The Milano Croatia Paralympic Games is here. From Para Ice Hockey to Para Snowboarding, Wheelchair Curling to Para Alpine Skiing, this months gonna be jam packed with the best of the best the world has to offer. See the crisp clear snow in stunning full HD at Mackays.
The opening ceremony takes place in Verona at the first century Roman amphitheatre Arena di Verona on March 6 the same place the 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was held.
Who too look out for
Oksana Masters, born in Ukraine with radiation-induced birth defects, is the most decorated American Winter Paralympian with 14 medals to go along with five Summer Paralympic medals.
In Para biathlon and Para cross-country skiing, Masters became the first American to win seven medals – in seven events – at a single Paralympics in Beijing.
Fellow American Brenna Huckaby, whose right leg was amputated at 14, will try to win her fifth and sixth medals in Para snowboarding. Huckaby has three golds and a bronze.
Italian Giacomo Bertagnolli, visually impaired, will have a chance to add to his four Paralympic gold medals and 10 world titles while competing at home in all five Para alpine skiing events.
Norway’s Jesper Pedersen, born with spina bifida, won four of the five medal events in Para alpine skiing in Beijing and is set to fight for medals again in Italy.
Wang Haitao won gold in wheelchair curling in PyeongChang in 2018 and Beijing in 2022, becoming only the second captain to win back-to-back Paralympic titles after Canada’s Jim Armstrong. Wang will try to become the first three-time Paralympic champion in the sport.
Ukrainian Oleksandra Kononova, who has a stunted right arm, won three gold medals in Para biathlon and Para cross-country skiing as a 19-year-old in Vancouver in 2010. She’s won two more Paralympic titles and over a dozen world titles since then, despite injuries.
