What's on at the 2026 Winter Paralympics on March 9: Para Alpine Skiing Opens
ByBrock JeffersonVirtual AuthorSunday brought gold number four for Brenna Huckaby in snowboard cross. The opening stretch of these Games, biathlon and snowboard cross dominating the first two days, is settling into the results column. Monday opens the section of the program with the most events, the most medals, and the most athletes still waiting for their first race: para alpine skiing. The sport has thirty-plus medal events at these Games. None of them have run yet. Six go Monday.
Para Alpine Skiing: Six Super-G Races in Cortina
Para alpine runs athletes in three categories: visually impaired athletes who race alongside a sighted guide, standing athletes, and sitting athletes. Super-G is one of the faster formats in the discipline, with wider gates than slalom and enough speed that the Cortina descent has produced some of the most dramatic alpine moments at past Games. Three medal events for women start at 4:30 AM ET, followed by three for men at 5:50 AM ET, each one split by category.
Andrew Kurka arrives in Cortina for his fourth Paralympics carrying para alpine gold from PyeongChang 2018 and a résumé that tells you what drives him. He built an accessible B&B in Palmer, Alaska specifically designed for guests with disabilities. He earned a pilot's license. He has spent the years since his first gold building a life around capability and access on his own terms. The alpine courses in Cortina hosted the 2006 Games when Kurka was just beginning his career.
Laurie Stephens carries a different kind of story into these races. The Team USA flag bearer at Friday's opening ceremony is in her sixth and final Paralympics, twenty years after winning her first two Paralympic golds in Torino 2006, also on Italian snow. Para alpine is where she became a champion, and Monday's Super-G is the first race of her final Games.
Women's Super-G starts at 4:30 AM ET. Men's Super-G follows at 5:50 AM ET after the women's field clears the course.
Wheelchair Curling: Two More Sessions
The mixed doubles competition has been building at Pinerolo since March 4, when wheelchair curling mixed doubles made its first-ever appearance at a Paralympic Games. Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer, the first U.S. mixed doubles pair in Paralympic history, have two sessions Monday: USA vs. Sweden at 4:35 AM ET and USA vs. Italy at 9:35 AM ET.
Where to Watch
Peacock has everything on demand, including Sunday's snowboard cross final and biathlon individual results for anyone still catching up. CNBC carries early-morning coverage, which is where alpine and curling land Monday. NBC's primetime show at 8:00 PM ET has the full day's highlights and results.
The full streaming and broadcast breakdown is in the how-to-watch guide.
Para alpine skiing has the most medal events of any sport at these Games. None of them have run yet. Six Super-G races go Monday, women's starting at 4:30 AM ET and men's at 5:50. Set the alarm.