Team Canada’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics is officially taking shape.
The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Thursday that 207 athletes have been named to the Olympic team for the Feb. 6–22 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. They will be supported by 231 coaches and staff, along with 181 Canadian Olympic Committee mission team members.
For the first time in Olympic Winter Games history, Canadian athletes competing in women’s events outnumber those competing in men’s events. Overall, Canada will have 108 women competing in events, compared with 99 male athletes.
The team’s age range spans more than a quarter century, from 18-year-old snowboarders Felicity Geremia and Eli Bouchard, to 42-year-old figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek and 44-year-old curler Marc Kennedy.
A total of 109 athletes will make their Olympic debut, nearly half the team has already participated in one. The experience of the group goes all the way back to Vancouver 2010.
Among the returning Olympians:
- 90 competed at Beijing 2022
- 43 were part of PyeongChang 2018
- 13 competed at Sochi 2014
- Eight skated or skied on home ice at Vancouver 2010
Among those making history are Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (ski jumper), Valérie Maltais (short track speed skater) and Marie-Philip Poulin (hockey), who are set to compete in their fifth Olympic Winter Games, having appeared at every Olympics since 2010.
The roster also features many decorated athletes with 47 Olympic medalists representing Canada. Kelsey Mitchell is poised to become Canada’s latest dual-season Olympian, adding to a rare group of athletes who have competed at both Summer and Winter Olympics.
