Day 3 opened para alpine skiing with six super-G races in Cortina. Patrick Halgren took standing silver racing under the name of his late twin brother. Andrew Kurka added a bronze in the sitting field, completing his Paralympic medal set. Jeroen Kampschreur came back from a crash on Saturday to win sitting gold. The alpine course delivered, and Tuesday brings a new chapter: para cross-country skiing makes its first appearance at these Games, sprint races at Tesero, with the two women who already set the pace in biathlon both on the start list.

Cross-Country Sprints Open at Tesero

Para cross-country skiing has not run yet at these Games. Tuesday changes that with sprint races at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in the Val di Fiemme, the same venue where biathlon opened the competition last week. Sprint racing is short-course: heats and finals across the sitting, standing, and visually impaired categories, each a separate medal event, each one quick and decided on the day.

Oksana Masters came into these Games after surgery last summer and a concussion that cut into her training season. She responded in biathlon with a gold medal in the sprint sitting event: her 20th Paralympic medal and 10th gold, at her eighth Games. Kendall Gretsch finished 16 seconds back for silver. Both athletes compete in sitting cross-country as well as biathlon. Tuesday is the first day they're on a pure ski course, no rifle, no targets, just speed and technique.

The sprint at Tesero is where you find out how much of biathlon is the shooting and how much is the skiing. Both Masters and Gretsch shoot clean. Tuesday strips that variable out.

Para Alpine Skiing: Women's Giant Slalom

The women's giant slalom in Cortina is the first GS event of these Games, a different test than the super-G fields saw Monday. Giant slalom has tighter gates and more turns. Athletes carry more speed through technical sections, and the gap between Run 1 and Run 2 gives them time to adjust. Run 1 across the VI, standing, and sitting categories goes at 4:00 AM ET. Medals are decided in Run 2, starting at 7:30 AM ET.

For anyone who found their footing in Monday's super-G and for anyone who didn't, GS is a clean slate.

Wheelchair Curling and Para Ice Hockey

Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer face Norway at 8:35 AM ET in the round-robin at Pinerolo. Para ice hockey continues the group stage in Torino.

Where to Watch

Peacock has live coverage starting with the early-morning events. CNBC carries live alpine and curling during those hours. NBC primetime at 8:00 PM ET covers the day's highlights and results. The full streaming and broadcast breakdown is at the how-to-watch guide.

Cross-country skiing opens Tuesday. Masters has 20 Paralympic medals. The sprint heats are where the Games get their next chapter.