Following the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, theInternational Olympic Committee suspended theRussian Olympic Committee and banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition.[1][2] The skating federations of Russia and Belarus were each permitted to nominate one skater or team from each discipline to participate at theSkate to Milano as a means to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics asIndividual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each nominee was required to pass a special screening process to assess whether they had displayed any active support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine or any contractual links to the Russian or Belarusian military.[3][4]Petr Gumennik andAdeliia Petrosian, both of Russia, andViktoriia Safonova of Belarus earned spots at the Olympics as Individual Neutral Athletes.[5][6]
Countries began announcing their selections following the2025 World Championships. TheInternational Skating Union published a complete list of entries on 26 January 2026.[7] Skaters or teams denoted with ● are eligible for the team event only.
Finland had originally qualified for two quota spots in the ice dance event at the 2025 World Championships; however, whenYuka Orihara was unable to obtain Finnish citizenship,Skating Finland ultimately relinquished their second quota spot.[10] As a result, the spot was reallocated to Sweden, andMilla Ruud Reitan andNikolaj Majorov became the first Swedish ice dance team to ever qualify for the Winter Olympics.[11]
Additionally, Uzbekistan originally qualified one quota spot in the pairs event afterEkaterina Geynish andDmitrii Chigirev finished in tenth place at the 2025 World Championships.[12] However, after Geynish and Chigirev ended their partnership,[13] the spot was re-allocated to France, who chose to sendCamille Kovalev andPavel Kovalev.[14]
Daria Danilova andMichel Tsiba of the Netherlands also made history as the first Dutch pair skating team to qualify for the Winter Olympics.[15]
^"中国花样滑冰米兰科尔蒂纳冬奥会参赛名单出炉：四个单项各获一席，五人将第三次踏上冬奥舞台" [China figure skating Milan Cortina Winter Olympics entry list released: four individual items each won a seat, five people will step on the Winter Olympics stage for the third time].Olympics.com. 30 December 2025.Archived from the original on 12 January 2026. Retrieved2 February 2026.
^"【捷報】我國李宇翔選手奪得2026米蘭冬季奧林匹克運動會花式滑冰男子單人組參賽資格" [[Good News] Taiwanese skater Li Yuxiang has qualified for the men's singles figure skating event at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics.].Chinese Taipei Skating Union (in Chinese). 21 September 2025.Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved2 February 2026.
^"Az Eb-n a dobogó a cél" [The podium is the goal at the European Championships] (in Hungarian). 12 December 2025.Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved22 December 2025.
^"Официально: Итоги заключительного квалификационного турнира к зимним Олимпийским играм" [Official: Results of the final qualifying tournament for the 2026 Winter Olympics.].Kazakhstan Figure Skating Union (in Kazakh). Retrieved2 February 2026.Thus, in figure skating at the Olympics-2026 Kazakhstan will be represented only by singles: Mikhail Shaidov in the men's category and Sofia Samodelkina in women's.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Mexican Federation of Figure Skating and Winter Sports [@femepashidi]; (21 September 2025)."Donovan Carrillo 3er lugar y así consigue plaza a olímpica" [Donovan Carrillo finished in 3rd place and thus secured a spot in the Olympics.] (in Spanish). Retrieved2 February 2026 – viaInstagram.
^"피겨 신지아, 생애 첫 올림픽 출전…1차 이어 2차 선발전도 우승" [Figure skater Shin Ji-a will make her Olympic debut... winning both the first and second Olympic qualifying rounds.].Newsis (in Korean). 4 January 2026.Archived from the original on 4 January 2026. Retrieved2 February 2026.
^"Кирило Марсак представить Україну на ОІ-2026" [Kyrylo Marsak will represent Ukraine at the 2026 Olympic Games].Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (in Ukrainian). 13 December 2025.Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved2 February 2026.
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