The 2026 Winter Paralympics (officially the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games) are taking place from March 6 to March 15, 2026, across northern Italy, primarily in the Milano (Milan) and Cortina d’Ampezzo regions, with the opening ceremony on March 6 in Verona Arena.
Around 665 athletes from about 55 delegations are competing in 79 medal events across six sports:
Para alpine skiing (most events, including downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom in sitting, standing, and visually impaired categories)
Para biathlon (sprint, individual, pursuit, middle distance in sitting, standing, and vision impaired classes)
Para cross-country skiing (various distances and relays)
Para snowboard (banked slalom, snowboard cross)
Para ice hockey (sledge hockey tournament)
Wheelchair curling (including a new mixed doubles event debut)
The Games kicked off on March 6 (opening ceremony), with competition starting in earnest on March 7 (Day 1 as of now).
Current Results and Highlights (as of March 7, 2026)
The Games are in the early stages—only a handful of events have concluded on Day 1 (March 7), with medals awarded in para biathlon and para alpine skiing so far. Full results are emerging live.
Key Day 1 medal results (March 7):
Para biathlon women’s sprint sitting:
🥇 Oksana Masters (USA) – 21:21.3 (0+0 penalties)
🥈 Kendall Gretsch (USA) – 21:37.3 (0+0)
🥉 Anja Wicker (GER) – 22:32.4 (1+1)
Para biathlon men’s sprint sitting:
🥇 Taras Rad (UKR) – 19:55.5 (0+0)
🥈 Liu Mengtao (CHN) – 20:04.8 (0+0)
🥉 Liu Zixu (CHN) – 20:13.1 (0+0)
Para alpine skiing women’s vision impaired downhill (example partial):
🥇 Veronika Aigner (guide: Lilly Sammer) (AUT) – 1:22.55 (time noted in reports; full podiums expanding)
More events (e.g., additional alpine downhill categories, biathlon pursuits, early cross-country) are ongoing or pending finals today and into the weekend.
Current Medal Table (Top 10, as of March 7, 2026 – partial, ~12 of 79 events complete)
Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Ukraine (UKR)
3
1
2
6
2
China (CHN)
2
2
2
6
3
Austria (AUT)
2
0
0
2
4
United States (USA)
1
1
0
2
5
Germany (GER)
1
0
3
4
6
Norway (NOR)
1
0
0
1
6
Switzerland (SUI)
1
0
0
1
6
Sweden (SWE)
1
0
0
1
9
Canada (CAN)
0
2
1
3
10
France (FRA)
0
2
0
2
(Host Italy is further down with 0G-1S-1B so far.)
This is very early—expect the table to shift dramatically over the next week with more alpine, biathlon, snowboard, cross-country, hockey, and curling events. Oksana Masters’ gold marked a strong U.S. start, and Ukraine/China are leading the early charge.
For live updates, check official sources like paralympic.org, olympics.com, or NBC Olympics coverage. If you want details on a specific sport, athlete, or upcoming schedule (e.g., para ice hockey starts soon), let me know! Exciting action ahead.