Paralympics

Canada's wheelchair curling team made history at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics by finishing round-robin play with a perfect 9-0 record, the first team to do so in the event's history. They secured the top seed with wins over the United States and South Korea on Thursday. The team now faces South Korea in Friday's semifinals.

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At the Milan Cortina Paralympics, 16-year-old visually impaired alpine skier Meg Gustafson has relied on her 18-year-old brother Spenser to guide her down the slopes. The siblings from Colorado finished fifth in the giant slalom on Thursday in the visually impaired classification. They prepare for the slalom on Saturday, Meg's strongest event.

Sydney Peterson of Minnesota claimed her first individual Paralympic gold medal in the women's 10km classic standing cross-country skiing event at the Milan Cortina Games. The 23-year-old skier finished in 29 minutes and 49.2 seconds, edging out Norway's Vilde Nilsen by two seconds. This victory marks her second medal of the Games, following a silver in the standing sprint on Tuesday.

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Norway's Vilde Nilsen claimed her first Paralympic gold in the Classic Sprint Standing at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games. The United States secured multiple titles with Oksana Masters and Jake Adicoff victorious in their categories. Brazil's Cristian Westemaier Ribera made history as the first South American to win a Winter Paralympic medal.

Canada's mixed wheelchair curling team secured a dramatic victory over Great Britain at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Paralympics, scoring three points in the final end to improve to 2-0. Skipped by Mark Ideson, the team celebrated on International Women's Day, highlighting players Ina Forrest and Collinda Joseph.

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Athletes return to the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre for the super-G events on day 3 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. Six gold medals are up for grabs across vision impaired, standing and sitting categories for men and women. Defending champions and top-ranked competitors aim to build on early successes from the downhill races.