Liu Sitong, of China, competes in the alpine skiing women's downhill sitting competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The Milan Cortina Games mark the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympics. Athletes will compete across 79 events in six sports. It is the biggest Winter Paralympics ever, with a record female participation, according to the IPC.
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Jinqiao Yang, of China, competes during wheelchair curling mixed doubles round robin session against Italy at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Germany’s Sven Stumpe, left, and China’s Yifeng Shen challenge for the puck during the Group A hockey match between China and Germany at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)China’s Shiyu Wang competes in the Para Biathlon Women’s sprint sitting at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Tesero, Italy, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Pascal Christen, of Switzerland, reacts after competing in the alpine skiing men’s downhill sitting competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Gakuta Koike, of Japan, reacts after competing in the alpine skiing men’s downhill standing competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Bernt Marius Roerstad, of Norway, competes in the alpine skiing men’s downhill standing competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Lee Jehyuk, of South Korea, and Sun Qi, of China, left, compete in a men’s snowboard cross SB-LL2 quarterfinal at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy MaloletkaJoanna Butterfield and Jason Kean competes against Latvia during a wheelchair curling mixed doubles at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)China’s Zhanfu Zhu, top, and China’s Yifeng Shen control the puck during the Group A hockey match between China and Germany at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)Patrick Halgren, of the United States, reacts after competing in the alpine skiing men’s downhill standing competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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