Returning Russia celebrates first gold in Milano Cortina
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, March 9 : Russia on Monday celebrated its return to the Paralympics with a gold medal when skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the women's Super-G standing race.
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Returning Russia claim first gold in Milano Cortina
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, March 9 : Russia claimed their first gold medal on Monday following a disputed return to the Paralympics when skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the women's Super-G standing race.
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Russian flag returns as Milano-Cortina Paralympics open amid Middle East war and boycotts
The Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics officially opened Friday amid the tensions of war in the Middle East, and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage.
Games open in Verona with calls for unity amid wars and athlete absences
VERONA, Italy, March 6 : With a sequence of rhythmic performances that celebrated uniqueness and participation, the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics on Friday brought on stage artists with disabilities, as athletes sat in a front row designed for wheelchairs.
IPC president Andrew Parsons defends full return of Russia, Belarus as political boycotts loom over Games
While the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milano-Cortina mark a milestone 50th anniversary, the atmosphere at the Games is undeniably charged by the full return of athletes from Russia and Belarus.
Verona ceremony looks to lift Paralympic flame above world's fractures
VERONA, Italy, March 6 : Less than two weeks after bidding goodbye to the Winter Olympics, Verona's majestic Roman amphitheatre hosts the Paralympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, against a dramatically altered global backdrop.
Russia's return to Games was result of democratic vote, says IPC chief
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, March 5 : The participation of Russia and Belarus in the Paralympic Games was the result of a democratic process, International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said on Thursday, a day before the opening ceremony.