Enhance the Olympic experience: 3 unusual betting markets during the 2026 Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics are an opportunity for the Swedish population to follow sports, events and competitions that they normally never watch. The sheer variety of the Olympic programme also means that there are new betting markets to play on, which many betting fans have never tried before. Here we've rounded up three unusual betting markets that you can bet on to enhance your Olympic experience.

Almost all prominent gambling companies in Sweden have chosen to dedicate a lot of space on their gambling sites to the 2026 Winter Olympics. The great interest in the Olympic Games means that many Swedes are happy to log in to their gambling account to bet on Winter Olympics odds.

At the same time, betting on winter sports and the Winter Olympics differs somewhat from the everyday betting that many Swedes engage in. In that case, it's more likely to be big sports like football, hockey, tennis and handball are the main focus. But for about three weeks, different sports such as curling, skiing and ski jumping dominate.

Learning about these new sports can be a bit tricky and finding good odds can be difficult, but at the same time, it's an opportunity to try out brand new betting markets during the Winter Olympics. Here are some fun sports to bet on and some betting markets that you may not have bet on before.

Curling 

In curling, which quickly became a popular sport after the Swedish Olympic gold medal in mixed curling, bets can be placed on the match winner in particular. Curling is played until there is a winner in the match. If the score is tied after the regular rounds, an arbitration round is played.

In betting, the betting market is often called "including extra ends", referring to picking the right winner after the whole match, including the play-off. This may be worth knowing for anyone betting on curling at the Olympics.

Biathlon

Biathlon is another sport that has a strong hold on Swedish television audiences. This is not surprising given that Sweden has been a leading country in this sport for many years, from Magdalena Forsberg onwards. Today, it is mainly the Öberg sisters, Hanna and Elvira, who are major medal hopes for Sweden.

While betting enthusiasts can bet on the winner or podium finishers of a biathlon race, a more unusual betting market at the 2026 Winter Olympics is the 'best finish' bet. This pits two biathletes against each other and your mission is to bet on which biathlete will finish ahead of the other.

This is a betting market that creates a new layer of excitement when following the biathlon. Suddenly, what matters is not only the actual finishing position, but also how the skier places in the race relatively speaking, then compared to his competitor.

Alpine skiing 

In some other winter sports, there are clear favourites for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which means that the odds of a straight win may be a little too low. In alpine skiing, for example, there are several clear favourites in a number of disciplines, including men's slalom.

What you can then find in the odds selection is a betting market called "wins" where there are odds on the answers yes and no. The only bet is to predict whether the player in question will win or not. This means that you don't have to pick exactly the right finishing position if you don't win, and you don't have to worry about the other riders in the race. The only thing you are betting on is whether the player in question wins or not.