Milano Cortina 2026: Complete guide to Team Canada at the Paralympic Winter Games, All Team Players, All Sports Athletes, Records

Ottawa – A team of 50 athletes, including four guides, is set to represent Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games from March 6-15, the Canadian Paralympic Committee confirmed Wednesday.

The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will showcase the best of Para sport, delivering unforgettable moments in Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard and wheelchair curling.

The Canadian Paralympic Team will compete in each sport at the Games: Para alpine skiing (eight athletes), Para ice hockey (17), Para nordic skiing – including Para biathlon and Para cross-country skiing (15), Para snowboard (5), and wheelchair curling (5).

When Dose Start Paralympic Winter Games 2026?

The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games officially start on Friday, March 6, 2026, with the Opening Ceremony held at the Verona Arena.

Team Canada Paralympics Highlights frorm Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

The roster includes 31 Paralympians, while 19 athletes will be making their Paralympic debuts.

Greg Westlake (Para ice hockey) will be competing at his sixth Paralympic Winter Games (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) while Adam Dixon (Para ice hockey), Mark Arendz (Para nordic skiing), and Ina Forrest (wheelchair curling) are set for their fifth consecutive Games appearances.

Forrest has won a medal in each of her four previous Paralympic Winter Games and is aiming for a fifth straight podium.

Arendz holds the most medals on the team with 12, followed by Natalie Wilkie (Para nordic skiing) with seven, and Mollie Jepsen (Para alpine skiing) and Collin Cameron (Para nordic skiing) with six each. Forrest and Westlake have four apiece.

A total of 24 athletes hold a Paralympic medal, while 17 are multi-medallists.

Twenty-one medallists from the Beijing 2022 team are returning for 2026.

Forrest is the oldest member of the Canadian Paralympic Team at age 63, while Para alpine skiing’s Florence Carrier (18 years and seven months) is the youngest.

At age 57, Gilbert Dash from wheelchair curling will be the oldest Games debutant of the team.

Nine provinces are represented within the team: Ontario (23 athletes), Quebec (nine), British Columbia (eight), Alberta (four), Saskatchewan (two), Manitoba (one), Newfoundland & Labrador (one), Nova Scotia (one), and Prince Edward Island (one).

Every Team Canada Athlete/Player in Winter Paralympics 2026 Milano Cortina of Every Sport Discipline.

Sport — Name — Hometown — Category — Paralympics Medals

Para Alpine Skiing — Florence Carrier — Magog, QC — Women’s Standing — None

Para Alpine Skiing — Kalle Eriksson — Kimberley, BC — Men’s Visually Impaired — None

Para Alpine Skiing — Michaela Gosselin — Collingwood, ON — Women’s Standing — None

Para Alpine Skiing — Alexis Guimond — Gatineau, QC — Men’s Standing — 2
Bronze (2022, 2018)

Para Alpine Skiing — Mollie Jepsen — West Vancouver, BC — Women’s Standing — 2 Gold (2022, 2018) / 2 Silver (2022, 2018) / 2 Bronze (2018)

Para Alpine Skiing — Kurt Oatway — Calgary, AB — Men’s Sitting — 1 Gold (2018)

Para Alpine Skiing — Brian Rowland — Merrickville, ON — Men’s Sitting — None

Para Alpine Skiing — Sierra Smith — Ottawa, ON — Guide for Kalle Eriksson — None

Para Ice Hockey — Rob Armstrong — Erin, ON — N/A — 2 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Vincent Boily — Alma, QC — N/A — None

Para Ice Hockey — Shawn Burnett — McMasterville, QC — N/A — None

Para Ice Hockey — Dominic Cozzolino — Mississauga, ON — N/A — 1 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Adam Dixon — Midland, ON — N/A — 2 Silver (2018, 2022) / 1
Bronze (2014)

Para Ice Hockey — James Dunn — Wallacetown, ON — N/A — 2 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Auren Halbert — Calgary, AB — N/A — None

Para Ice Hockey — Tyrone Henry — Ottawa, ON — N/A — 2 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Liam Hickey — St. John's, NL — N/A — 2 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Anton Jacobs-Webb — Gatineau, QC — N/A — 1 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Adam Kingsmill — Smithers, BC — N/A — 1 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Micah Kovacevich — Edmonton, AB — N/A — None

Para Ice Hockey — Zach Lavin — Essex, ON — N/A — 1 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Mathieu Lelievre — Levis, QC — N/A — None

Para Ice Hockey — Tyler McGregor — Forest, ON — N/A — 2 Silver (2018, 2022) /
1 Bronze (2014)

Para Ice Hockey — Corbin Watson — Kingsville, ON — N/A — 2 Silver

Para Ice Hockey — Greg Westlake — Oakville, ON — N/A — 1 Gold (2006) / 2 Silver (2018, 2022) / 1 Bronze (2014)

Para Nordic Skiing — Brooke Ailey — Thunder Bay, ON — Guide for Madison Mullin — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Emma Archibald — Fall River, NS — Women’s Standing — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Mark Arendz — Hartsville, PEI — Men’s Standing — 2 Gold (2022, 2018) / 4 Silver (2022, 2018, 2014) / 6 Bronze (2022, 2018, 2014)

Para Nordic Skiing — Jesse Bachinsky — Kenora, ON — Men’s Visually Impaired — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Lyne-Marie Bilodeau — Sherbrooke, QC — Women’s Sitting — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Collin Cameron — Bracebridge, ON — Men’s Sitting — 6 Bronze (2022, 2018)

Para Nordic Skiing — Brittany Hudak — Prince Albert, SK — Women’s Standing — 3 Bronze (2018, 2022)

Para Nordic Skiing — Joe Hutton — Lakeside, ON — Guide for Logan Lariviere — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Logan Lariviere — Sudbury, ON — Men’s Visually Impaired — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Madison Mullin — Fergus, ON — Women’s Visually Impaired — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Levi Nadlersmith — Boissevain, MB — Guide for Jesse Bachinsky — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Christina Picton — Fonthill, ON — Women’s Sitting — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Leo Sammarelli — Vancouver, BC — Men’s Sitting — None

Para Nordic Skiing — Natalie Wilkie — Salmon Arm, BC — Women’s Standing — 3 Gold (2022, 2018) / 2 Silver (2022, 2018) / 2 Bronze (2022, 2018)

Para Nordic Skiing — Derek Zaplotinsky — Smoky Lake, AB — Men’s Sitting — None

Para Snowboard — Sandrine Hamel — St-Sauveur, QC — Women’s SB-LL2 — None

Para Snowboard — Alex Massie — Barrie, ON — Men’s SB-LL2 — None

Para Snowboard — Philippe Nadreau — Terrebonne, QC — Men’s SB-LL2 — None

Para Snowboard — Chase Nicklin — Port Alberni, BC — Men’s SB-LL1 — None

Para Snowboard — Tyler Turner — Campbell River, BC — Men’s SB-LL1 — 1 Gold / 1 Bronze

Wheelchair Curling — Gilbert Dash — Kipling, SK — N/A — None

Wheelchair Curling — Ina Forrest — Spallumcheen, BC — N/A — 2 Gold (2010, 2014) / 2 Bronze (2018, 2022)

Wheelchair Curling — Mark Ideson — London, ON — N/A — 1 Gold (2014) / 2 Bronze (2018, 2022)

Wheelchair Curling — Collinda Joseph — Ottawa, ON — N/A — 1 Bronze (2022)

Wheelchair Curling — Jon Thurston — Dunsford, ON — N/A — 1 Bronze (2022)

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