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...done. The next major Paralympic event on U.S. soil...August 2028, the first Summer Games hosted here...Kind of Stage. The Summer Games program is larger...families who found Paralympic sport through the...2026 coverage, the summer program is the next...does this in the summer. She competes in handcycling...handcycling and rowing at Summer Games alongside her...

...again: in previews for the 2028 Summer Paralympics, in coverage of whatever...in previews for the 2028 Summer Paralympics, in coverage of whatever athletes...In 2006, Laurie Stephens made her Paralympic debut in Torino, Italy. She won two...triggered the largest mass boycott in Paralympic ceremony history. The empty gaps...

...a bronze in the sitting field, completing his Paralympic medal set. Jeroen Kampschreur came back from a...Masters came into these Games after surgery last summer and a concussion that cut into her training season....gold medal in the sprint sitting event: her 20th Paralympic medal and 10th gold, at her eighth Games. Kendall...

...the ten days of the 2026 Winter Paralympics. Verona, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and Milan...continuously for nearly two thousand years. Summer opera seasons have run there since...seasons have run there since 1913. The Paralympic opening ceremony, titled "Life in...really stopped. Four of the six Paralympic sports run here, which means Cortina...

...the 2026 Winter Paralympics. Two things make...has already won a Paralympic gold medal, in a...will be his third Paralympic Games in three different...hockey at the Sochi Paralympics. The game ended 1-0....win back-to-back Paralympic gold medals in the...Service at that summer's ESPYs. Four years...goal that won a Paralympic gold...

...few years, when the Paralympics come around, one question...before the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games open in Milan...the joy of sport. The Paralympics was founded in 1960,...first time. Today, the Paralympic Games run alongside...run alongside every Summer and Winter Olympics,...by the International Paralympic Committee. The athletes...

...2, she was named to the 2026 U.S. Paralympic Nordic Skiing team and will compete...competing since 2012 across both Summer and Winter Games: biathlon, cross-country...is the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian currently competing. At Beijing 2022,...after one missed season. The U.S. Paralympic Nordic Skiing team she's rejoining...

...biathlon at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan, finishing in 9:39.0...athlete to win gold at both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games....at both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. The gold medal was...the country's first Winter Paralympic gold since 2018. Khamitov...the amputation and made his Paralympic debut at Beijing 2022, where...

...triathlete preparing for the Rio 2016 Paralympics when the IPC dropped her classification...classification from the program. With her Summer Games path closed, she pivoted to...won four medals at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, and is now one of the most decorated...most decorated biathletes in U.S. Paralympic history. Oksana Masters started in...

...selected for the Rio Paralympic Games, and she had to...heading to her fifth Paralympic Games. What She Has...Built. Gretsch made her Paralympic debut at PyeongChang...either the Olympic or Paralympic level. Not first para...win gold at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic...the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. Two completely...

...are worth knowing about regardless of what stage you're at in your career. The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) runs a paid summer internship program that places college students and recent graduates with disabilities in congressional offices, federal agencies, and nonprofits....

...complaints, maintain records, and report to CMS. That system isn't happening this summer. CMS Deputy Administrator Dan Brillman cited state implementation challenges...stressed, and the formal complaint process that was supposed to launch this summer won't be available until the end of 2027. You don't have to wait. Here's...