Australia competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which was held from 6 to 22 February 2026. Australia surpassed their previous best performance at Vancouver 2010, with 3 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze. Additionally, with 6 total medals, Australia broke their prior record of total medals won at a Winter Olympics games.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. This includes quotas from host country allocations.[6]
The following athletes were selected but withdrew due to injuries prior to their event - Cam Bolton (snowboarding: snowboard cross), Laura Peel (freestyle skiing: aerials), Daisy Thomas (freestyle skiing: slopestyle, big air) and Misaki Vaughan (snowboarding: halfpipe). Sidney Stephens replaced Laura Peel from the selected team.[7]
Australia qualified one female biathlete, Darcie Morton, via the IBU Qualifying Points List. As the country did not rank in the top 20 of the Nations Cup standings, it secured one of the 12 individual quota spots available to nations attempting to qualify through individual athlete rankings.[10]
Australia qualified a team of four female bobsledders, securing two quota spots in the two-woman event and one in the women's monobob based on the IBSF Combined Ranking List for the 2025–26 season.[11]
Australia qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[12] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Australia qualified a further three female and two male athletes.[12]
Australia qualified a team of 15 freestyle skiers, securing quota spots in aerials, moguls, ski cross, and freeskiing based on the FIS Olympic Qualification List.[15]
Australia qualified one sled in the men's singles event, with three-time Olympian Alex Ferlazzo securing the quota spot based on the 2025–26 FIL World Cup standings.[11]
Australia qualified two short-track speed skaters (one per gender) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.[16] They declined their female quota.[17]
Australia qualified a team of 14 snowboarders (5 men and 9 women), securing quota spots in halfpipe, slopestyle/big air, and snowboard cross based on the FIS Olympic Quota Allocation List.[11]
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