58 FIS Competitions on 2026 Paralympic Winter Games Programme

Today the International Paralympic Committee announced the programme for the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina with the three FIS Para disciplines, Alpine. Cross-Country and Snowboarding all having a robust line-up of competitions. The three disciplines will account for 58 of the 79 medal events.

In total at the Games, there will be 39 medal events for men, 35 for women, and five mixed events.  Para Alpine Skiing, Para Biathlon and Para Cross-Country Skiing will offer gender parity in terms of the number of medal events.

Para Alpine will feature 190 athletes in total, competing in 30 medal events, 15 men’s and 15 women’s. All disciplines will be on show with downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and Alpine combined planned. The complete list of included events can be found below.

In Para Cross-Country Skiing, 170 total athletes will compete for 20 medals, including nine men’s, nine women’s and two mixed team competitions.

Finally, in Para Snowboard, 65 male athletes and 20 female athletes will compete in eight competitions. The men’s calendar will have six total medal events in Alpine Snowboard and Snowboard Cross, while the women will vie for two medals.

In total there are 665 athlete quota places (323 for men, 176 for women, and 166 gender-free) for the Games, which is 20 percent higher than the 558 final entry numbers for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Should all of the quota places be used, then Milano Cortina 2026 will be the biggest Paralympic Winter Games to date in terms of athlete participation.

Now that the quota and competition schedule have been confirmed, FIS will work together with the IPC in the upcoming months to draft the qualification criteria which will be published in early 2024.

Alpine Skiing Events:
Downhill VI
Downhill Standing
Downhill Sitting
Super-G VI
Super-G Standing
Super-G Sitting
Alpine Combined VI
Alpine Combined Standing
Alpine Combined Sitting
Giant Slalom VI
Giant Slalom Standing
Giant Slalom Sitting
Slalom VI
Slalom Standing
Slalom Sitting

Cross- Country Skiing Events
Sprint Free VI
Sprint Free Standing
Sprint Sitting
Middle Distance Free VI
Middle Distance Free Standing
Middle Distance Sitting
Long Distance Classic VI
Long Distance Classic Standing
Long Distance Sitting
Open 4x2.5km Relay
Mixed 4x2.5km Relay

Snowboard Events
Banked Slalom SB-LL1* - M
Banked Slalom SB-LL2* - M
Banked Slalom SB-UL* - M
Snowboard Cross SB-LL1 - M
Snowboard Cross SB-LL2 - M
Snowboard Cross SB-UL – M
Banked Slalom SB-LL2* (eligible sport classes: SB-LL1, SB-LL2) - W
Snowboard Cross SB-LL2 (eligible sport classes: SB-LL1, SB-LL2) – W

*Pending the technical report from the OCOG, the Banked Slalom is confirmed. If the Field of Play is wide enough to accommodate it, the event will be Dual Banked Slalom.