XIV Paralympic Winter Games

Cortina d’Ampezzo and Milan will host the XIV Paralympic Winter Games, March 6-15, 2026, in the same locations that will host the XXV Olympic Winter Games. Assigning the event to two cities jointly will be a first in the event’s history

Competition venues

City	Plant	Sports – ceremony
Verona	Arena of Verona	Opening Ceremony
Milan	Milan Santagiulia Ice field hockey Arena	Para Ice Hockey
Cortina d’Ampezzo	Olympia of the Tofane Socrepes area San Zan	Para Alpine Skiing Para Snowboard
	Olympic Ice Stadium	Wheelchair Curling Closing Ceremony
Tesero (TN)	Cross-country and biathlon center Fabio Canal	Paralympic Biathlon Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing

Three Paralympic villages are also planned to host the athletes: one in Cortina d’Ampezzo, one in Milan and one in Livigno.

Disciplines

Six disciplines are currently scheduled in the program of the XIV Paralympic Winter Games:

Paralympic Biathlon	Wheelchair curling	Para Ice Hockey
Paralympic Snowboarding	Paralympic Alpine Skiing	Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing

Paralympics 2026: all competitions in Cortina and closing at the Ice Stadium

The Opening Ceremony of the 14th Paralympic Winter Games is scheduled for Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Arena in Verona, Italy: for the first time a Paralympic ceremony will take place at a UNESCO World Heritage site, and for the first time a new medal discipline, mixed doubles wheelchair curling, will enter the official program.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will take place from March 6 to 15, 2026, and will feature the world’s top Paralympic winter athletes. Up to 665 athletes from about 50 countries will compete in 79 medal events in six disciplines: Paralympic alpine skiing, Paralympic biathlon, Paralympic cross-country skiing, Paralympic ice hockey, Paralympic snowboarding and wheelchair curling.

Cortina d’Ampezzo hosts three disciplines: paralympic alpine skiing, para snowboarding and wheelchair curling. Unlike the Olympics, there are no Paralympic competitions in Livigno, Bormio or Anterselva: the Games take place between Cortina, Milan and Val di Fiemme/Predazzo. Disciplines such as parabob, skeleton, and luge are not part of the Paralympic program: this is why the Cortina Sliding Centre is not included among the Paralympic competition venues.

The Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games will be held in Cortina on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at the Olympic Ice Stadium (Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium), also home to wheelchair curling. A concept dedicated to the “Italian souvenir” has been announced for the grand finale; the full cast will be announced gradually, and among the first confirmed talents is Arisa.
Tickets for the Closing Ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games are available from 150 euros. To purchase tickets: https://tickets.milanocortina2026.org/en/search/?affiliate=26P

1. Paralympic Alpine Skiing – Tofane, Olympia slope
   All alpine skiing (men’s and women’s trials) will be staged in Cortina on the Olympia slope in Tofane. The busiest program is precisely that of alpine skiing, with seven days of competitions in which medals will be awarded practically every day: March 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15.

2. Para Snowboarding – Socrepes (San Zan area)
A little further down the valley, in the Socrepes area, the Cortina Para Snowboard Park competes on the track set up in the San Zan area, with jumps, undulations and parabolic curves typical of snowboardcross competitions. The set-up includes working and shaping the course with technical snow, with attention also paid to restoring the terrain at the end of the event. Paralympic Snowboarding is an extremely fast and competitive sport. There will be six men’s and two women’s competitions at Milan Cortina 2026. Athletes will compete in the disciplines of banked slalom and snowboard cross. The competition days are March 7 and 8 and March 14, with medal awards on March 8 and 14.

3. Wheelchair curling – Olympic Ice Stadium
Wheelchair curling will be hosted at the Olympic Ice Stadium, a modernized and expanded facility (new locker rooms, elevators and ramps), with interventions to facilitate access for athletes and spectators, including those with motor or sensory disabilities. Internationally, the discipline is particularly eagerly awaited because Milan Cortina 2026 will also see the debut of the mixed doubles specialty in the Paralympic program. The schedule is very tight: some sessions start as early as March 4, before the Opening Ceremony, and continue daily until March 14, with medal days from March 11 to 14.

For the full calendar: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/paralympic-games/schedule/overview

Athletes competing
Italy is coming to the Games with a large delegation: the Italian Paralympic Committee indicates a team of 40 athletes (in addition to guide athletes), engaged in the six disciplines of the overall Games program. Among the most eagerly awaited Azzurri in Cortina is René De Silvestro, Italy’s flag-bearer at Milan Cortina 2026: originally from San Vito di Cadore, he brings to his home slopes a message of sport and community that speaks to the entire territory. Alongside him will be flag bearer Chiara Mazzel.