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More Para alpine skiing medals on Day 3
Six Para alpine skiing medal events will be contested on Day 3, while wheelchair curling and Para ice hockey action continues
Top moments from Day 2
Para snowboarder Emanuel Perathoner clinches Italy’s first gold
Best photos of Day 2
Best photos of Day 2 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Celebrating International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is recognised as Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games continues with a record number of female athletes
Perathoner clinches Italy’s first gold
Italian rider Emanuel Perathoner has delivered a snowboard cross masterclass sealing victory on home soil at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Three players, one shared dream: a Paralympic women’s Para ice hockey tournament
Japan's Akari Fukunishi, USA's Erica McKee and Great Britain's Stacey Quirk meet IPC Vice-President John Petersson at Milano Cortina 2026 to discuss the sport's progress and how to reach their common goal
Para snowboard and biathlon on Day 2
All Para snowboard medals will be decided on Day 2. In the Para biathlon individual event, Oksana Masters aims to extend her Paralympic medal trove.
Best photos of Day 1
Ten best photos of Day 1 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Top moments from Day 1
China continues unbeaten streak in wheelchair curling mixed doubles
Oksana Masters wins 20th Paralympic medal
Para biathlon competition starts strong with USA’s Oksana Masters’ remarkable medal feat
Veronika Aigner wins first gold of the Games
Austrian Para alpine skier Veronika Aigner has sealed victory in the women’s downhill vision impaired category, the first medal event of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Broadcast coverage of Milano Cortina 2026 spans the globe
Media Rights Holders will ensure the Paralympic Winter Games are shown in a record-breaking 126 countries, while streaming ensures global reach
Paralympic Village vibes
Para athletes are swapping collectible pins and soaking up the sunshine between training runs and physio appointments at the Paralympic Village in Cortina
Milano Cortina 2026: Day 1 action
The Para alpine skiing downhill medals will all be decided on the first day of full competition at Milano Cortina 2026. Biathlon also features six events, with the sprint medals all up for grabs.
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games open
The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Opening Ceremony starts in spectacular UNESCO World Heritage site
IPC President's Opening Ceremony Speech
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons' speech during the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony on 6 March 2026
Athletes participating in the Opening Ceremony Parade
Twenty-eight NPCs to be represented by athletes in Verona
Flagbearers for Milano Cortina 2026
The full list of flagbearers can be found here in the marching order which is according to Italian alphabetical order
Record number of NPCs and athletes to compete
Five NPCs to make their Winter Games debut at Milano Cortina 2026.
Para snowboarders go for gold
Milano Cortina 2026 will serve up three thrilling days of Para snowboard action across eight medal events
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, which open on 6 March 2026 in the Arena di Verona, will showcase around 665 athletes competing in 79 medal events across six sports – Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard and wheelchair curling.
Medals
The official medals made with Italian craftsmanship showcases the strength in the duality of the Paralympics and Olympics.
The front face of the medal is constructed from a combination of two uneven, mirroring semicircles. These symbolic planes represent a myriad of dualities. The medal conveys the hard work and spirit behind the Games in the two cities, Milano and Cortina.
Mascot
Milo is a friendly stoat who will share the excitement and joy of Paralympic winter sports at Milano Cortina 2026. He will work together with his sister Tina, the Olympic mascot. The siblings are young and playful, making them likely the first Gen Z mascots to represent the Olympics and the Paralympics.
FAQs
You can find out where to watch the Games in your location on the where to watch and listen to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games page.
Tickets can be purchased on the official ticketing website.
Tickets for the six sports start from EUR 15 (subject to availability) and 89 per cent of tickets cost less than EUR 35. Tickets for spectators aged under 14 years start from EUR 10.
The Paralympic Winter Games will be held across three clusters in Milan, Cortina D’Ampezzo and Val di Fiemme. The Opening Ceremony will take place in Verona while the Closing Ceremony will be held in Cortina.
The Opening Ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Games will take place on 6 March 2026.
The Opening Ceremony on 6 March will take place in the world-renowned Arena di Verona. Built in the first century, the Roman amphitheatre has undergone extensive works ahead of the ceremony to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities.
On 15 March, the Games will close at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, a venue that staged the Opening Ceremony of the 1956 Olympic Winter Games.
The Games will close at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, a venue that staged the Opening Ceremony of the 1956 Olympic Winter Games.
Para athletes will compete across six sports: Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard and wheelchair curling.
Up to 665 athletes are expected at the Paralympic Winter Games
Competition will take place across 79 medal events.