The 2026 Winter Olympic Games 2026, officially called Milan-Cortina 2026, are being held February 6-22 in Italy, with more than 3 500 athletes from 93 countries in 16 snow and ice sports disciplines.
For the Hispanic community in the United States, this event has special relevance due to the participation of Latin American athletes and competitors from California, many of whom represent stories of achievement, diversity and pride.
Mexico: historic snowfall record
Mexico will compete with a delegation of five athletes, the largest in the country’s history at an Olympic Winter Games.
Donovan Carrillo – Figure Skating
Sarah Schleper – Alpine skiing
Lasse Gaxiola – Alpine skiing (with his mother Schleper, first mother-son duo for Mexico in Winter Olympics)
Allan Corona – Cross-country skiing
Regina Martínez – Cross-country skiing
The Mexican participation stands out not only for the number of participants, but also for its diversity of disciplines and symbolic moments.
Like the joint presence of mother and son in the same Olympic sport.
Puerto Rico and the Caribbean on ice
Puerto Rico will compete with Kellie Delka, skeleton athlete.
Representing the island on the ice and continuing the Caribbean presence at the event.
Venezuela and Colombia
Venezuela will be present with Nicolás Claveau in cross-country skiing.
Colombia will compete with Fredrik Fodstad, born in Bogota and raised in Norway, who will represent the country in several events of this specialty.
Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile
The South American representatives continue to add up:
Klaus Jungbluth for Ecuador in cross-country skiing
Timo Grönlund for Bolivia in cross-country skiing
Henrik von Appen, Matilde Schwencke and Stephanie Joffroy for Chile in alpine and acrobatic skiing, along with Sebastian Endrestad in cross-country skiing.
Argentina and Uruguay
Argentina will have one of its largest-ever delegations to a Winter Olympic Games with eight athletes, including stars in alpine, cross-country and luge skiing.
Uruguay returns to the snow with Nicolás Pirozzi in alpine skiing, marking a renewed Uruguayan interest in winter sports.
More than 3,500 athletes from 93 countries
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California athletes on Team USA
The U.S. representation, widely followed by the U.S. Hispanic community, includes 19 athletes from California competing with Team USA:
Spencer Akira Howe – Figure Skating
Cayla Barnes – Ice Hockey
Chloe Kim – Snowboarding
Alysa Liu – Figure Skating
Madison Chock – Figure skating
And other highlights in alpine skiing, biathlon or snowboarding.
These athletes represent California’s strength in winter sports and their presence raises expectations for U.S. Hispanic fans.
With this approach, the 2026 Winter Olympic Games are not only an elite global competition.
But a historic date for Latino and Californian athletes fighting for medals and dreams at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
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