U.S. star Oksana Masters skis to 3rd gold of Milano Cortina, 22nd career Paralympic medal
The medal count is now at 22 for Oksana Masters, the most decorated American Winter Paralympian.
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Calls grow for Paralympics to be moved earlier as slushy conditions cause chaos
Skiing in slush. Snowboarding through sticky patches. Hyperventilating in the heat. Paralympians at the 2026 Games have described all of those scenarios playing out in the warm conditions in Milano Cortina.
Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world figure skating championships
Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month, an unsurprising move after she won the first Winter Games gold medal by an American woman in the sport in more than two decades.
Olympic champ Alysa Liu withdraws from figure skating worlds - ESPN
Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month, an unsurprising move for the defending champ after she won the first Winter Games gold medal by an American woman in more than two decades.
Russian flag returns to Games podium with two downhill bronzes
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, March 7 - For the first time in a decade, a Russian flag was raised on a Games podium as the country won two bronze medals in the men's and women's downhill standing events at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics.
Olympic champion Pinheiro Braathen wins World Cup giant slalom
Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the first World Cup giant slalom since the Winter Games on Saturday in Slovenia to put pressure on Marco Odermatt for the season-long title.
IPC says lone Iranian athlete will not compete at Paralympics due to unsafe travel conditions
The International Paralympic Committee said Friday that Iranian athlete Aboulfazl Khatibi will not compete at the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games because he can't safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict.
Iran will not compete at Milano Cortina Winter Games, says IPC
March 6 : Iran will not compete at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the International Paralympic Committee announced on Friday, with their lone athlete unable to travel due to the conflict in the Middle East.