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The 10 Moments That Defined the 2026 Winter Paralympics
...defining images of these Games. It was, but not only for the reasons the IPC planned. When the parade of nations reached the floor, 28 of 55 national teams...of nations reached the floor, 28 of 55 national teams didn't walk out. The IPC's decision to allow Russia and Belarus to compete under their national flags...
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28 of 55 Nations Didn't March at the 2026 Paralympic Opening Ceremony
...Czech Republic, and Finland had each announced formally that they would not march. Our earlier breakdown named three of those countries and covered the IPC's decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags. The ceremony revealed a different number. When the parade...
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2026 Paralympic Opening Ceremony Watch Guide: Parade, Peacock, and the Arena at Verona
...Winter Games, China, enters toward the end of the traditional nations block. Team USA's flag bearer will have been announced before March 6. Check the IPC's official site for the announcement. Knowing...
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Ukraine, Poland, and Estonia Won't March: The 2026 Paralympic Opening Ceremony Boycott Explained
What started with one IPC announcement has become a cascade. On...in full here]. The short version: the IPC granted wild card entries after a Court...Zelensky, speaking publicly about the IPC's original decision, called it "dirty."...governments to follow suit, unless the IPC reverses course. Estonia announced...
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The Paralympic Torch Relay 2026: What It Is, Where It's Going, and Why It Matters
...British soldiers with spinal cord injuries. What started as a small hospital competition became the foundation for the modern Paralympic movement. The IPC has kept this lighting ceremony unchanged as the Games have grown into a global event. Who Lights the Flame. Two athletes will light the flame at Stoke...
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Russia and Belarus at Paralympics 2026: What's Happening
...it won't attend the opening ceremony. As host country, Italy called on the IPC to reverse course. If you're trying to make sense of it all before the Games...following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In September 2025, the IPC reinstated both national committees' membership rights. After reinstatement,...
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Rachael Morrison Smashes Her Own World Record For Paralympic Discus Gold
...Michigan) won her first Paralympic gold in record-breaking fashion in the women's discus throw F52 as she topped her own world mark set at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in October. The defending world champion was challenged by U.S. teammate Cassie Mitchell (Atlanta, Georgia) who broke Morrison's...
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How Families Find Para Biathlon Programs for Athletes with Disabilities
Kendall Gretsch didn't find para biathlon on purpose. She was a para triathlete preparing for the Rio 2016 Paralympics when the IPC dropped her classification from the program. With her Summer Games path closed, she pivoted to the sport that combines cross-country skiing with precision...
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How Families Find Para Nordic Skiing Programs for Children with Disabilities
...run three competition categories. Sitting athletes race on a sit-ski, a molded seat mounted on a single ski, driven entirely by the upper body. The IPC classifies sitting athletes from LW10 through LW12. LW10 covers athletes with minimal arm and trunk function, such as those with high cervical spinal...
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How Families Find Para Alpine Skiing Programs for Children with Disabilities
...lower body: spinal cord injuries, bilateral lower limb amputations, and conditions like spina bifida or cerebral palsy with significant leg involvement. IPC sport classes run from LW10 through LW12 across this range. Beginners in the sitting category...
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Taras Rad Won Ukraine's First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. Russia Bombed His Region the Day the Games Opened.
Rad's family traveled from Ternopil Oblast the day Russia bombed it. IPC officials took their Ukrainian flags in the stands. He won gold.