Oksana Masters leaves Italy with five new para Nordic skiing medals, extending her reign as the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian. She competes in summer sports too and is already eyeing LA 2028.
A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.
Masters discusses her achievements and the medical setbacks that almost prevented her from competing in Italy.
Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wheelchair curling medal ever.
Russia’s flag was paraded at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics for the first time since 2014 prompting a boycott by several nations led by Ukraine.
Ukraine had already announced it would boycott the opening ceremony over Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their own flags.
Sydney Peterson is among the U.S. athletes heading to the 2026 Winter Paralympics. A neuroscientist in training, Peterson is studying movement disorders, similar to her own condition.
Paolo Zampolli, a special envoy for President Trump, endorsed Russia’s participation at next month’s Paralympics, a move greeted with dismay in European capitals.
Six Russian athletes and four Belarusians will be allowed to represent their nations, officials said. The decision could pave the way for a Russian team to compete at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
The Winter Olympics return this week in Italy, where a six-hour time difference will shape two weeks of early-morning medal events and late-night finishes for U.S. viewers. The big picture: The Milano Cortina Games feature 116 medal events across 16 disciplines and eight sports. - About 3,000 athletes from more than 90 countries are competing. When are the 2026 Winter Olympics? Zoom in: The Winter Olympic Games officially run Feb. 6-22. - Some preliminary events — including curling and ice hockey — begin before the opening ceremony. What country are the 2026 Winter Olympics held in? Events are spread across northern Italy from Milan to Cortina d'Ampezzo. What time is the Olympics opening ceremony? The ceremony will air Friday,…