List of LGBTQ Winter Olympians

There have been 164 modern Winter Olympians who have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, non-binary, queer, or who have openly been in a same-sex relationship, including two who have also competed at the Summer Olympic Games. The first Winter Olympic Games in which an athlete now known to be LGBTQ+ competed was the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Figure skater John Curry was considered the first publicly out Olympian when he confirmed his sexuality at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Curry was among the skaters to later die of HIV/AIDS, the community heavily affected in the 1980s and 90s, with calls for U.S. Figure Skating to teach AIDS awareness. The Winter Olympics saw the first Pride House organized at an Olympic Games, with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver; though Pride Houses were restricted at the subsequent few editions of the Winter Olympics, it became a point of activism at the 2026 Winter Olympics. LGBTQ+ athletes were particularly vocal around the hosting of the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in regressive Russia and heavily protested, and in 2026, amidst progressive backsliding in Western nations. The comparatively large cohort of out LGBTQ+ athletes at the 2026 Games, and their expressions of Pride, drew greater attention to the intersection and challenges of LGBTQ+ Winter athletes – especially when, a week into the Games, "Team LGBTQ" had won more medals than the United States.

The most decorated able-bodied LGBTQ+ Olympian is Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, with 13 medals including 6 golds; Wüst also holds Olympic records. At least 89 LGBTQ+ Winter Olympians are medalists (54.27% of LGBTQ+ Winter Olympians), of which 51 have at least one gold medal (31.10%).