2026 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations

During the Parade of Nations within the Milano and Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony, athletes and officials from each participating country marched in the San Siro Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.

Parade order

Nations marched in the order of the host language, Italian language. Italy entered last as host, and the United States entered third-to-last as upcoming hosts, France entered second-to-last as upcoming hosts.

List

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the sequence that each nation appeared in the parade of nations. The names are given in their official designations by the IPC, and the Italian names follow their official designations by the Milano Cortina Organizing Committee for the Paralympic Games.

Order Nation Italian Flag bearer Sport Ref.
1  Andorra Andorra
2  Argentina Argentina
3  Armenia Armenia
4  Australia Australia
5  Austria Austria
6  Azerbaijan Azerbaigian
7  Belgium Belgio
8  Belarus Bielorussia
9  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia ed Erzegovina
10  Brazil Brasile
11  Bulgaria Bulgaria
12  Canada Canada
13  Czech Republic Cechia
14  Chile Cile
15  China Repubblica Popolare Cinese
16  South Korea Repubblica di Corea
17  Croatia Croazia
18  Denmark Danimarca
19  El Salvador El Salvador
20  Estonia Estonia
21  Finland Finlandia
22  Georgia Georgia
23  Germany Germania
24  Japan Giappone
25  Great Britain Gran Bretagna
26  Greece Grecia
27  Haiti Haiti
28  Iran Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran
29  Israel Israele
30  Kazakhstan Kazakistan
31  Latvia Lettonia
32  Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
33  Lithuania Lituania
34  North Macedonia Macedonia del Nord
35  Mexico Messico
36  Mongolia Mongolia
37  Norway Norvegia
38  New Zealand Nuova Zelanda
39  Netherlands Paesi Bassi
40  Poland Polonia
41  Portugal Portogallo
42  Puerto Rico Porto Rico
43  Romania Romania
44  Russia Federazione Russa
45  Serbia Serbia
46  Slovakia Slovacchia
47  Slovenia Slovenia
48  Spain Spagna
49  South Africa Sud Africa
50  Sweden Svezia
51  Switzerland Svizzera
52  Turkey Türkiye
53  Ukraine Ucraina
54  United States Stati Uniti d'America
55  France Francia
56  Italy Italia Chiara Mazzel Para-alpine skiing [1]
René De Silvestro
Notes

References

  1. ^ "Italy's 4 flag bearers for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics honored in handover ceremony". AP News. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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