Estonia at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Estonia at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Estonia
IOC codeEST
NOCEstonian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.eok.ee/en
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors31 (16 men and 15 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Marten Liiv & Johanna Talihärm
Flag bearers (closing)Marten Liiv & Niina Petrõkina
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

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

Speed skater Marten Liiv & biathlete Johanna Talihärm were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[1][2][3] Meanwhile, Marten Liiv and Niina Petrõkina were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4][5]

Medallists

Further information: 2026 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2026 Winter Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Henry Sildaru Freestyle skiing Men's halfpipe 20 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Biathlon 4 4 8
Cross-country skiing 3 5 8
Curling 1 1 2
Figure skating 1 1 2
Freestyle skiing 1 2 3
Nordic combined 2 N/a 2
Skeleton 0 1 1
Ski jumping 2 0 2
Speed skating 1 0 1
Snowboarding 0 1 1
Total 16 15 31

Alpine skiing

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

Estonia qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota, but gave up their female quota.[6] Hanna Gret Teder qualified, but did not participate due to an injury she got on 17 January.[7]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tormis Laine Men's giant slalom 1:18.84 32 1:12.73 28 2:31.57 28
Men's slalom DNF

Biathlon

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

Estonia qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.[8][9]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Mark-Markos Kehva Men's individual 58:09.3 1 (0+0+0+1) 47
Men's sprint 26:43.7 3 (2+1) 79
Jakob Kulbin Men's individual 1:05:17.3 7 (2+2+3+0) 87
Men's sprint 26:30.7 2 (2+0) 74
Kristo Siimer Men's individual 59:09.6 3 (1+1+1+0) 58
Men's pursuit 36:02.0 3 (0+1+2+0) 44
Men's sprint 25:43.1 0 (0+0) 53
Rene Zahkna Men's individual 57:55.5 2 (0+1+0+1) 42
Men's pursuit 36:54.1 6 (2+1+1+2) 51
Men's sprint 25:26.9 1 (0+1) 44
Rene Zahkna
Kristo Siimer
Mark-Markos Kehva
Jakob Kulbin 		Team relay 1:23:48.8 6 (0+6) 13
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Regina Ermits Women's individual 46:18.6 2 (1+0+1+0) 50
Women's sprint 23:50.9 2 (1+1) 69
Susan Külm Women's individual 44:43.1 1 (0+0+0+1) 28
Pursuit 32:49.7 2 (1+0+1+0) 22
Women's sprint 22:43.9 1 (1+0) 37
Johanna Talihärm Women's individual 49:01.8 3 (3+0+0+0) 75
Women's sprint 24:43.2 2 (0+2) 82
Tuuli Tomingas Women's individual 46:45.7 4 (1+1+1+1) 57
Pursuit DNF
Women's sprint 23:14.0 1 (1+0) 57
Susan Külm
Regina Ermits
Tuuli Tomingas
Johanna Talihärm 		Team relay 1:15:12.3 12 (0+12) 14
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Rene Zahkna
Kristo Siimer
Susan Külm
Regina Ermits 		Relay 1:07:45.3 0+5 15

Cross-country skiing

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

Estonia 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, Estonia qualified a further three female and two male athletes.[10]After reallocation of declined quotas, Estonia qualified one more female athlete.[10]

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alvar Johannes Alev Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 22:10.2 28 N/a
Men's skiathlon 24:43.5 35 24:16.2 38 49:27.7 38
Men's 50 km classical 2:14:47.3 15 N/a
Martin Himma Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 22:21.6 36 N/a
Men's 50 km classical 2:21:13.2 29 N/a
Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kaidy Kaasiku Women's 10 km freestyle N/a 25:56.3 43 N/a
Women's skiathlon 31:25.8 48 29:20.8 37 1:01:18.5 43
Women's 50 km classical 2:33:32.0 20 N/a
Keidy Kaasiku Women's 10 km freestyle N/a 25:33.7 37 N/a
Women's skiathlon 32:00.3 51 29:21.3 38 1:01:51.7 47
Women's 50 km classical 2:28:54.3 13 N/a
Teiloora Ojaste Women's skiathlon 34:33.2 65 LAP
Mariel Merlii Pulles Women's 10 km freestyle N/a 26:05.8 50 N/a
Teesi Tuul Women's 10 km freestyle N/a 26:38.3 62 N/a
Women's 50 km classical 2:39:07.5 30 N/a
Kaidy Kaasiku
Keidy Kaasiku
Mariel Merlii Pulles
Teesi Tuul 		4 × 7.5 km relay N/a 1:21:46.2 13
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Karl Sebastian Dremljuga Men's sprint 3:29.60 59 Did not advance
Martin Himma 3:23.64 44 Did not advance
Teiloora Ojaste Women's sprint 4:06.40 56 Did not advance
Mariel Merlii Pulles 3:52.44 40 Did not advance
Teesi Tuul 4:03.73 54 Did not advance
Karl Sebastian Dremljuga
Martin Himma 		Men's team sprint 6:05.36 18 N/a Did not advance
Mariel Merlii Pulles
Keidy Kaasiku 		Women's team sprint 7:01.38 13 Q N/a 21:34.95 12

Curling

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

Estonia qualified a mixed doubles pair.[11] This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Winter Olympics.[12]

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
Marie Kaldvee
Harri Lill 		Mixed doubles tournament  SUI
L 7–9 		 GBR
L 5–10 		 SWE
W 7–5 		 ITA
L 4–7 		 NOR
L 5–6 		 CAN
W 8–6 		 KOR
L 3–9 		 USA
L 3–5 		 CZE
L 4–8 		10 Did not advance

Mixed doubles tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament

Estonia qualified a mixed doubles team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships.[13] Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill qualified as Estonian representatives by representing the country at both the 2024 and 2025 World Championships.[14]

Final Round Robin Standings
Team Athletes Pld W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC Qualification
 Great Britain Jennifer Dodds / Bruce Mouat 9 8 1 – 69 46 37 30 0 11 79.6% 20.931 Playoffs
 Italy Stefania Constantini / Amos Mosaner 9 6 3 1–0 60 50 32 31 1 11 78.3% 27.931
 United States Cory Thiesse / Korey Dropkin 9 6 3 0–1 58 45 36 33 0 12 83.1% 25.900
 Sweden Isabella Wranå / Rasmus Wranå 9 5 4 – 62 55 31 34 0 9 80.1% 19.413
 Canada Jocelyn Peterman / Brett Gallant 9 4 5 2–0 58 52 35 31 0 10 78.5% 36.050
 Norway Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten 9 4 5 1–1 52 47 37 33 0 12 77.1% 24.444
 Switzerland Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann / Yannick Schwaller 9 4 5 0–2 56 67 32 35 0 6 74.5% 24.000
 Czech Republic Julie Zelingrová / Vít Chabičovský 9 3 6 1–0 45 62 30 34 0 6 69.1% 16.019
 South Korea Kim Seon-yeong / Jeong Yeong-seok 9 3 6 0–1 47 64 32 34 0 9 75.1% 42.425
 Estonia Marie Kaldvee / Harri Lill 9 2 7 – 46 65 32 39 0 7 71.6% 19.300
Source: Official website

Round robin
Estonia had a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, and 12.[15]

Draw 1
Wednesday, 4 February, 19:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 7
 Switzerland (Schwaller-Hürlimann / Schwaller) 🔨 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 9

Draw 2
Thursday, 5 February, 10:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Dodds / Mouat) 🔨 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 X 10
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 5

Draw 4
Thursday, 5 February, 19:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 7
 Sweden (Wranå / Wranå) 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 6
Friday, 6 February, 14:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Constantini / Mosaner) 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 🔨 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4

Draw 8
Saturday, 7 February, 14:35

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5
 Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten) 🔨 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 6

Draw 9
Saturday, 7 February, 19:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Peterman / Gallant) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 6
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 🔨 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 8

Draw 10
Sunday, 8 February, 10:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3
 South Korea (Kim / Jeong) 🔨 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 9

Draw 11
Sunday, 8 February, 14:35

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Thiesse / Dropkin) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3

Draw 13
Monday, 9 February, 10:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Czech Republic (Zelingrová / Chabičovský) 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 8
 Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill) 🔨 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4

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, Estonia secured one quota in each of the men's and women's singles.[16]

Athlete Event SP/SD FP/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Aleksandr Selevko Men's singles 82.02 18 Q 154.80 16 236.82 16
Niina Petrõkina Women's singles 69.63 10 Q 141.19 6 210.82 7

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Park & Pipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Henry Sildaru Men's big air 17.00 42.00 80.00 122.00 24 Did not advance
Men's halfpipe 19.25 88.00 N/a 88.00 3 Q 24.25 92.75 93.00 93.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's slopestyle 43.05 21.70 N/a 43.05 21 Did not advance
Grete-Mia Meentalo Women's halfpipe 61.50 DNI N/a 61.50 17 Did not advance
Kelly Sildaru 69.25 73.75 N/a 73.75 13 Did not advance

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kristjan Ilves Individual normal hill/10 km 99.0 132.6 1 30:40.5 8 30:40.5 6
Individual large hill/10 km 137.0 144.0 6 25:22.4 12 25:46.4 7
Ruubert Teder Individual normal hill/10 km 90.0 101.3 30 37:25.6 34 39:30.6 34
Individual large hill/10 km 118.0 99.8 33 DNS DNF
Ruubert Teder
Kristjan Ilves 		Team sprint 227.0 191.2 10 44:08.7 11 45:22.7 11

Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dārta Zunte Women's 58.88 22 58.71 22 59.10 23 58.78 23 3:55.47 23

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event First round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Artti Aigro Men's normal hill DNS Did not advance
Men's large hill 124.5 53.7 24 Q 125.5 55.5 27 236.1 26
Kaimar Vagul Men's normal hill 99.0 119.5 36 Did not advance
Men's large hill 125.0 112.4 40 Did not advance
Athlete Event First round Second round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Artti Aigro
Kaimar Vagul 		Men's super team large hill 255.0 238.8 13 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
Mai Brit Teder Women's snowboard cross 1:18.10 30 4 Did not advance

Speed skating

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

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

Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Marten Liiv Men's 500 m 34.83 18
Men's 1000 m 1:09.06 14
Men's 1500 m 1:47.76 27

See also

References

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  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.
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  9. ^ "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  11. ^ Aet, Süvari (5 May 2025). "Estonia's mixed curling duo return from Canada to heroes' welcome". www.news.err.ee. Tallinn, Estonia: Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  12. ^ Merrell, Chloe (4 May 2025). "Estonia qualifies first-ever Olympic curling team for Milano Cortina 2026". www.olympics.com. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Italy crowned World Mixed Doubles Champions". World Curling. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  14. ^ "It's official - we are going to the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics!". Instagram. Team Kaldvee Lill. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  15. ^ World Curling Media (22 July 2025). "Playing schedules confirmed for curling at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games". World Curling. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  16. ^ 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.
  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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