Fourteen athletes from eight African nations are set to compete at the Winter Olympics, marking a significant increase from Beijing 2022.

SASCOC has announced the five athletes to represent Team South Africa at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina.

The Games, staged in Milano Cortina, officially open on Friday, 06 February 2026, marking a proud milestone for Team South Africa at the XXV Winter Olympics.

Here's how to keep track of Mzansi's representatives as they take fans along on their adventures, from the canteen, to the kit reveals, and even the laundry room at the athlete's village. Also, the actual Olympics.

At 18, Lara Markthaler is already carving her name into Olympic snow. Nicknamed Spunkiiiiii and recognisable by her trademark pink hair, Lara heads to Milano Cortina to race the slalom and giant

Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday – including 13 sportspeople from eight African countries. Though the continent isn't associated with winter sports,

South Africa may be a land of sun and surf, but Lara Markthaler, Matthew Smith, Malica Malherbe, and Thomas Weir are proving we are just as capable in the cold.

Malica Malherbe became the first Team SA athlete to take to competition at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday.