| Women's slalom | 53.21 | 51 | DNF | ||||
Biathlon
Romania qualified four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.[7][8] Additionally, Romania qualified one female biathlete via the IBU Qualifying Points List.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Buta | Men's individual | 57:46.8 | 1 (1+0+0+0) | 39 |
| Men's sprint | 26:15.2 | 1 (1+0) | 68 | |
| George Colțea | Men's individual | 58:50.7 | 3 (1+1+0+1) | 54 |
| Men's sprint | 26:14.9 | 2 (0+2) | 67 | |
| Raul Flore | Men's individual | 1:06:25.1 | 4 (1+1+0+2) | 89 |
| Men's sprint | 27:36.9 | 1 (0+1) | 87 | |
| Dmitrii Shamaev | Men's individual | 1:00:59.2 | 2 (1+0+0+1) | 70 |
| Men's sprint | 25:43.3 | 1 (1+0) | 54 | |
| Men's pursuit | 35:37.4 | 1 (1+0+0+0) | 38 | |
| Dmitrii Shamaev George Buta George Colțea Raul Flore |
Men's relay | LAP | 20 | |
| Anastasia Tolmacheva | Women's individual | 48:30.0 | 2 (0+1+1+0) | 74 |
| Women's sprint | 23:18.9 | 1 (0+1) | 59 | |
| Women's pursuit | 36:13.4 | 3 (2+0+1+0) | 56 | |
Bobsleigh
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mihai Tentea* George Iordache |
Two-man | 55.73 | 10 | 55.65 | 3 | 55.46 | 6 | 55.53 | 5 | 3:42.37 | 5 |
| Mihai Tentea* Constantin Dinescu George Iordache (runs 1–3) Andrei Nica (run 4) Mihai Păcioianu |
Four-man | 55.05 | 16 | 55.12 | 13 | 55.05 | 14 | 55.21 | 16 | 3:40.43 | 17 |
Cross-country skiing
Romania qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[10] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Romania qualified a further one male athlete.[10]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Gabriel Cojocaru | Men's 10 km freestyle | N/a | 23:43.3 | 65 | N/a | |||
| Men's 20 km skiathlon | 26:48.0 | 60 | 25:39.3 | 51 | 53:00.2 | 6:49.2 | 54 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | LAP | 49 | N/a | N/a | ||||
| Paul Pepene | Men's 10 km freestyle | N/a | 23:04.9 | 52 | N/a | |||
| Men's 20 km skiathlon | 26:07.9 | 52 | 24:38.2 | 47 | 51:18.2 | 5:07.2 | 50 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | LAP | 47 | N/a | N/a | ||||
| Delia Reit | Women's 10 km freestyle | N/a | 30:18.3 | 96 | N/a | |||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gabriel Cojocaru | Men's sprint | 3:32.17 | 63 | Did not advance | |||||
| Paul Pepene | 3:37.60 | 72 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Delia Reit | Women's sprint | 4:31.50 | 85 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gabriel Cojocaru Paul Pepene |
Men's team sprint | 6:20.24 | 24 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
Figure skating
In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Romania secured one quota in each of the women's singles.[11]
| Athlete | Event | SP/SD | FP/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Julia Sauter | Women's singles | 63.13 | 16 Q | 127.80 | 16 | 190.93 | 17 |
Luge
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eduard Mihai Crăciun | Men's singles | 54.784 | 25 | 54.809 | 24 | 54.177 | 23 | Did not advance | - | 23 | |
| Valentin Crețu | 53.702 | 12 | 53.780 | 13 | 53.526 | 11 | 53.978 | 19 | 3:34.986 | 15 | |
| Marian Gîtlan Darius Șerban |
Men's doubles | 54.144 | 16 | 54.046 | 17 | N/a | 1:48.190 | 17 | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ioana Buzatoiu | Women's singles | 54.062 | 21 | 55.786 | 25 | 54.418 | 25 | Did not advance | 2:44.266 | 25 | |
| Mihaela-Carmen Manolescu Raluca Strămăturaru |
Women's doubles | 54.339 | 9 | 54.405 | 10 | N/a | 1:48.744 | 9 | |||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Men's singles | Women's doubles | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ioana Buzatoiu Vasile Gitlan / Darius Șerban Valentin Crețu Mihaela-Carmen Manolescu / Raluca Strămăturaru |
Team relay | 56.794 | 8 | 59.710 | 9 | 55.591 | 7 | 57.836 | 9 | 3:49.931 | 9 |
Ski jumping
- Men
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Final round | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Daniel Cacina | Normal hill | 94.0 | 109.6 | 46 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||||
| Large hill | 117.0 | 95.4 | 46 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||||
| Mihnea Spulber | Normal hill | 87.5 | 91.0 | 49 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||||
| Large hill | 99.5 | 60.6 | 49 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||||
| Daniel Cacina Mihnea Spulber |
Super team large hill | 223.5 | 182.1 | 17 | Did not advance | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final round | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Delia Folea | Normal hill | 79.5 | 78.3 | 48 | Did not advance | ||||
| Large hill | 87.0 | 42.6 | 47 | Did not advance | |||||
| Daniela Toth | Normal hill | 92.0 | 109.2 | 29 | 92.0 | 98.2 | 30 | 207.4 | 30 |
| Large hill | 112.5 | 93.3 | 34 | Did not advance | |||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final round | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Andrei Cacina Delia Folea Mihnea Spulber Daniela Toth |
Mixed team | 347.0 | 393.1 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
Snowboarding
- Cross
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Henrietta Bartalis | Women's | 1:19.56 | 31 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Kata Mandel | 1:17.13 | 27 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||