Italy at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Italy was the host nation for the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. It was the first time that Italy had hosted the Olympic Games.
Alpine skiing
;Men;Women
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
;Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Figure skating
;Women| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Manuela Angeli | 20 | 21 | 133.51 | 222 | 21 |
| Fiorella Negro | 16 | 14 | 142.31 | 168.5 | 15 |
Ice hockey
Group A
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
- Italy 2-2 Austria
- Italy 2-2 Germany
- Italy 1-3 Canada
Games for 7th-10th places
- Italy 8-2 Austria
- Italy 8-3 Switzerland
- Italy 5-2 Poland