More than 600 athletes competing across six sports, delivering the best performances yet on ice and snow.

That’s what International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons expects in just 100 days, when the 2026 Winter Paralympics begin in Italy. The Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games run from March 6-15.

“We will be seeing athletes defying everything that people think is possible, like [visually impaired] skiers coming down a hill at 100 kilometres per hour, the ability in Para ice hockey, the precision of wheelchair curling,” Parsons told CBC Sports. “And we will see that in stunning sceneries like with the Dolomites as the background. Just incredible venues.”

Next year’s Games will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Winter Paralympics in 1976 in Sweden. For the wo

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