Day 3 at the 2026 Winter Paralympics was the largest medal day of the Games so far. Para alpine skiing opened at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo with six super-G events back to back, and by the time the sun left the mountain Monday, Team USA had two alpine podiums, Ukraine had swept the biathlon sprint field in visually impaired, and the host nation had finally heard its crowd roar for an Italian gold.

Men's Super-G: Kampschreur 48 Hours After a Crash

The sitting category was supposed to be a question mark. Jeroen Kampschreur of the Netherlands had crashed on Saturday during the opening biathlon session, injuring his neck and back hard enough that his Games looked uncertain. He showed up Monday anyway.

Kampschreur ran 1:13.08 to take gold in the men's sitting super-G. Norway's Jesper Pedersen was second in 1:13.80. Andrew Kurka of Alaska ran 1:13.95 for bronze, 0.87 seconds off the winner.

The bronze completes something for Kurka. He won downhill gold at the 2018 PyeongChang Games and added a silver there. The bronze at Tofane gives him the full set across three Paralympic cycles: gold, silver, bronze. He operates an accessible bed and breakfast in the Alaska backcountry when he's not racing, and he tends to understate what he's doing. On Monday, what he did was finish on the podium in his fourth Games.

In the men's standing division, Switzerland's Robin Cuche took gold in 1:12.12. Patrick Halgren of Tolland, Connecticut crossed in 1:13.10 for silver, and France's Jules Segers took bronze in 1:13.59. Halgren's full story is worth reading separately. The silver was his first Paralympic medal, and he'd spent the week leaving small stickers across Cortina for his late twin brother.

Women's Super-G: Italy Gets Its Moment

The women's races produced a range of stories, but the one that landed loudest was Chiara Mazzel winning gold in the visually impaired category on home snow. She nearly didn't start. Mazzel had a bad headache during morning course inspection and considered pulling out. She ran anyway, posting 1:14.84 with guide Nicola Cotti Cottini to beat Austria's Veronika Aigner and Slovakia's Alexandra Rexova to the podium.

The Italian crowd had been waiting for something like that. This is the second Winter Games on Italian soil, the last being Turin 2006, and the Tofane slopes filled in early Monday for the alpine program. Mazzel's gold was the first for Italy in para alpine skiing at a home Games.

In the women's sitting category, Spain's Audrey Pascual Seco won gold in 1:17.82, the country's first para alpine gold since Sochi 2014. Japan's Muraoka Momoka took silver and China's Liu Sitong bronze.

Laurie Stephens, who carried the U.S. flag into the opening ceremony and is racing what she has called her sixth and final Games, competed in the women's sitting division. The para alpine schedule continues with giant slalom and slalom ahead for all classes, which means more starts for Stephens before the week is out.

Biathlon Sprint: Ukraine 1-2-3

While the alpine program ran at Tofane, the biathlon moved to Livigno for the sprint events. In the men's sprint visually impaired, Ukraine took all three medals. Oleksandr Kazik and guide Serhii Kucheriavyi finished in 17:37.7 with two clean shooting stages for gold. Iaroslav Reshetynskyi and guide Dmytro Drahun were second in 18:40.1, also clean. Anatolii Kovalevskyi and guide Oleksandr Mukshyn completed the sweep in 18:43.8.

Ukraine boycotted the opening ceremony and walked straight to the top of the medal table. Three more golds in one biathlon session tightened that position. Their athletes are competing while their country is at war, and the consistency of the performance across formats and days is not a coincidence. It reflects a program that trains at a high level even when everything else is in uncertainty.

Wheelchair Curling: USA Climbs the Standings

In Bergamo, wheelchair curling continued through rounds 5 and 6. The United States mixed doubles team beat Italy 10-1 on Monday, moving to a position in the standings that keeps semifinal hopes alive. Canada extended their unbeaten record with an 11-1 win over Latvia. China beat Great Britain 10-5 to stay among the top teams.

Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer, who became the first U.S. mixed doubles pair in Paralympic history when they qualified for these Games, are still competing. The round-robin runs through March 13, with semifinals on March 14.

Day 4: Cross-Country Skiing Opens

Tuesday brings cross-country skiing to Tesero in the Fiemme Valley. Kendall Gretsch, who has two biathlon medals in the first two days of competition, races cross-country. The alpine program continues with more super-G categories at Tofane. For the full schedule and broadcast breakdown, the Day 4 guide has it mapped out.