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A motto that captures the essence of the Paralympic spirit resonates deeply across the venues of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympic Games every day — just showing up is, itself, a victory.
The lone silhouette of a skier gliding down a mountain is, for many, the enduring image of winter sports. For visually impaired athletes, however, their experience on the snow is never lonely.
A relatively new prosthetic leg, a bruised face from falls during training, and a less-than-ideal starting position — all the odds seemed stacked against China's para snowboarder Wu Zhongwei as he entered his first final at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics on Sunday.
After a dramatic night when luck was never on its side, China's gold-hunting short-track speed skating team opted to trust the process and keep pushing for breakthroughs at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Skating to the romantic melody of Perfect Symphony, China's fan-favorite figure skater Jin Boyang capped off his Milano-Cortina 2026 program anything but the perfect way, yet still relishing every step on his third Olympic journey.
After host nation Italy won the short-track speed skating mixed team relay gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, the Milano Ice Skating Arena erupted into cheers.
China's short-track speed skater Sun Long has delivered a timely redemption by winning a silver medal in the men's 1,000 meters at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday, just two days after a costly error denied Team China a medal in the mixed relay.
