Denmark at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Denmark at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Denmark
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk/en
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6–22 February 2026
Competitors39 (29 men and 10 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Jesper Jensen Aabo & Denise Dupont
Flag bearers (closing)Viktor Hald Thorup & Anne de Besche
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Denmark competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Hockey player Jesper Jensen Aabo and curler Denise Dupont were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[1][2] Meanwhile, speed skater Viktor Hald Thorup and biathlete Anne de Besche were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[3][4]

Viktor Hald Thorup won Denmark's first Winter Olympics medal since 1998, first Winter Olympics medal in an individual discipline, and only second ever Winter Olympics medal in the nation's history.[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 1 2 3
Bobsleigh 0 1 1
Curling 0 5 5
Ice hockey 25 0 25
Skeleton 1 1 2
Speed skating 1 0 1
Total 29 10 39

Medallists

Further information: 2026 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2026 Winter Olympics medal winners

The following Danish competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medallists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Viktor Hald Thorup Speed skating Men's mass start 21 February

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Denmark qualified one male and one female alpine skier through the basic quota.[6]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Christian Borgnæs Men's giant slalom 1:17.10 22 1:11.25 15 2:28.35 20
Clara-Marie Holmer Vorre Women's slalom 53.03 49 58.69 43 1:51.72 42

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the IBU Qualifying Points list, Denmark qualified three athletes: Ukaleq Slettemark, Sondre Slettemark and Anne de Besche. Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark compete for Greenland (a constituent country in the Kingdom of Denmark) in the Biathlon World Cup, but as they don't have a National Olympic Committee, Greenlandic athletes compete at the Olympics for Denmark.

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Sondre Slettemark Men's individual 59:44.5 3 (0+2+0+1) 62
Men's sprint 25:59.5 2 (1+1) 60
Men's pursuit 37:41.2 4 (1+0+3+0) 54
Anne de Besche Women's individual 48:11.8 4 (0+1+1+2) 71
Women's sprint 22:07.6 1 (0+1) 16
Women's pursuit 32:31.9 2 (0+2+0+0) 20
Women's mass start 41:18.2 2 (0+0+1+1) 29
Ukaleq Astri Slettemark Women's individual 46:30.4 1 (0+0+0+1) 52
Women's sprint 24:59.0 3 (1+2) 86

Bobsleigh

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

18 year old Maja Voigt has qualified in monobob. She is the second youngest Dane ever to qualify for the Winter Olympics.[7]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maja Voigt Monobob 1:00.10 8 1:00.16 8 59.70 8 59.89 12 3:59.85 9

Curling

Main articles: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Madeleine Dupont
Mathilde Halse
Jasmin Holtermann
Denise Dupont
My Larsen 		Women's tournament  CAN
L 4–10 		 JPN
W 10–7 		 SWE
L 5–6 		 KOR
W 6–3 		 ITA
W 7–2 		 GBR
L 2–7 		 USA
L 3–10 		 CHN
W 8–7 		 SUI
L 4–6 		7 Did not advance

Women's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Denmark qualified a women's team by finishing in the top seven based on the combined points at the 2024 and 2025 World Championships.[8] Team Madeleine Dupont was selected as the Danish representatives in November 2025.[9]

Final Round Robin Standings
Team Skip Pld W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC Qualification
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 9 7 2 – 65 50 45 32 5 14 81.7% 25.806 Playoffs
 United States Tabitha Peterson 9 6 3 2–0 60 54 40 37 3 13 82.1% 34.288
 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 9 6 3 1–1 60 51 35 42 6 4 85.0% 44.338
 Canada Rachel Homan 9 6 3 0–2 76 59 45 38 2 9 80.3% 19.781
 South Korea Gim Eun-ji 9 5 4 1–0 60 53 37 35 8 11 81.2% 23.581
 Great Britain Sophie Jackson 9 5 4 0–1 58 58 36 36 10 8 83.4% 16.938
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 9 4 5 – 49 58 36 38 3 11 77.0% 37.875
 Japan Sayaka Yoshimura 9 2 7 1–1 51 69 35 43 3 6 78.6% 27.513
 Italy Stefania Constantini 9 2 7 1–1 47 60 34 40 3 4 78.8% 34.719
 China Wang Rui 9 2 7 1–1 56 70 37 39 3 9 82.7% 41.206
Source: Official website

Round robin
Denmark had a bye in draws 4, 8 and 12.[10]

Draw 1
Thursday, 12 February, 9:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Homan) 🔨 2 0 0 1 4 0 3 X X X 10
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 4

Draw 2
Thursday, 12 February, 19:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 10
 Japan (Yoshimura) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 7

Draw 3
Friday, 13 February, 14:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 🔨 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 6

Draw 5
Saturday, 14 February, 19:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 🔨 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6

Draw 6
Sunday, 15 February, 14:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 X X 7
 Italy (Constantini) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2

Draw 7
Monday, 16 February, 9:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
 Great Britain (Jackson) 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 X X 7

Draw 9
Tuesday, 17 February, 14:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
 United States (Peterson) 🔨 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 4 X X 10

Draw 10
Wednesday, 18 February, 9:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Wang) 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 7
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 11
Wednesday, 18 February, 19:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff 		Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Denmark men's Men's tournament  Germany
L 3–1 		 United States
L 6–3 		 Latvia
W 4–2 		3 Q  Czech Republic
L 2–3 		Did not advance 9

Men's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Denmark men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by winning a final qualification tournament.[11]

Roster

The first six players of Denmark's roster were announced on 16 June 2025.[12] The remaining roster was named on 7 January 2026.[13] On 8 February, Jonas Røndbjerg was ruled out due to injury, and replaced by Malte Setkov.[14] Jesper Jensen Aabo served as Denmark's captain, with Oliver Lauridsen and Patrick Russell as alternate captains.[15]

Head coach: Mikael Gath[16]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 D Malte Setkov 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) (1999-01-14)14 January 1999 (aged 27) Rødovre Mighty Bulls
9 F Frederik Storm 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1989-02-20)20 February 1989 (aged 36) Kölner Haie
11 F Alexander True 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 28) JYP
12 F Oscar Mølgaard 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (2005-02-18)18 February 2005 (aged 20) Coachella Valley Firebirds
15 D Matias Lassen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 29) Iserlohn Roosters
17 F Nicklas Jensen 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1993-03-06)6 March 1993 (aged 32) SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
20 F Lars Eller 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1989-05-08)8 May 1989 (aged 36) Ottawa Senators
22 D Markus Lauridsen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1991-02-28)28 February 1991 (aged 34) HC Pustertal Wölfe
24 F Nikolaj Ehlers 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 29) Carolina Hurricanes
25 D Oliver Lauridsen – A 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 36) TPS
27 F Oliver Bjorkstrand 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 30) Tampa Bay Lightning
29 F Mikkel Aagaard 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 30) Skellefteå AIK
30 G Mads Søgaard 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (aged 25) Belleville Senators
31 G Frederik Andersen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1989-10-02)2 October 1989 (aged 36) Carolina Hurricanes
38 F Morten Poulsen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 101 kg (223 lb) (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 37) Herning Blue Fox
40 D Anders Koch 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 28) Graz99ers
41 D Jesper Jensen Aabo – C 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1991-07-30)30 July 1991 (aged 34) EC KAC
42 D Phillip Bruggisser 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1991-08-07)7 August 1991 (aged 34) Fischtown Pinguins
48 D Nicholas B. Jensen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 36) Fischtown Pinguins
50 F Mathias Bau 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 32) Herning Blue Fox
63 F Patrick Russell – A 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1993-01-04)4 January 1993 (aged 33) Kölner Haie
65 F Christian Wejse 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1998-12-04)4 December 1998 (aged 27) Fischtown Pinguins
80 G Frederik Dichow 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 24) HV71
86 F Joachim Blichfeld 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1998-07-17)17 July 1998 (aged 27) Tappara
95 F Nick Olesen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1995-11-14)14 November 1995 (aged 30) Motor České Budějovice
Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 0 16 5 +11 9 Advance to quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 −3 3[a] Advance to qualification playoffs
3  Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 −3 3[a]
4  Latvia 3 1 0 0 2 7 12 −5 3[a]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreak criteria
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: 3 each. Head-to-head goal difference: Germany +1; Denmark 0; Latvia −1.
12 February 2026 (2026-02-12)
21:10		Germany 3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 DenmarkFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,986
Game reference
Philipp GrubauerGoaliesFrederik AndersenReferees:
Andris Ansons
Christopher Holm
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Matt MacPherson
Draisaitl (Tiffels, Wagner) – 00:231–0
1–113:09 – Mølgaard (Ehlers, Jensen Aabo)
Stützle (Peterka, Stachowiak) – 24:202–1
Stutzle (Draisaitl, Seider) (PP) – 30:023–1
0 minPenalties4 min
26Shots38
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
21:10		United States 6–3
(1–2, 3–1, 2–0)		 DenmarkPalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 11,480
Game reference
Jeremy SwaymanGoaliesMads Søgaard
Frederik Dichow		Referees:
Michael Holm
Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Tarrington Wyonzek
0–101:40 – Olesen (Mølgaard, Aagaard)
Boldy (Q. Hughes, Slavin) – 03:351–1
1–211:16 – Jensen (Setkov)
B. Tkachuk (Eichel) – 29:262–2
Eichel (M. Tkachuk) – 30:233–2
Hanifin (Trocheck, Faber) – 37:234–2
4–339:57 – Bruggisser (Ehlers, True)
Guentzel (Matthews) – 47:245–3
J. Hughes (Nelson) – 54:276–3
6 minPenalties4 min
47Shots21
15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
19:10		Denmark 4–2
(3–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 LatviaFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,983
Game reference
Frederik AndersenGoaliesArtūrs ŠilovsReferees:
Eric Furlatt
André Schrader
Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Jake Davis
Olesen (Aagaard) – 00:231–0
Aagaard (Olesen, Wejse) (PP) – 04:542–0
Ehlers (Bjorkstrand, Lauridsen) – 16:283–0
3–119:44 – Zīle (Jaks, Tralmaks) (EA)
3–226:47 – Tralmaks (Zīle, Girgensons)
Olesen (Lauridsen, Eller) (EN) – 57:384–2
10 minPenalties10 min
21Shots35
Qualification play-offs
17 February 2026 (2026-02-17)
16:40		Czechia 3–2
(0–0, 3–2, 0–0)		 DenmarkPalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 10,364
Game reference
Lukáš DostálGoaliesFrederik AndersenReferees:
Dan O'Rourke
Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Jake Davis
Nečas (Hronek, Červenka) (PP) – 25:391–0
1–129:02 – True (Blichfeld)
Kämpf (Rutta, Nečas) – 30:152–1
Červenka (Pastrňák) – 31:243–1
3–237:12 – Olesen (Mølgaard, Blichfeld) (PP)
8 minPenalties4 min
31Shots26

Skeleton

Main articles: Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rasmus Johansen Men's 56.82 11 56.52 7 56.52 11 56.45 10 3:46.31 11
Nanna Johansen Women's 58.27 18 58.37 20 58.97 22 58.63 21 3:54.24 20
Rasmus Johansen
Nanna Johansen 		Mixed team 1:02.15 14 59.43 10 N/a 2:01.58 12

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Denmark qualified one male speed skater through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.[17]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Viktor Hald Thorup Men's 10000m DNF
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Viktor Hald Thorup Men's 3 8:01.77 8 Q 47 8:00.52

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony: full list of flagbearers for every nation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  4. ^ Moore, Casey L.; Bowers, Rachel G (22 February 2026). "Olympics closing ceremony highlights: Milano Cortina Games wrap up in style". USA Today. New York City, New York, USA. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ Halkier, AfEmil (21 February 2026). "Dansk medalje! Viktor Hald Thorup tager OL-sølv". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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  8. ^ "Canada's Homan defends LGT World Women's title". World Curling. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Team Denmark selected for the Olympics Milan/Cortina 2026" (in Danish). Dansk Curling Forbund. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  10. ^ World Curling Media (22 July 2025). "Playing schedules confirmed for curling at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games". World Curling. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Denmark, Slovakia and Latvia qualify for men's hockey at the 2026 Milan Olympics". Associated Press. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Denmark names 1st 6 players to preliminary Olympics roster". National Hockey League. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  13. ^ "OL-truppen er på plads: Dansk ishockey klar til Milano". ishockey.dk. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  14. ^ Ellis, Steven (8 February 2026). "Golden Knights' Jonas Røndbjerg replaced by Malte Setkov on Danish men's Olympic roster". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Germany vs Denmark – 12 February 2026 – Line-ups". iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Team roster: Denmark". iihf.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union (ISU). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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