Winter Paralympics 2026: Start date, events and how to watch Milan Cortina Games

The 2026 Winter Olympics may be over, but fans of the games still have a few more chances to see their favorite Olympic sports in action before a multi-year layoff. The 2026 Paralympics start are upon us and feature many of the same events already shown off by athletes at the Milan Cortina Games.

With the Paralympics just around the corner, here's everything fans need to know about the 2026 Paralympics, including the start date, events and how to watch coverage of the games.

When are the 2026 Paralympics?

The Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Paralympics will take place Friday, March 6. While that marks the "beginning" of the games, some sports — like wheelchair curling and para alpine skiing — are already underway. Both of those events began Wednesday, March 4, and continued into Thursday. The final events take place Sunday, March 15.

Where are the 2026 Paralympics?

Just like the 2026 Winter Olympics, the 2026 Paralympics will take place in Milan-Cortina in Italy. Milan and Cortina are technically two separate cities, but the event was called the Milan Cortina Games due to their proximity, and the fact that events will be held in both cities during the games.

2026 Paralympics events

The following sports will take place at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games:

• Para alpine skiing

• Wheelchair curling

• Para biathlon

• Para ice hockey

• Para snowboard

• Para cross-country skiing

Many of those sports will feature multiple events. Alpine skiing, for example, will include downhill sitting, downhill standing, super-G, slalom and various other events. The same can be said of biathlon, snowboarding and cross-country skiing, which will also feature multiple events in those sports. Wheelchair curling will hold a mixed doubles event and a mixed team event at the 2026 Paralympics. And Para ice hockey will feature one tournament. The gold-medal hockey game will close out the Paralympics, and is scheduled to be the final event of the Games before the Closing Ceremony.

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2026 Paralympics athletes to watch

Team USA will send a total of 72 athletes the Paralympics in 2026. That isfive more athletesthan the country sent to Beijing in 2022, per Axios.

Here are a few of the biggest names to watch at the games:

• Para skier Oksana Masters: Masters is a multisport Paralympic athlete. During the Winter Paralympics, she competes in skiing, where she's won three gold medals in various para skiing events over the years. She's also a Paralympic rower during the Summer Paralympics, and has two golds in that event.

• Para snowboarder Brenna Huckaby: At age 14, Huckaby had her leg amputated due to cancer. She learned to snowboard following that procedure and has three Paralympic gold medals under her belt.

• Para skier Joshua Sweeney: A former member of the United States Marine Corp., Sweeney received a Purple Heart after being deployed to Afghanistan. He stepped on an IED while overseas, losing both legs. Sweeney initially competed in Para ice hockey, winning a gold medal in the sport at the 2014 Paralympics. He switched to para skiing in 2022 and will compete in that sport in Italy in 2026.

• Para ice hockey player Declan Farmer: A long-time veteran of Team USA, Farmer has won three Paralympic gold medals in ice hockey. He's been a big name in the sport since age 14, when he first made the American national team.

• Wheelchair curling athletes Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer: Mixed doubles curling will make its debut at the 2026 Paralympics, and Emt and Dwyer have a shot at a medal. The pair went 4-2 at the world championships in 2025, though missed out on making the playoffs. Emt, 56, will be the oldest person on Team USA's Paralympics roster.

How to watch the 2026 Paralympics?

The 2026 Paralympics will air on various networks and streaming platforms, including NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC and NBCSports, perparalympic.org.

Until the Opening Ceremony, coverage of the games can only be viewed via streaming. That will change Friday night, as USA Network will carry the Opening Ceremony.

CNBC will then carry live coverage of events, with NBC picking up either live coverage during the day or prime-time viewing later at night. Between Monday, March 9, and Friday, March 13, USA Network will carry daily coverage of the 2026 Paralympics.

Coverage will shift back to CNBC Saturday, March 14, with NBC once again providing prime-time coverage later that evening. On the final day of the Paralympics, CNBC will provide early coverage, though NBC will air the gold-medal hockey game.

The 2026 Paralympics Closing Ceremony will air on CNBC.

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OlympianAlysa Liushared a scary encounter she had with a fan at the airport.

Liu became a sensation following hergold medal-winning free skateto Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park" at the 2026Winter Olympics. While the figure skater has become known for her carefree and joyful persona, she has suddenly been thrust into the spotlight, which has brought some unwelcome attention.

Liu revealed that she was "chased" after getting off her flight on Wednesday. She asked the public for privacy after the stressful experience.

"So I land at the airport & there's a crowd waiting at the exit with cameras & things for me to sign," Liu shared in an Instagram Story on March 4. "All up in my personal space. Someone chased me to my car bruh. Please do not do that to me."

Liu, who is from Oakland, Calif., has been jetsetting across the country to discuss her skating career and Olympic wins. Her return from the Milan Cortina games has been quite a whirlwind. While disembarking her homecoming flight on Feb. 24 at the San Francisco International Airport, viral TikTok videos showedDelta employees givingher a shout-out andspectators waitingin the airport terminals for her arrival.

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The 20-year-old Olympian became the first United States woman to claim the gold since Sarah Hughes won at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. She also won gold in the team figure skating event alongside teammates Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Ellie Kam, and Danny O'Shea.

Before that awkward post-flight encounter, Liu made anappearanceonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Tuesday night, gifting host Jimmy Fallon a wig emulating her iconic halo hair.

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Luckily, Liu appears to be taking time for herself in spite of the madness. She toldTeen Voguethat she rested in the Bay Area immediately after the games.

"I went home and I literally did whatever I wanted for five days," she said. "I didn't have any media, and I had no commitments, so it was really great. I got to see a lot of my friends again, and just relax and catch up on sleep. I skated twice just because I wanted to."

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Cooper Flagg will reportedly return to Mavericks' lineup Thursday against Magic

Cooper Flagg is expected to return to the Dallas Mavericks' lineup for Thursday night's game against the Orlando Magic,according to Marc Stein.

The 2025 No. 1 overall draft pick has missed eight games with a left mid-foot sprain.

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Flagg was upgraded to doubtful for Dallas' loss Tuesday to the Charlotte Hornets and is currently listedas questionable for the Magic game. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd told reporters that Flagg willplay 20 to 25 minutesversus the Magic before seeing an uptick in minutes Friday at the Boston Celtics, his favorite childhood team.

The Mavericks won only two of the eight games they played without Flagg during this most recent injury. He also missed time this seasonwith a sprained ankleand an illness.

Through 49 games this season, Flagg is averaging 20.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game. With 21 games remaining in the regular season, Dallas is 21-40.

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Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida handyman who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted ofstorming the Capitolon Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump.

Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, is among several Jan. 6 defendants who have been charged withnew crimessince Trump'ssweeping act of clemencyfor Capitol rioters. On his first day back in the White House last year, Trump pardoned, commuted prison sentences or ordered the dismissal of cases for all 1,500-plus people charged in the attack.

Johnson was convicted last month of two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child and one count of electronically transmitting material harmful to a minor, according to prosecutors in Hernando County, Florida. County Circuit Judge Judge Stephen Toner handed down Johnson's life sentence.

Sheriff's deputies began investigating the child molestation allegations against Johnson in July 2025. One of his victims told investigators that the abuse started around April 2024, several months before Johnson was sentenced for his Capitol riot conviction.

Johnson told one of his victims that he expected to be compensated for being a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant and would be putting the child in his will to inherit any leftover money, according a sheriff's office report.

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"This tactic was believed to be used to keep (the child) from exposing what Andrew had done," the report said.

Investigators found sexually explicit messages that Johnson exchanged with one of his victims on the Discord messaging app, according to Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Bill Gladson's office.

"In the messages, Johnson attempted to have the victim download another application for a more private conversation and encouraged the victim to delete their messages afterwards," Gladson's office said in a news release.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg in Washington sentenced Johnson in August 2024 to one year behind bars after he pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor charges stemming from the riot. Johnson had asked to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming that he was pressured into it, but the judgerejected his requestbefore sentencing.

Johnson, of Seffner, Florida, was carrying a bullhorn as he marched to the Capitol after attending Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally near the White House. He entered the building through an office window that other rioters had smashed, according to federal prosecutors. Johnson cursed and yelled at police officers after they used tear gas to disperse the mob of Trump supporters, prosecutors said.

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Every facet of Iran's military and theocracy is under assault. These images show the damage

CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. and Israel arestriking a much wider array of targetsin Iran than they did during 12 days of war last summer, when their focus was on the country's nuclear enrichment sites. Now, the aim appears to be destroying Iran's military and weakeningthe grip of its theocratic rulers, experts say.

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U.S. Central Command alone says it has hit more than 2,000 targets in less than a week, a far heavier barrage than any American bombing campaign in the Middle East in more than a decade, according to Airwars, an independent group that tracks global conflicts. Israel says it has hit hundreds of sites.

From the capital of Tehran to cities across the country, the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes have bombarded the Islamic Republic -- its leaders, military bases, weapons factories, soldiers and police, and state TV.

The totality of the damage is not clear. But it is "a more significant blow than anyone expected might happen in such a short time," Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, an independent monitoring group, said in a statement. Still, even afterthe killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the emergency leadership team still appears to have "the ability for domestic coercion," said the group, which goes by the acronym ACLED.

The mounting death toll is also difficult to independently assess because of poor communications. An Iranian government agency says at least 1,230 people have been killed. More than 165 people were killed when a school in southeastern Iran was hit, most of them of children, according to Iranian state media.

Here is a deeper look at what has been targeted so far:

Many top officials have been killed

U.S. and Israeli strikes hit Khamenei's residential compound in central Tehran, killing him in the opening barrages on Feb. 28. Airstrikes also killed the defense minister, the head of the Republican Guard, Khamenei's top security adviser and other senior figures.

A religious site connected to Khamenei's predecessor was partially destroyed, and an airstrike smashed a hole through the dome of a building belonging to the Assembly of Experts, a council of senior Shiite clerics tasked with appointing the next supreme leader.

The Revolutionary Guard and Basij come under heavy fire

Many airstrikes have been directed at the Revolutionary Guard, Iran's most powerful military force, and the Basij, a paramilitary force that brutally enforces Islamic law and crushes any public dissent.

In more than 280 strikes that ACLED documented as of Wednesday, over 20% targeted Revolutionary Guard or Basij positions, mostly in Tehran and in western and southern Iran. Garrisons, air bases, underground complexes, ammunition depots, weapons factories and command buildings have all been attacked.

At the Revolutionary Guard's headquarters in northern Tehran, several buildings have been demolished, according to satellite photos from Vantor, a U.S. imaging company. Small, local branches of the Basij have also been targeted, according to ACLED.

On Thursday, two sports facilities in Tehran were struck, including the sprawling Azadi Sports Complex, where Iran once hoped to host the Olympics. There is now a giant hole in the roof of a 12,000-person arena, according to video verified by AP. The Guard and Basij have been known to use sports facilities as mobilizing points.

Not every bomb delivers meaningful impact. "A lot of empty buildings" are also being struck, ACLED said.

Destroying missile factories and storage sites is a priority

Eliminating Iran's missile arsenal and launchers is a top priority, Israeli and U.S. officials say.

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A suspected missile site deep in the barren mountains overlooking the central city of Isfahan was struck, as was another outside the western city of Kermanshah. There, roads leading into tunnels beneath a mountain are now pockmarked with craters, according to satellite photos provided by Planet Labs PBC.

On the outskirts of Tehran, several buildings at the Garmdarah missile site were also heavily damaged.

Before the war, Iran was believed to have several thousand short- and medium-range missiles. It is still firing missiles and drones at Israel, American bases in the Persian Gulf, and at energy facilities across the region. A senior Western official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said Iran has several days' worth of ballistic missiles if it continues firing at current rates, but it may hold some back to wage a longer campaign.

The military and national police are key targets

Many buildings and assets belonging to Iran's armed forces have been hit. Satellite photos from Vantor show a capsized ship in the waters of the Konarak Naval Base on Iran's southern coast after strikes there. A U.S. submarine sankan Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, which on Wednesday recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 Iranian sailors.

Manufacturers with ties to the military have also been attacked. In the central city of Isfahan, ACLED documented a strike on Isfahan Optics Industries, which is under international sanctions for its suspected connections to Iran's nuclear program.

At the main police headquarters in Tehran, strikes flattened multiple buildings, according to satellite photos from Planet Labs. The national police, commanded by a Revolutionary Guard general, is key to Iran's internal security apparatus and has been involved in violently halting anti-government protests.

Local police stations have also been in the line of fire, including one across the street from Tehran's Grand Bazaar, where protests began in late December that swelled into massive nationwide demonstrations across the country, before being crushed in early January.

Iranian state TV still on air after multiple barrages

The state TV and radio broadcaster IRIB has faced multiple barrages, though it has continued to stay on air. Its main headquarters, located in a large park in northern Tehran, shows signs of damage.

A strike on Sunday hit an IRIB station elsewhere in the capital, bringing down an antenna. The strike caused heavy damage to the Gandhi Hospital across the street, shattering its façade and sending debris across its wards inside.

So far, nuclear facilities have not been a focus of the attacks

Nuclear facilities have not appeared to be a priority yet, though Israel has indicated it will attack them.Satellite images on Mondayshow newly damaged buildings at theNatanz nuclear facilityin central Iran, the country's main enrichment site. The International Atomic Energy Agency said there was "no radiological consequence expected."

The Israeli military said it also struck mountains north of Tehran where it said Iran had secretly moved some nuclear activities to underground bunkers after June's12-day war.

Iran maintains its program is peaceful, though its officials had threatened to pursue a bomb while enriching uranium to near-weapons-grade levels.

El Deeb reported from Beirut, Biesecker from Washington. Associated Press reporters Sam Metz and Julia Frankel in Jerusalem and Jill Lawless in London, contributed to this report.

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