#winter-paralympics-2026

#winter-paralympics-2026

Takasu, Japan, features superpipes with walls often cut to 23 feet, providing extra amplitude for training. The region's snowfall and grooming ensure consistent transitions.

Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women's wheelchair division of the 2026 Boston Marathon Monday, cruising to her second Boston victory in 1:30:51. She opened a decisive lead early in the race and maintained her dominant position throughout the course's punishing hills.

I just think they've priced people out. They've not restricted it, so anyone can get a wheelchair ticket, an accessible ticket. You don't have to prove you need one, which is what you normally do.

Chloe Kim has spent more than a decade at the top of her sport, redefining what progression in women's snowboarding looks like. With two Olympic golds and one silver, three World Championship titles, and eight X Games medals, Kim is in a league of her own in halfpipe snowboarding.

The Silverlode Express Lift, built in 1996, is known for having long lines, servicing many popular runs and being the closest lift to the Quicksilver Gondola. The new proposal aims to upgrade it from a six-chair to an express eight-chair lift, increasing uphill capacity from 3,000 to 3,600 skiers per hour.

Having the ability to ski all the way home after a day on the mountain is a rare and incredibly opportunity. Knowing you can ski right to your front or back door makes a ski trip all that much better.

A superpipe is a halfpipe that is about 64 feet wide and typically between 400 and 600 feet long, with walls approximately 22 feet high. The walls of the pipe are near vertical, with a smooth transition that allows riders to carry maximum speed.

Rob Enigl's bare chested approach not only won the day but will live on as one of the greatest moments in the history of pond skims.

Francis Jobin in the men's snowboarding big air qualifications at Livigno Snow Park on Thursday. Jobin, in his Olympics debut, is the sole Canadian to make it to the final 12. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images via Reuters) Canadian men's downhill skier Jack Crawford missed the podium in the final at Bormio's Stelvio course. At 10 a.m. ET, Canadian Isabelle Weidemann will compete for gold in the 3000-metre speed skating final. Abigail Strate will compete in ski jumping normal hill at 12:45 p.m. ET.

I don't know what kind of skier I'll be when I line up at the start line. I might not be my best, but I will have the will to not give up, to keep fighting and ... do what I can do. That's what I've been doing my whole life. I'm not going to stop now.

Olympic winter sports must be played on snow and ice, according to the Olympic Charter. But could a muddy field of play get its chance at a future Winter Games, even as soon as in the French Alps in 2030 or Salt Lake City in 2034? How about parquet in an indoor hall? Snow volleyball is ready and waiting. Those and other sports

Michael Eddie the Eagle Edwards, was the antithesis of the Olympic high-flyer. Heavily disadvantaged by his 82kg (181lb) weight far heavier than his rivals poor eyesight and the small matter of being entirely self-funded, he became Great Britain's first Olympic ski jumper. He finished 67th and last at the 1987 world championships but managed to hit the qualifying standard to secure the sole British spot for Calgary.

At 21 years old, Stolz has already begun to separate himself from some of the world's best speedskaters. He put his abilities on full display during the 500m, which he went on to win in an Olympic-record time of 33.77 seconds. The Wisconsin native had the same tenacity when we won the 1,000m earlier in the week. Stolz is on pace to win four gold medals with the next competitions being the 1,500m and the Mass Start scheduled between Feb. 19 and Feb. 21.

Special Olympics focuses on athletes with intellectual disabilities, emphasizing that they want the same opportunities as everyone else (friends, jobs, independence) without social barriers. The organization helps remove obstacles to let athletes thrive. SOPA is all about the athletes and their remarkable resilience under challenging conditions. One remarkable fact about the athletes with intellectual disabilities is that they want to seek normalcy, inclusion, and the same opportunities as anyone else. They are not looking for "special" treatment or lowered expectations from people.