Chronological summary of the 2026 Winter Paralympics
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This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2026 Winter Paralympics held in Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and other areas in Lombardy and Northeast Italy. Competition began on 4 March with the first matches in the round robin stages of the wheelchair curling event. The opening ceremony was held two days later on 6 March. The last day of competition and the closing ceremony were held on 15 March. The games featured 79 medal events in six disciplines.
Calendar
Competition began two days before the opening ceremony on 4 March, and ended on 15 March 2026.[1]
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| March 2026 | 04 Wed |
05 Thu |
06 Fri |
07 Sat |
08 Sun |
09 Mon |
10 Tue |
11 Wed |
12 Thu |
13 Fri |
14 Sat |
15 Sun |
Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg){kind=logo} Ceremonies | OC | CC | N/a | ||||||||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Para alpine skiing |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | |||||
 Para biathlon |
6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||
 Para cross-country skiing |
6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||
 Para ice hockey |
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Para snowboard |
● | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Wheelchair curling |
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | |
| Daily medal events | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 79 |
| Cumulative total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 40 | 47 | 50 | 63 | 69 | 79 | |
| March 2026 | 04 Wed |
05 Thu |
06 Fri |
07 Sat |
08 Sun |
09 Mon |
10 Tue |
11 Wed |
12 Thu |
13 Fri |
14 Sat |
15 Sun |
Total events |
Medal table
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 15 | 13 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 |  United States | 13 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 |  Russia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  Italy* | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 |  Austria | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 |  France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 |  Ukraine | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
| 8 |  Canada | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 |  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 11–27 | Remaining NPCs | 13 | 32 | 24 | 69 |
| Totals (27 entries) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 238 | |
Day-by-day summaries
4 March
- The first matches in the round-robin stage of the mixed doubles tournament.[2]
5 March
- The second day in the round-robin stage of the mixed doubles tournament.[3]
6 March
- The third day in the round-robin stage of the mixed doubles tournament.[4]
- The opening ceremony was held at Verona Arena.[5]
Day 1 — Saturday 7 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's downhill |
Visually impaired |
Veronika Aigner Guide: Lilly Sammer Austria | 1:22.55 | Chiara Mazzel Guide: Nicola Cotti Cottini Italy | 1:23.03 | Alexandra Rexová Guide: Sophia Polak  Slovakia | 1:27.45 |
| Sitting | Anna-Lena Forster Germany | 1:25.79 | Audrey Pascual Spain | 1:25.84 | Liu Sitong China | 1:31.27 | |
| Standing | Ebba Årsjö Sweden | 1:22.00 | Aurélie Richard France | 1:23.71 | Varvara Voronchikhina Russia | 1:24.47 | |
| Men's downhill |
Visually impaired |
Johannes Aigner Guide: Nico Haberl Austria | 1:16.08 | Kalle Ericsson Guide: Sierra Smith Canada | 1:18.33 | Giacomo Bertagnolli Guide: Andrea Ravelli Italy | 1:18.64 |
| Sitting | Jesper Pedersen Norway | 1:18.14 | Niels de Langen Netherlands | 1:19.24 | Kurt Oatway Canada | 1:19.42 | |
| Standing | Robin Cuche Switzerland | 1:17.79 | Arthur Bauchet France | 1:18.40 | Alexey Bugaev Russia | 1:18.94 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's sprint |
Visually impaired |
Wang Yue Guide: Chen Guoming China | 19:52.5 | Carina Edlingerová Guide: Alexandr Patava  Czech Republic | 20:20.5 | Leonie Walter Guide: Christian Krasman Germany | 20:32.2 |
| Sitting | Oksana Masters United States | 21:21.3 | Kendall Gretsch United States | 21:37.3 | Anja Wicker Germany | 22:32.4 | |
| Standing | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 18:41.5 | Natalie Wilkie Canada | 18:46.4 | Liudmyla Liashenko Ukraine | 19:13.9 | |
| Men's sprint |
Visually impaired |
Oleksandr Kazik Guide: Serhii Kucheriavyi Ukraine | 17:37.7 | Iaroslav Reshetynskyi Guide: Dmytro Drahun Ukraine | 18:40.1 | Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide: Oleksandr Mukshyn Ukraine | 18:43.8 |
| Sitting | Taras Rad Ukraine | 19:55.5 | Liu Mengtao China | 20:04.8 | Liu Zixu China | 20:13.1 | |
| Standing | Cai Jiayun China | 17:13.6 | Liu Xiaobin China | 17:35.4 | Marco Maier Germany | 17:42.4 | |
Day 2 — Sunday 8 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Individual |
Visually impaired |
Wang Yue Guide: Chen Guoming China | 35:04.7 | Simona Bubeníčková Guide: David Srutek Czech Republic | 36:43.9 | Johanna Recktenwald Guide: Emily Rose Weiss Germany | 37:05.2 |
| Sitting | Kim Yun-ji South Korea | 38:00.1 | Anja Wicker Germany | 38:12.9 | Kendall Gretsch United States | 38:36.1 | |
| Standing | Natalie Wilkie Canada | 33:01.8 | Zhao Zhiqing China | 33:33.5 | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 33:37.9 | |
| Men's Individual |
Visually impaired |
Dang Hesong Guide: Lu Hongda China | 31:31.9 | Maksym Murashkovskyi Guide: Vitaliy Trush Ukraine | 33:41.1 | Dmytro Suiarko Guide: Oleksandr Nikonovych Ukraine | 33:51.1 |
| Sitting | Liu Zixu China | 34:38.1 | Mao Zhongwu China | 35:06.5 | Taras Rad Ukraine | 35:57.1 | |
| Standing | Cai Jiayun China | 30:24.1 | Mark Arendz Canada | 30:52.5 | Marco Maier Germany | 31:07.3 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's snowboard cross |
SB-LL2 | Cécile Hernandez France |
Kate Delson United States |
Wang Xinyu China | |||
| Men's snowboard cross |
SB-UL | Ji Lijia China |
Zhu Yonggang China |
Aron Fahrni Switzerland | |||
| SB-LL1 | Wu Zhongwei China |
Noah Elliott United States |
Tyler Turner Canada | ||||
| SB-LL2 | Emanuel Perathoner Italy |
Ben Tudhope Australia |
Lee Je-hyuk South Korea | ||||
Day 3 — Monday 9 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's super-G |
Visually impaired |
Chiara Mazzel Guide: Nicola Cottini Cottini Italy | 1:14.84 | Veronika Aigner Guide: Lilly Sammer Austria | 1:15.44 | Alexandra Rexová Guide: Sophia Polak Slovakia | 1:19.69 |
| Sitting | Audrey Pascual Spain | 1:17.82 | Momoka Muraoka Japan | 1:24.14 | Liu Sitong China | 1:24.91 | |
| Standing | Varvara Voronchikhina Russia | 1:15.60 | Aurélie Richard France | 1:17.56 | Ebba Årsjö Sweden | 1:17.64 | |
| Men's super-G |
Visually impaired |
Johannes Aigner Guide: Nico Haberl Austria | 1:11.99 | Giacomo Bertagnolli Guide: Andrea Ravelli Italy | 1:12.15 | Kalle Ericsson Guide: Sierra Smith Canada | 1:13.29 |
| Sitting | Jeroen Kampschreur Netherlands | 1:13.08 | Jesper Pedersen Norway | 1:13.80 | Andrew Kurka United States | 1:13.95 | |
| Standing | Robin Cuche Switzerland | 1:12.12 | Patrick Halgren United States | 1:13.10 | Jules Segers France | 1:13.59 | |
Day 4 — Tuesday 10 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's super combined |
Visually impaired |
Veronika Aigner Guide: Lilly Sammer Austria | 2:01.75 | Chiara Mazzel Guide: Nicola Cotti Cottini Italy | 2:04.81 | Elina Stary Guide: Stefan Winter Austria | 2:05.65 |
| Sitting | Audrey Pascual Spain | 2:11.22 | Anna-Lena Forster Germany | 2:11.68 | Liu Sitong China | 2:14.53 | |
| Standing | Ebba Årsjö Sweden | 2:00.15 | Aurélie Richard France | 2:07.18 | Zhu Wenjing China | 2:10.69 | |
| Men's super combined |
Visually impaired |
Giacomo Bertagnolli Guide: Andrea Ravelli Italy | 1:56.42 | Neil Simpson Guide: Rob Poth  Great Britain | 1:57.07 | Johannes Aigner Guide: Nico Haberl Austria | 1:57.46 |
| Sitting | Jeroen Kampschreur Netherlands | 1:56.33 | René De Silvestro Italy | 1:56.44 | Niels de Langen Netherlands | 1:57.59 | |
| Standing | Arthur Bauchet France | 1:58.17 | Federico Pelizzari Italy | 1:59.37 | Thomas Grochar Austria | 1:59.99 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's sprint classical |
Visually impaired |
Anastasiia Bagiian Guide: Sergei Siniakin Russia | 3:16.1 | Linn Kazmaier Guide: Florian Baumann Germany | 3:25.3 | Cong Jihong Guide: Liu Jiaxuan China | 3:30.2 |
| Sitting | Oksana Masters United States | 3:07.1 | Kim Yun-ji South Korea | 3:10.1 | Wang Shiyu China | 3:17.9 | |
| Standing | Vilde Nilsen Norway | 3:31.3 | Sydney Peterson United States | 3:35.5 | Natalie Wilkie Canada | 3:40.2 | |
| Men's sprint classical |
Visually impaired |
Jake Adicoff Guide: Peter Wolter United States | 2:44.7 | Yu Shuang Guide: Shang Jincai China | 2:46.2 | Zebastian Modin Guide: Emil Talsi Sweden | 2:50.9 |
| Sitting | Liu Zixu China | 2:28.9 | Cristian Ribera Brazil | 2:29.6 | Yerbol Khamitov Kazakhstan | 2:29.9 | |
| Standing | Raman Svirydzenka Belarus | 2:35.4 | Sebastian Marburger Germany | 2:38.1 | Benjamin Daviet France | 2:42.2 | |
Day 5 — Wednesday 11 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 10 kilometre classical |
Visually impaired |
Anastasiia Bagiian Guide: Sergei Siniakin Russia | 29:39.7 | Simona Bubeníčková Guide: David Srutek Czech Republic | 31:59.1 | Leonie Walter Guide: Christian Krasman Germany | 35:30.8 |
| Sitting | Oksana Masters United States | 26:31.6 | Kim Yun-ji South Korea | 26:51.6 | Kendall Gretsch United States | 27:27.6 | |
| Standing | Sydney Peterson United States | 29:49.2 | Vilde Nilsen Norway | 29:51.8 | Brittany Hudak Canada | 32:01.0 | |
| Men's 10 kilometre classical |
Visually impaired |
Jake Adicoff Guide: Reid Goble United States | 28:03.6 | Inkki Inola Guide: Reetu Inkila  Finland | 29:52.3 | Zebastian Modin Guide: Emil Talsi Sweden | 30:07.9 |
| Sitting | Ivan Golubkov Russia | 24:05.8 | Mao Zhongwu China | 24:22.1 | Zheng Peng China | 24:24.5 | |
| Standing | Karl Tabouret France | 27:10.7 | Raman Svirydzenka Belarus | 27:38.4 | Mark Arendz Canada | 27:59.3 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles |
Wang Meng Yang Jinqiao China |
Baek Hye-jin Lee Yong-suk South Korea |
Poļina Rožkova Agris Lasmans  Latvia |
Day 6 — Thursday 12 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's giant slalom |
Visually impaired |
Veronika Aigner Guide: Eric Digruber Austria | 2:18.63 | Chiara Mazzel Guide: Nicola Cotti Cottini Italy | 2:21.19 | Elina Stary Guide: Stefan Winter Austria | 2:25.30 |
| Sitting | Anna-Lena Forster Germany | 2:30.64 | Momoka Muraoka Japan | 2:31.92 | Liu Sitong China | 2:34.79 | |
| Standing | Ebba Årsjö Sweden | 2:22.42 | Varvara Voronchikhina Russia | 2:25.26 | Aurélie Richard France | 2:27.04 | |
Day 7 — Friday 13 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's giant slalom |
Visually impaired |
Johannes Aigner Guide: Nico Haberl Austria | 2:07.83 | Giacomo Bertagnolli Guide: Andrea Ravelli Italy | 2:08.17 | Michał Gołaś Guide: Kacper Walas  Poland | 2:09.91 |
| Sitting | René De Silvestro Italy | 2:10.44 | Niels de Langen Netherlands | 2:11.01 | Jesper Pedersen Norway | 2:14.59 | |
| Standing | Arthur Bauchet France | 2:07.76 | Robin Cuche Switzerland | 2:09.72 | Alexey Bugaev Russia | 2:11.14 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's sprint pursuit |
Visually impaired |
Carina Edlingerová Guide: Alexandr Patava Czech Republic |
13:38.1 | Wang Yue Guide: Chen Guoming China |
13:48.0 | Simona Bubeníčková Guide: David Srutek Czech Republic |
13:59.2 |
| Leonie Walter Guide: Christian Krasman Germany | |||||||
| Sitting | Kendall Gretsch United States | 11:33.1 | Kim Yun-ji South Korea | 11:41.6 | Anja Wicker Germany | 12:39.1 | |
| Standing | Natalie Wilkie Canada | 12:18.0 | Iryna Buy Ukraine | 12:35.7 | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 12:49.0 | |
| Men's sprint pursuit |
Visually impaired |
Yu Shuang Guide: Shang Jincai China | 11:39.2 | Oleksandr Kazik Guide: Serhii Kucheriavyi Ukraine | 11:53.0 | Anatolii Kovalevskyi Guide: Oleksandr Mukshyn Ukraine | 12:13.7 |
| Sitting | Yerbol Khamitov Kazakhstan | 9:39.0 | Taras Rad Ukraine | 10:00.5 | Liu Zixu China | 10:11.5 | |
| Standing | Cai Jiayun China | 10:33.4 | Grygorii Vovchynskyi Ukraine | 10:33.6 | Marco Maier Germany | 11:08.5 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's banked slalom |
SB-LL2 | Kate Delson United States | 1:02.99 | Lisa Bunschoten Netherlands | 1:03.53 | Brenna Huckaby United States | 1:03.98 |
| Men's banked slalom |
SB-UL | Jacopo Luchini Italy | 56.28 | Wang Pengyao China | 56.62 | Jiang Zihao China | 57.03 |
| SB-LL1 | Noah Elliott United States | 58.94 | Daichi Oguri Japan | 59.02 | Mike Schultz United States | 1:00.05 | |
| SB-LL2 | Emanuel Perathoner Italy | 54.28 | Fabrice von Grünigen Switzerland | 56.29 | Ben Tudhope Australia | 57.33 | |
Day 8 — Saturday 14 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's slalom |
Visually impaired |
Veronika Aigner Guide: Lilly Sammer Austria | 1:22.73 | Elina Stary Guide: Stefan Winter Austria | 1:26.77 | Alexandra Rexová Guide: Sophia Polak Slovakia | 1:31.97 |
| Sitting | Zhang Wenjing China | 1:27.69 | Nette Kiviranta Finland | 1:27.96 | Audrey Pascual Spain | 1:28.04 | |
| Standing | Varvara Voronchikhina Russia | 1:26.95 | Zhu Wenjing China | 1:28.44 | Michaela Gosselin Canada | 1:29.19 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4 × 2.5 kilometre relay |
Joshua Sweeney Oksana Masters Sydney Peterson Jake Adicoff Guide: Reid Goble United States | 23:24.2 | Pavlo Bal Taras Rad Oleksandra Kononova Liudmyla Liashenko Ukraine | 23:36.7 | Mao Zhongwu Zheng Peng Huang Lingxin Wang Yue Guide: Chen Guoming China | 23:56.5 |
| Open 4 × 2.5 kilometre relay |
Wang Tao Wang Chenyang Dang Hesong Guide: Lu Hongda Yu Shuang Guide: Shang Jincai China | 21:54.4 | Sebastian Marburger Marco Maier Theo Bold Guide: Jakob Bold Linn Kazmaier Guide: Florian Baumann Germany | 21:59.8 | Kjartan Haugen Vilde Nilsen Thomas Oxaal Guide: Geir Lervik Norway | 22:28.6 |
Day 9 — Sunday 15 March
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's slalom |
Visually impaired |
Giacomo Bertagnolli Guide: Andrea Ravelli Italy | 1:29.29 | Michał Gołaś Guide: Kacper Walas Poland | 1:29.56 | Kalle Ericsson Guide: Sierra Smith Canada | 1:31.26 |
| Sitting | Jeroen Kampschreur Netherlands | 1:29.72 | Jesper Pedersen Norway | 1:31.11 | Takeshi Suzuki Japan | 1:31.30 | |
| Standing | Alexey Bugaev Russia | 1:28.55 | Adam Hall New Zealand | 1:31.38 | Robin Cuche Switzerland | 1:31.73 | |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 20 kilometre freestyle |
Visually impaired |
Anastasiia Bagiian Guide: Sergei Siniakin Russia | 43:59.1 | Simona Bubeníčková Guide: David Srutek Czech Republic | 47:27.2 | Wang Yue Guide: Chen Guoming China | 48:58.7 |
| Sitting | Kim Yun-ji South Korea | 58:23.3 | Anja Wicker Germany | 59:17.4 | Oksana Masters United States | 59:34.5 | |
| Standing | Sydney Peterson United States | 47:25.8 | Vilde Nilsen Norway | 48:39.7 | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine | 48:43.4 | |
| Men's 20 kilometre freestyle |
Visually impaired |
Jake Adicoff Guide: Peter Wolter United States | 42:17.4 | Oleksandr Kazik Guide: Serhii Kucheriavyi Ukraine | 42:24.6 | Anthony Chalençon Guide: Florian Michelon France | 43:21.9 |
| Sitting | Ivan Golubkov Russia | 51:55.0 | Mao Zhongwu China | 52:45.8 | Giuseppe Romele Italy | 53:17.1 | |
| Standing | Wang Chenyang China | 41:15.2 | Huang Lingxin China | 42:28.4 | Liu Xiaobin China | 43:01.9 | |
- Ceremonies
- The closing ceremony was held at the Cortina Olympic Ice Stadium.[6]
Notes
- Bronze medalist(s) determined on the previous day.