Dale of Norway - Team Norway Cortina 2026 Men's 1/4 Zip Sweater
Raspberry Red/Off White (96251-B00)
Wear a piece of Norwegian Olympic history while it’s being made. The Dale of Norway Team Norway 2026 Men’s ¼ Zip Sweater in Raspberry and Off White is the official ski sweater created for Norway’s team at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, marking 70 years since Dale’s first Olympic sweater debuted in Cortina d’Ampezzo in 1956. Norwegian wool outside, skin-soft merino inside, and seven decades of ski heritage knitted right in
Key Features:
- Regular fit
- Two-layer wool construction
- 100% Norwegian wool outer layer
- 100% skin-soft merino wool inner layer
- Mid layer, medium-weight knit
- Quarter-zip high neck
- T-sleeves
- Sizes S–3XL
- Designed and knitted in Norway
- Washable
Details:
The Team Norway 2026 Men’s Sweater uses a clever two-layer knit to combine the strengths of two different Norwegian favorites. The exterior is knitted from 100% Norwegian wool for natural warmth, breathability, and durability, while the inside uses 100% skin-soft merino wool for a softer feel against the body.
It has a regular fit that provides a comfortable amount of room for movement and layering. It is a medium-weight regular knit that features a 1/4 zip neck and high collar allowing you to adjust coverage as temperatures change. T-sleeve construction, a medium-weight knit, and sizes that range from S–3XL make it a versatile mid layer for skiing, winter adventures, and everyday cold-weather wear.
Design Notes:
This isn’t simply Olympic merchandise with a date stitched onto it. Team Norway 2026 reaches directly back to the sweater that started Dale of Norway’s Olympic story.
The Raspberry and Off White design reimagines elements of the iconic Cortina pattern first created for the 1956 Winter Olympics. Seventy years later, its crisp Norwegian geometry returns with a contemporary silhouette, brighter color expression, and double-layer wool construction designed for modern comfort.
Raspberry gives the heritage pattern a bold, celebratory personality that feels particularly fitting for a milestone edition. The result lands somewhere between performance knitwear, Scandinavian design, and wearable sporting history, which is a pretty interesting neighborhood for one sweater to occupy.
History:
In 1956, the Winter Olympics came to Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and Dale of Norway created its first official Olympic sweater. Designed by Bitten Eriksen, the original Cortina sweater became an enduring part of Dale’s collection and began a relationship with Norwegian Olympic and World Championship teams that would span seven decades.
In 2026, the Winter Olympics return to Cortina d’Ampezzo as part of Milano Cortina 2026, bringing Dale’s Olympic story remarkably close to where it began. The Team Norway 2026 sweater celebrates that 70-year journey by revisiting the historic Cortina design for a new generation of Norwegian winter athletes and fans.
Why You’ll Love It:
- It’s the official ski sweater for the Norwegian team at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
- 70 years of Dale of Norway Olympic history gives this sweater a story few pieces of knitwear can touch
- 100% Norwegian wool exterior brings natural warmth, breathability, and durability
- 100% merino wool interior keeps things comfortably soft where it matters
- Two-layer construction gives you rugged Norwegian wool outside and skin-friendly merino inside
- Medium-weight knit hits the sweet spot for skiing, snow sports, winter travel, and everyday layering
- Quarter-zip high neck lets you adjust the cozy factor as temperatures bounce around
- Regular fit leaves comfortable room to move and layer
- Raspberry and Off White turns historic Norwegian patterning into something bright, sporty, and unmistakably 2026
- Sizes S–3XL offer a generous men’s size range
- Washable wool means Olympic credentials without Olympic-level laundry requirements
- Designed and knitted in Norway, because this particular story really ought to be
- Part ski sweater, part anniversary piece, part future vintage find
Perfect For:
The Olympic Enthusiast: This is your event. The official Norwegian team ski sweater for Milano Cortina 2026 connects the current Winter Olympics directly to Dale of Norway’s first Olympic sweater from Cortina 1956. Wear it during the Games now and you’ll have one heck of a conversation piece later.
The Outdoor Enthusiast: Heritage is great, but you still expect your wool to work. Norwegian wool on the outside provides warmth, breathability, and durability, while the merino interior adds softness and comfort for skiing, snow sports, hiking, trekking, camping, and cold-weather adventures.
Elevated Casual Style: You like statement pieces, provided they have something worthwhile to say. The Raspberry and Off White palette, structured Nordic pattern, and quarter-zip silhouette make this an easy centerpiece with jeans, winter trousers, boots, or après-ski gear.
The Culturalist: This sweater connects Norwegian textile tradition, winter-sport culture, design history, and a specific 70-year Olympic story. Rather than borrowing a vaguely Scandinavian aesthetic, it represents a documented chapter in Dale of Norway’s relationship with Norwegian winter sport.
The Gift Giver: Shopping for a skier, Norway enthusiast, Olympic fan, or someone who seems impossibly difficult to impress? An official Norwegian Olympic team sweater celebrating a 70-year design anniversary has considerably more storytelling power than another pair of socks.
The Legacy Shopper: This is precisely where legacy becomes interesting. Dale of Norway returns to the Cortina design that began its Olympic story in 1956 and reinterprets it for 2026, preserving the connection while updating the construction for contemporary wear.
The Scandinavian Lifestyle Enthusiast: Norwegian wool, clean geometric patterning, practical double-layer construction, ski culture, and genuine Norwegian provenance all converge here. It captures Scandinavian design at its best: beautiful because it’s functional, functional without forgetting where it came from.
