Romania at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Romania at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Romania
IOC codeROU
NOCRomanian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cosr.ro (in Romanian)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors28 (17 men and 11 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Mihai Tentea & Julia Sauter
Flag bearer (closing)Julia Sauter
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

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

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

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

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

Romania qualified four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.[7][8] Additionaly, 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

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh 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
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

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

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

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

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

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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

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

References

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  2. ^ Roche, Calum (6 February 2026). "2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country". Diario AS. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  3. ^ "România va fi reprezentată de 29 de sportivi la JO Milano Cortina 2026" [Romania will be represented by 29 athletes at Milano Curtain 2026] (in Romanian). COSR. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony: full list of flagbearers for every nation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  7. ^ "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  8. ^ "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  9. ^ "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  11. ^ Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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