The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. The country is scheduled to make its Winter Olympics debut.
| United Arab Emirates at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | UAE |
| NOC | United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympic |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 2 (1 man and 1 woman) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers | Alexander Astridge (Milan) Piera Hudson (Cortina d'Ampezzo) |
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The United Arab Emirates team consisted of two alpine skiers (one per gender), Alexander Astridge and Piera Hudson. Astridge and Hudson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Astridge has lived in Dubai most of his life and Hudson moved there from New Zealand.
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 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alpine skiing
The United Arab Emirates qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexander Astridge | Men's slalom | ||||||
| Piera Hudson | Women's giant slalom | ||||||
| Women's slalom | |||||||
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