The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina are now part of sports history. Many athletes with University of Calgary connections showcased their skills to the world. Some even came home with gold, silver and bronze medals all now carry memories to last a lifetime. The total haul of these athletes was six Olympic medals.
Here is a rundown of results for UCalgary students, alumni and athletes who trained at our Olympic Oval who competed in Italy:
Curling
From left: Tyler Tardi, Ben Herbert, Brett Gallant, Marc Kennedy and Brad Jacobs. Photo Credit: Leah Hennel/Canadian Olympic Committee
Brett Gallant, curling: GOLD in Men's Curling, 5th in mixed doubles - Read his story here
Jocelyn Peterman, BKin'16, curling: 5th in mixed doubles
Hockey
Gabriella Durante, BSc'23, MSc'25, women's hockey (goalie for Team Italy): 8th in women's hockey
Brianne Jenner, MPP'17, women's hockey: SILVER in women's hockey - Read her story here
Skiing
Brendan Mackay. Photo Credit: Leah Hennel/Canadian Olympic Committee
Natalie Eilers, BComm student, ski jumping: 49th in women's normal hill
Amy Fraser, BSc'16, freestyle skiing: 4th in women's freestyle halfpipe
Rachael Karker, BA'24, freestyle skiing: 7th in women's freestyle halfpipe
Andrew Longino, BComm student, freestyle skiing: 7th in men's freestyle halfpipe
Brendan Mackay, BSc'24, freestyle skiing: BRONZE in men's freestyle halfpipe - Read his story here
Nicole Maurer, BSc student, ski jumping: 19th in women's normal hill, 20th in women's large hill
Benita Peiffer, BA student, biathlon: 19th in women's relay, 56th in women's sprint, 58th in women's pursuit
Adam Runnalls, BA student, biathlon: 17th in mixed relay, 17th in men's relay, 31st in men's sprint, 49th in men's pursuit, 64th in men's individual
Tom Stephen, engineering student, cross-country skiing: 5th in men's relay, 9th in men's interval start, 17th in mass start, 47th in men's sprint
Amelia Wells, BHSc'25, cross-country skiing: 28th in women's mass start, 50th in the women's skiathlon
Sledding
Taylor Austin, BKin'16, bobsleigh: 14th in four-man, 18th in two-man
Hallie Clarke, open studies student, skeleton: 19th in women's skeleton
Dawn Richardson Wilson, BA student, bobsleigh: 14th in two-woman
Embyr-Lee Susko, BComm student, luge: 15th in women's singles
Speedskating
From left: Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais. Photo Credit: Leah Hennel/Canadian Olympic Committee
Ted-Jan Bloemen, based at the Olympic Oval, long-track speedskating: 9th in men's 10,000 metres, 13th in men's 5,000 metres
Ivanie Blondin, based at the Olympic Oval, long-track speedskating: GOLD in women's team pursuit, SILVER in the women's mass start, 8th in the women's 1,500 metres - Read her story here
Laura Hall, engineering student, long-track speedskating: 9th in women's 5,000 metres, 13th in women's 3,000 metres
Carolina Hiller-Donnelly, BSc'23, long-track speedskating: 21st in women's 500 metres, 26th in women's 1,000 metres
Anders Johnson, based at the Olympic Oval, long-track speedskating: 16th in men's 500 metres, 22nd in men's 1,000 metres
Brooklyn McDougall, BSc'21, long-track speedskating: 19th in women's 500 metres
Isabelle Weidemann, BSc'23, long-track speedskating: GOLD in women's team pursuit, 5th in the women's 3,000 metres, 5th in the women's 5,000 metres - Read her story here
