Cortina, Italy, March 12, 2026 – Friday will be an exciting and busy day at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games with the team sports moving into the play-offs, and athletes also competing in Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, and Para biathlon. Both Canada’s wheelchair curling and Para ice hockey teams are in the semifinals and will fight for a place in their respective gold-medal games, while several Milano Cortina 2026 medallists are racing in the individual sports. Below is a run-down of Day 7 action for the Milano Cortina 2026 Canadian Paralympic Team on Friday March 13:
Para Alpine Skiing
Kalle Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith (men’s visually impaired), Kurt Oatway and Brian Rowland (men’s sitting), and Alexis Guimond (men’s standing) will compete in the giant slalom. Skiers will complete two runs with their combined time creating the final standings. First runs start at 9 a.m. local time / 4 a.m. ET and their second runs beginning at 12:30 p.m. local time / 7:30 a.m. ET.
Para Snowboard
Canada’s Para snowboarders are set for their final competition of the Games, with the banked slalom moved up a day to account for weather conditions. Tyler Turner, bronze medallist in the snowboard cross earlier in the Games and bronze medallist in this event four years ago, will compete in the men’s SB-LL1 event alongside Chase Nicklin, while Alex Massie and Philippe Nadreau race in the men’s SB-LL2 and Sandrine Hamel in the women’s SB-LL2.
Competition commences at 9 a.m. local time / 4 a.m. ET with the first runs followed by their second at 11 a.m. local time / 6 a.m. ET. Their best time of the two counts towards the final ranking.
Para Nordic Skiing – Para Biathlon
After a day off, Canada’s Para nordic skiing team is returning to the course, this time back to Para biathlon for the sprint pursuit races. Four athletes will line up at the start – Milano Cortina medallists Natalie Wilkie (gold, silver, bronze), Mark Arendz (silver, bronze), and Brittany Hudak (bronze), as well as Derek Zaplotinsky.
The sprint pursuit will see racers aim to advance through a qualification round into the final. Zaplotinsky will start off for Canada in the men’s sitting qualification at 10 a.m. local time / 5 a.m. ET. Wilkie, Hudak, and Arendz will then compete in the women’s and men’s standing races, respectively.
The finals begin at 12:30 p.m. local time / 7:30 a.m. ET.
Wheelchair Curling
Mark Ideson, Ina Forrest, Jon Thurston, and Collinda Joseph are ready to take on South Korea in the wheelchair curling semifinals at 10:05 a.m. local time / 5:05 a.m. ET. The team was undefeated through the round-robin stage. Bronze medallists at the last two Paralympic Winter Games, Canada is aiming to reach the gold-medal game for the first time since 2014.
If they win versus South Korea, they advance to Saturday’s gold medal game. A loss, and they will play for bronze later Friday at 6:35 p.m. local time / 1:35 p.m. ET.
Para Ice Hockey
Canada will face off against China in the Para ice hockey semifinals at 7:05 p.m. local time / 2:05 pm. ET. China, who finished second behind the U.S. in its round-robin pool, was the bronze medallist at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Led by captain Tyler McGregor, the Canadian squad – 3-0 in the prelims – is looking to return to the gold-medal bout for the third straight Games.
The complete schedule for March 13 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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