Paralympics
Swedish wheelchair curling team wins Paralympics bronze
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The Swedish wheelchair curling team secured a bronze medal at the Paralympics in Cortina, Italy, after a 7–4 victory over South Korea. Skipper Viljo Petersson-Dahl led the team to the win despite a semifinal loss to China. This marks Sweden's seventh medal in the Games.
Brazilian para-swimmer Gabriel Araújo, known as Gabrielzinho, received the Laureus foundation's award for athlete with disability of the year at a ceremony in Madrid on Monday (20). He won three golds at the 2025 Para-swimming World Championships and the Paris-2024 Paralympics. He is the second Brazilian to win in the category, after Daniel Dias.
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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.
Choi Sa-ra of Hyundai Ezwel competed in her third event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games despite a knee injury. She missed the podium but expressed no regrets about her participation. The event took place on Monday.
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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.
Japan's mixed doubles wheelchair curling team, the reigning world champions, suffered a 10-4 defeat to Latvia in their seventh round-robin match on March 9 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, ending their medal hopes and semifinal chances.
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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.
Visually impaired skier Meg Gustafson competes with brother as guide
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