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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.
Even the nation's biggest medal haul at an overseas Winter Games wasn't enough to mitigate Team China's huge disappointment on the ice in Milan.
Team China has "achieved excellence" both on and off the field in Milan, Italy, over the past two weeks, said Tong Lixin, deputy head of the Chinese delegation at Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
China concluded its Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics chapter with five gold, four silver and six bronze medals, its best ever Winter Olympics performance overseas, surpassing the 5-2-4 record it created in Vancouver in 2010.
