Oregon's Anna Soens placed fourth and Ravi Drugan thirteenth in the para alpine skiing sitting super-G events at the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympic Winter Games. The races took place early Monday at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Soens recorded a time of 1:27.37, while Drugan finished in 1:20.29.
The para alpine skiing super-G events at the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympic Winter Games featured competitions in sitting, standing, and visually impaired categories on March 9, starting at 1 a.m. local time. In the women's sitting super-G, Japan's Momoka Muraoka secured silver, marking Japan's first medal of the games. Anna Soens of Oregon finished fourth with a time of 1:27.37. In the men's sitting super-G, the Netherlands' Jeroen Kampschreur won gold in 1:13.08, followed by Norway's Jesper Pedersen in silver at 1:13.80 and the United States' Andrew Kurka in bronze at 1:13.95. Ravi Drugan of Oregon placed 13th with 1:20.29.
Other notable results included Austria's Johannes Aigner taking gold in the men's visually impaired super-G in 1:11.99, with Canada's Kalle Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith earning bronze in 1:13.29. Eriksson commented, "I'm not super pumped on my technical side of skiing... but we went out there and committed to it, and we came out across the line with a better result than I thought." Italy's Chiara Mazzel claimed gold in the women's visually impaired super-G, ahead of Austria's Veronika Aigner in silver. Russia's Varvara Voronchikhina won gold in the women's standing super-G, prompting the playing of Russia's national anthem for the first time at the Paralympics in over a decade.
Super-G is a speed event faster than giant slalom but more technical than downhill, with athletes divided into sitting, standing, and visually impaired groups. Both Soens and Drugan qualified for all five alpine events, with upcoming races including slalom on March 10 and giant slalom on March 12-13. France's Aurélie Richard took silver and Jules Segers bronze in their respective super-G events, contributing to France's total of five medals. New Zealand's Corey Peters finished sixth in the men's sitting super-G at 1:15.42, while Sweden's Aaron Lindstroem suffered a crash, sustaining a severe concussion and collapsed lung.
