Overview
- Mexico will send five athletes, its largest Winter Olympic team since Albertville 1992.
- Alpine skiers Sarah Schleper and her 17-year-old son Lasse Gaxiola both qualified, forming the first mother–son pairing at the same Winter Games.
- Regina Martínez debuts as the first Mexican woman in Olympic cross-country, joining Allan Corona, while Donovan Carrillo returns in figure skating.
- Argentina’s Paralympic committee confirmed Nicolás Lima (cross-country, sit-ski) and Enrique Plantey (alpine) for the March Milano–Cortina 2026 Paralympics, with mission and medical staff named.
- The Feb. 6 opening at Milan’s San Siro, directed by Marco Balich, features dual cauldrons in Milan and Cortina and a program of 116 medal events that introduces ski mountaineering and gender-balance reforms.