Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

6 - 15 March

Milano Cortina 2026: Best photos of Day 1

Ten best photos of Day 1 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games 07 Mar 2026

A photo taken of a male skier from the side

A day after the Opening Ceremony, Day 1 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games featured five sports.

ⒸBuda Mendes/Getty Images

By IPC

The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games are celebrating the very best of Para sport. Day 1 featured incredible competition across five sports: Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard and wheelchair curling.

Here is our selection of the day’s best photos.

Para alpine skiing

A female athlete is celebrating with her teammates in the mixed zone after a race — Austria's Veronika Aigner won the first gold medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. @OEPC/GEPA-pictures

A male athlete without arms skiing downhill — Hongsheng Sun of China competed in the men's downhill standing event at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. He is set to compete in five events at Milano Cortina 2026. @OIS/Joel Marklund.

Para biathlon

A male sit-skier reacts — Brazil's Para cross-country skiing and biathlon athlete Robelson Lula is competing at his second Paralympic Winter Games. @Remi Vallat/OIS

A female athlete wearing a white jacket is looking up, smiling — USA Paralympic legend Oksana Masters won her 20th Paralympic medal at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium. @Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Para ice hockey

A female Para ice hockey player smiles and waves at fans in the stands — Japan's Akari Fukunishi became the fourth female Para ice hockey player at the Paralympic Winter Games. @James Fearn/Getty Images for IPC

USA and Italy playing Para ice hockey in front a packed stand — The USA and Italy opened their Milano Cortina 2026 campaign in front of 8,992 fans at Milano Santagiulia Arena@Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Para snowboard

A male Para snowboarder makes a jump during a competition — Jehyuk Lee of the Republic of Korea competes during the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 seeding run at the Cortina Para Snowboard Park. (Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images)

A female snowboarder in action — Kate Delson is making her Paralympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026. @Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Wheelchair curling

Two wheelchair curling athletes in blue are facing eachother — Italian wheelchair curlers are competing at the Paralympic Winter Games for the first time since Vancouver 2010. @Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images

Photo taken from above shows the curling house with four curling stones and two athletes — Wheelchair curling mixed doubles event is making its Paralympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026. @Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images

Where to watch and listen to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Secure your tickets for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Milano Cortina 2026, which takes place from 6-15 March 2026, is set to be the most beautiful Paralympic Winter Games yet. Ticket prices start at EUR 10 for children under 14, with approximately 89 per cent of the tickets available for EUR 35 or less.

For more information, please visit tickets.milanocortina2026.org