Para biathlon | Para cross-country skiing: the Americans in force for the Paralympic Games
Earlier this week, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) unveiled the list of Americans selected for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games, scheduled to take place from 6 to 15 March.
Unsurprisingly, the team selected is impressive, with several medal contenders including Oksana Masters, Jake Adicoff (and his guides Peter Wolter and Reid Goble), Kendall Gretsch, Sydney Peterson and Aaron Pike.
The other para-athletes on the list are Danielle Aravich, Jack Berry, Dan Cnossen, Erin Martin, Max Nelson (guided by August Schatzlein), Joshua Sweeney and Nicole Zaino.
The US para biathlon and para cross-country skiing squad for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games
Men
- Jake Adicoff (Sun Valley, Idaho) 🇺🇸
- Peter Wolter (Hailey, Idaho) [guide] 🇺🇸
- Reid Goble (Harbor Springs, Mich.) [guide] 🇺🇸
- Jack Berry (Missoula, Mont.) 🇺🇸
- Dan Cnossen (Topeka, Kan.) 🇺🇸
- Erin Martin (Seattle, Wash.) 🇺🇸
- Max Nelson (Grant, Minn.) 🇺🇸
- August Schatzlein (Savage, Minn.) [guide] 🇺🇸
- Aaron Pike (Park Rapids, Minn.) 🇺🇸
- Joshua Sweeney (Glendale, Ariz.) 🇺🇸
Ladies
- Kendall Gretsch (Downers Grove, Ill.) 🇺🇸
- Oksana Masters (Louisville, Ky.) 🇺🇸
- Sydney Peterson (Lake Elmo, Minn.) 🇺🇸
- Nicole Zaino (Brookfield, Conn.) 🇺🇸
- Danielle Aravich (Boise, Idaho) 🇺🇸
The full programme for para biathlon and para cross-country skiing at the Milan/Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games
Saturday 7 March
- 10.00 – Para biathlon: women’s 7.5 km seated sprint
- 10.35 – Para biathlon: men’s 7.5 km seated sprint
- 12.00 – Para biathlon: women’s 7.5 km standing sprint
- 12.40 – Para biathlon: men’s 7.5 km standing sprint
- 1.15pm – Para biathlon: women’s 7.5 km sprint for the visually impaired
- 1.50pm – Para biathlon: 7.5km sprint for visually impaired men
Sunday 8 March
- 10.00 – Para biathlon: women’s individual 12.5 km seated
- 10:30 – Para biathlon: individual 12.5 km seated men
- 12.10pm – Para biathlon: women’s individual 12.5 km standing
- 12.30pm – Para biathlon: individual 12.5 km men’s standing
- 1.15pm – Para biathlon: individual 12.5 km visually impaired women
- 2.00 pm – Para biathlon: individual 12.5 km visually impaired men
Tuesday 10 March
- 9.45am – Para cross-country skiing : men’s and women’s sitting, standing and visually impaired CT sprint qualifiers
- 12.15pm – Para cross-country skiing: men’s and women’s CT sprint finals sitting, standing and visually impaired
Wednesday 11th March
- 9.45am – Para cross-country skiing: individual women’s 10 km seated CT
- 10.10 – Para cross-country skiing: individual 10 km CT seated men
- 11:05 – Para cross-country skiing: individual women’s 10 km standing CT
- 11:35 – Para cross-country skiing: individual 10 km CT standing men
- 12:25 – Para cross-country skiing: individual 10 km CT visually impaired women
- 12.55pm – Para cross-country skiing: individual 10 km CT visually impaired men
Friday 13 March
- 10.00 – Para biathlon: men’s and women’s sprint pursuit qualifications sitting, standing and visually impaired
- 12.30pm – Para biathlon: men’s and women’s sitting, standing and visually impaired sprint pursuit finals
Saturday 14th March
- 10.00 – Para cross-country skiing: 4×2.5 km mixed relay
- 11:15 – Para cross-country skiing: open 4×2.5 km relay
Sunday 15 March
- 9.00 – Para cross-country skiing: women’s individual 20 km FT seated
- 9.15am – Para cross-country skiing: individual 20 km FT seated men
- 10.20 – Para cross-country skiing: individual 20 km FT women’s standing
- 10:30 – Para cross-country skiing: individual 20 km FT standing men
- 11:45 – Para cross-country skiing: individual 20 km FT visually impaired women
- 11:55 – Para cross-country skiing: individual 20 km FT visually impaired men
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