South Africa will compete on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. If the nation participates, it will likely be its first participation within the Winter Olympics since 2018.
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Rivals
The next is the checklist of variety of rivals collaborating on the Video games per sport/self-discipline.
TEAM SA SQUAD FOR 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS
Males: Thomas Weir (slalom & big slalom), Matthew Smith (cross-country)
Girls: Lara Markthaler (slalom & big slalom), Malica Malherbe (freestyle snowboarding), Nicole Burger (skeleton)
Coaches: Robert Weir (slalom & big slalom), Christian Markthaler (slalom & big slalom), Ole Ensrud (cross-country), Rhys Thornbury (skeleton)
Alpine snowboarding
South Africa certified one feminine and one male alpine skier by way of the essential quota.[2][3]
Cross-country snowboarding
South Africa certified one male cross-country skier by way of the essential quota.[4] 34-year-old Matt Smith certified to characterize the nation within the sport.[5] Smith had solely taken up the game two years in the past after transferring from South Africa to Norway.[6] This can mark the nation’s first participation within the sport in 16 years, after final competing on the 2010 Winter Olympics.[7]
Freestyle snowboarding
South Africa certified a feminine athlete in moguls and twin moguls by way of the World Cup and 2025 World Championship occasion.[8]
Moguls
AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2Run 1Run 2RankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalMalica MalherbeWomen’s moguls30.3943.5855.852530.0546.1958.8617Did not advance
Twin moguls
Skeleton
South Africa certified a single feminine skeleton racer, securing one quota spot based mostly on the IBSF Rating Record for the 2025–26 season.[9]
