Milano Cortina 2026 Day 6 Preview: Wheelchair curling team wraps up round-robin tournament
Canada has already secured a semifinal spot in wheelchair curling and Florence Carrier, Michaela Gosselin to race in Para alpine skiing giant slalom
Canada has already secured a semifinal spot in wheelchair curling and Florence Carrier, Michaela Gosselin to race in Para alpine skiing giant slalom
Cortina, Italy, March 11, 2026 – Two sports are in action at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games on Thursday, with competition set in Para alpine skiing and wheelchair curling. Below is a run-down of Day 6 action for the Milano Cortina 2026 Canadian Paralympic Team on Thursday March 12:
Para Alpine Skiing
Michaela Gosselin and Florence Carrier will race in the women’s standing giant slalom, with the first runs starting at 9 a.m. local time / 4 a.m. ET followed by their second runs beginning at 12:30 p.m. local time / 7:30 a.m. ET.
For 18-year-old Carrier – the youngest member of the Canadian Paralympic Team – it will be her Paralympic debut.
The men will race the giant slalom on Friday.
Wheelchair Curling
Canada will wrap up the wheelchair curling round-robin tournament Thursday. With a 7-0 record, Mark Ideson, Ina Forrest, Jon Thurston, Collinda Joseph and alternate Gilbert Dash have already wrapped up a spot in the semifinals set for Friday.
They’ll look to finish preliminary play strong with two games – 1:35 p.m. local time / 8:35 a.m. ET against South Korea and 6:35 p.m. local time / 1:35 p.m. ET versus the U.S.
The complete schedule for March 12 can be found on the Milano Cortina 2026 website HERE.
WHERE TO WATCH
As the official broadcaster of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, CBC/Radio-Canada will provide extensive coverage across its multiple platforms, showcasing the performances of Paralympians to audiences nationwide. Audiences can tune in for CBC’s coverage of Milano Cortina 2026 on CBC, CBC Gem, and CBC’s Milano Cortina 2026 website (cbc.ca/milanocortina2026) in English. Coverage in French can be found on ICI TÉLÉ, ICI TOU.TV, and on Radio-Canada.ca/jeux-paralympiques.
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