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When the world turns its attention to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Black excellence will be on display across the ice, snow, and track.
From Africa and the Caribbean to Europe and Canada, Black athletes are representing their countries in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, bobsleigh, speed skating, skeleton, and ice hockey. Some are returning Olympians. Others are making history as firsts for their nations. All earned their place through international qualification and elite competition.
This year’s Winter Games feature a global lineup of Black athletes competing under flags that don’t often get centered in winter sport conversations — from Nigeria and Benin to Haiti, Jamaica, Madagascar, France, Great Britain, and Canada.
Here’s a look at the Black athletes competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics — outside of Team USA — and the sports they’re bringing to the world stage.
Nigeria
Samuel Ikpefan — Cross-Country Skiing
Benin
Nathan Tchibozo — Alpine Skiing
Eritrea
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda — Alpine Skiing
Ghana
Akwasi Frimpong — Skeleton
Kenya
Sabrina Simader — Alpine Skiing
Issa Laborde — Alpine Skiing
Madagascar
Mialitiana Clerc — Alpine Skiing
Jamiaca
Mica Moore — Bobsleigh
Shane Pitter — Bobsleigh
Joel Fearon — Bobsleigh
Nimroy Turgott — Bobsleigh
Andrae Dacres — Bobsleigh
Junior Harris — Bobsleigh
Tyquendo Tracey — Bobsleigh
Henri Rivers IV — Alpine Skiing
Haiti
Richardson Viano — Alpine Skiing
Stevenson Savart — Cross-Country Skiing
Canada
Sarah Nurse — Ice Hockey
Cynthia Appiah — Bobsleigh
Dawn Richardson Wilson — Bobsleigh
Jordan Pierre-Gilles — Speed Skating
Shaq Murray-Lawrence
Sophie Jaques — Ice Hockey
William Dandjinou — Speed Skating
Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson — Bobsleigh
Eden Wilson — Bobsleigh
Great Britain
Ashleigh Nelson — Bobsleigh
Kya Placide — Bobsleigh
Ashleigh Nelson — Bobsleigh
France
Dorian Hauterville — Bobsleigh
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