Paralympic Sports#
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Cortina D'Ampezzo
- Para Alpine Skiing
- Para Snowboard
- Wheelchair Curling
- Closing Ceremony
Milano
Tesero
Verona
- Opening Ceremony
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics FAQ#
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics start March 6, 2026 and end March 15, 2026.
The Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics will last 10 days.
The Paralympics occur every two years and alternate between summer and winter. This means that the summer and winter Paralympics each occur every four years.
Tickets are available starting March 2025. To be alerted when tickets go on sale, fill out the form at https://www.teamusa.com/tickets.
Tickets to the Milano Cortina Paralympic Games will be available beginning in March 2025, one year before the Games.
The 2026 Winter Paralympics will be held in Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy.
In the Milan area, events will be held at San Siro Stadium, Mediolanum Forum in Assago, Palasharp in Lampugnano and the Santa Giulia arena.
The 2026 Paralympics features two mascots, Tina and Milo, whose names are representative of the host cities Cortina and Milano. Tina and Milo are stoats, or small mammals that are part of the mustelid family along with weasels and otters. The mascots were designed in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Education by students of the Istituto Comprensivo of Taverna in Calabria.
Leading up to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games, Oksana Masters is the most decorated Team USA Winter Paralympian with 14 Winter Paralympic medals and five Summer Paralympic medals, including the impressive feat of achieving seven medals in seven events at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
There are six sports being featured in the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games including sled hockey, Para alpine skiing, Para nordic skiing, Para snowboarding, Para biathlon and wheelchair curling.
The Winter Paralympics occur every four years. The Paralympic games are held every two years, alternating between the summer and winter Paralympics.
The United States will be hosting the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles, California, with events occurring at several pre-existing stadiums and arenas across the area.
The next three winter Paralympics will be the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games in Italy, the French Alps 2030 Paralympic Games in France and the Salt Lake City 2034 Paralympic Games in Utah in the U.S.
Team USA Paralympians have won 335 Winter Paralympic medals through Beijing 2022. Click here for every medalist at every Games.
Athletes from Beijing 2022#
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 Jake Adicoff Para Biathlon, Para Nordic Skiing Paralympian 2014, 2018, 2022 Bowdoin College Sun Valley, ID Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Para Biathlon, Para Nordic Skiing | Bowdoin College | Sun Valley, ID | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Dani Aravich Para Nordic Skiing, Para Track and Field Paralympian 2020, 2022 Butler University Boise, ID | Para Nordic Skiing, Para Track and Field | Butler University | Boise, ID | ||||||
 Jasmin Bambur Para Alpine Skiing Paralympian 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Granby, CO | Para Alpine Skiing | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Granby, CO | ||||||
 | Para Alpine Skiing | Saddleback College | Huntington Beach, CA | ||||||
 Tyler Burdick Para Snowboarding Paralympian 2014, 2022 Cyprus High School (Magna, Utah) ‘99 Salt Lake City, UT | Para Snowboarding | Cyprus High School (Magna, Utah) ‘99 | Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
 Tyler Carter Para Alpine Skiing Paralympian 2014, 2018, 2022 Brandywine Heights High School ‘12 and DeVry University Topton, PA | Para Alpine Skiing | Brandywine Heights High School ‘12 and DeVry University | Topton, PA | ||||||
 Dan Cnossen Para Nordic Skiing Paralympian 2014, 2018, 2022 Harvard University Topeka, KS Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Para Nordic Skiing | Harvard University | Topeka, KS | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Brittani Coury Para Snowboarding Paralympian 2018, 2022 Farmington High School (Farmington, N.M.) Pueblo Community College '16, Registered Nurse Durango, CO Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Para Snowboarding | Farmington High School (Farmington, N.M.) Pueblo Community College '16, Registered Nurse | Durango, CO | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Ralph DeQuebec Sled Hockey Paralympian 2018, 2022 San Pedro High School (San Pedro, Calif.) '01 Denver, CO Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Sled Hockey | San Pedro High School (San Pedro, Calif.) '01 | Denver, CO | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Travis Dodson Sled Hockey Paralympian 2014, 2018, 2022 University of Illinois-Champaign Deming, NM Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Sled Hockey | University of Illinois-Champaign | Deming, NM | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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Team USA News#
Team USA Para powerlifters make Paralympic debut
PARIS – On the final day of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024, Team USA’s Para powerlifters Bobby Body and Ashley Dyce both made their Paralympic debut, marking the first time in 24 years that the United States has had two athletes simultaneously competi...
The Three-Peat is Complete for U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball
PARIS — Revenge is a dish best served golden.In search of their third-straight gold medal, the U.S. women's sitting volleyball team flipped the script from its first game against China to end its quest with the ultimate reward. The squad dispatched its...
U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Onward To Gold Medal Game After Trouncing Canada, As Veteran Brian Bell Stars
PARIS — Three-time Paralympian Brian Bell sparked Team USA’s fire with consecutive baskets, both coming off nice Jake Williams assists early in the second quarter. The 35-year-old veteran drew a foul on the second, converted the free throw and propelle...
Self-Described “Non-Athlete” Liana Mutia Wins Para Judo Silver
PARIS — If anyone asks how Liana Mutia feels about being the world’s No. 1 ranked women’s -57 kg. J1 Para judo athlete, she would tell you the same thing.“I’m not an athlete.”Yet, her results on the tatami inside Champ de Mars Arena tell a different st...
Two Paralympics, Two Medals for U.S. Para Table Tennis Athlete Ian Seidenfeld. This time, It’s Bronze
PARIS — Lakeville, Minnesota’s Ian Seidenfeld knows nothing but podium finishes early into his Para Table Tennis career at the Paralympic Games.In front of a roaring crowd that used the metal bleachers for their drum sets, Seidenfeld battled Italy’s Ma...
A World Record, A Historic Record and Two Long Jump Medals: U.S. Para Track & Field Athletes Keep Showing Out in Paris
ST. DENIS, France — Manifestation works.Before first-time Paralympian Noelle Malkamaki stepped foot into the shot put ring at Stade de France, she already held the world record in the women’s shot put F46. However, that wasn’t good enough for the Decat...
Constant Reinvention Has Blake Haxton Competing in Paris, Ready To Race His Canoe To History
Complications from a disease forced Haxton to reinvent himself several times, including most recently as a paracanoeist.
U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Survives Scare From Great Britain To Advance to Semifinal
PARIS – Ixhelt Gonzalez converted an uncontested lay-up off a sweet backdoor pass from Becca Murray to give Team USA a 53-50 lead over Great Britain. It was a defining moment and a lead that the U.S. wouldn’t relinquish over the final two minutes in a ...
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Team USA Winter Paralympic Medals#
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