The 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Milano-Cortina concluded on Sunday, with a clear dominance by China, but with the Ukrainian-born American Oksana Masters, born in 1989 with several leg defects caused by radiation from Chernobyl, being the most decorated, with five medals including four golds, added to her 24 Paralympic medals in total. She won medals in cross-country skiing and biathlon, but she is also a gold Paralympic medallist in the Summer Games in rowing and cycling.
Spanish skier Audrey Pascal won four medals at the Games, two golds, one silver and one bronze; and the Aigner brothers Aigner, Veronika y Johannes dominated in alpine skiing, taking 13 medals between all of them, including all seven golds. Finally, United States defeated Canada in ice hockey, the third consecutive Paralympic final, and same result as the Winter Olympics last month...
2026 Winter Paralympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026: full medal table
China, 15 (G), 13 (S), 16 (B), 44
United States, 13 (G), 5 (S), 6 (B), 24
Russia, 8 (G), 1 (S), 3 (B), 12
Italy, 7 (G), 7 (S), 2 (B), 16
Austria, 7 (G), 2 (S), 4 (B), 13
France, 4 (G), 4 (S), 4 (B), 12
Ukraine, 3 (G), 8 (S), 8 (B), 19
Canada, 3 (G), 4 (S), 8 (B), 15
Netherlands, 3 (G), 3 (S), 1 (B), 7
Sweden, 3 (G), 0 (S), 4 (B), 7
Germany, 2 (G), 6 (S), 9 (B), 17
Norway, 2 (G), 4 (S), 2 (B), 8
South Korea, 2 (G), 4 (S), 1 (B), 7
Switzerland, 2 (G), 2 (S), 2 (B), 6
Spain, 2 (G), 1 (S), 1 (B), 4
Czech Republic, 1 (G), 4 (S), 1 (B), 6
Belarus, 1 (G), 1 (S), 0 (B), 2
Kazakhstan, 1 (G), 0 (S), 1 (B), 2
Japan, 0 (G), 3 (S), 1 (B), 4
Finland, 0 (G), 2 (S), 0 (B), 2
Australia, 0 (G), 1 (S), 1 (B), 2
Poland, 0 (G), 1 (S), 1 (B), 2
Brazil, 0 (G), 1 (S), 0 (B), 1
Great Britain, 0 (G), 1 (S), 0 (B), 1
New Zealand, 0 (G), 1 (S), 0 (B), 1
Slovakia, 0 (G), 0 (S), 3 (B), 3
Latvia, 0 (G), 0 (S), 1 (B), 1