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![A male skier competes at Beijing 2022.](/sites/default/files/2024-03/Giacomo%20Bertagnolli%2C%20Italy%2C%20Beijing%202022-2.jpg)
Two years to go until Milano Cortina 2026: Bertagnolli on the “special” home Games
Italian Para alpine skier Giacomo Bertagnolli: “This is something super special for me and I want to arrive at Milano Cortina 2026 ready to do the best I can.”
![Three male sit skiers pose for a photo on the podium.](/sites/default/files/2023-12/1%20Alpine%20skiing%20Men-Sitting%20day%202%20podium%20in%20St.%20Moritz%20WC.jpg)
Para alpine skiing season kicks off in St. Moritz
The season-opening Para alpine skiing World Cup saw four athletes capture double victories
![A male athlete competes on a sit-ski.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Jesper%20Pedersen%2C%20Norway%2C%20competing%20at%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Five tips to get started in Para alpine skiing from Paralympic champion Pedersen
Five-time Paralympic gold medallist Jesper Pedersen of Norway encourages people to take up Para alpine skiing with a smile and to believe that the sky is the limit
![A smiling male athlete holds up a silver medal and bouquet of flowers during a medal ceremony.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Jeroen%20Kampschreur%20podium%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Kampschreur aiming to stand on more Paralympic podiums after special walk in Beijing
Painful second-place finish at Beijing 2022 topped by memorable medal ceremony: 'I made a promise to myself – and I spread it so I would have to do it – that if I reached the podium, I was going to walk on the podium just to prove that I can do it'
Beijing 2022 one year on: Chinese medallists remember golden moments
The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games were held between 4 and 13 March 2022 and featured more than 550 Para athletes. Hosts China topped the medals standings with 61 medals – 18 gold, 20 silver and 23 bronze
![A female coach stands on the snow, next to a male staff and a sign that reads "Morzine Avoriaz"](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Saori%20Ishii%2C%20Japan%20Alpine%20skiing%20coach.jpg)
Japan’s Ishii embracing her role as pioneer for female coaches in Para alpine skiing
Saori Ishii led Japan’s medal haul in Para alpine skiing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games as the team’s head coach. Since October 2022, she has served as the chairperson of the team, drafting mid- and long-term development strategies
![A group of about 15 athletes dressed in Italy's uniform march into the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Italy%20at%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Three years until Milano Cortina: Italian athletes preparing for ‘biggest show ever’
Italy is famous for its food and culture, but during the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the country will also shine thanks to its passion for Para sport, says Para ice hockey player Andrea Macri. We asked four Paralympians what they are looking forward to in three years and why you should also get excited
![A female Alpine skier wearing a Team USA jacket skis](/sites/default/files/2023-02/Bonnie%20St%20John%201.jpg)
First African-American woman to win a Winter Games medal: 'an incredible milestone'
Para alpine skier Bonnie St. John ‘completely stunned’ with her achievement of winning three medals at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games, which made her the first African-American woman to win a Paralympic or Olympic medal at a Winter Games
![Menqiu Zhang bites her gold medal](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Mengqiu%20Zhang%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Beijing 2022: Takeaways from Para Alpine skiing
Chinese skiers surpass 'one gold' target while family ties yield hardware for Pedersen and the Aigners
![James Whitley wearing Great Britain's uniform competing in the Beijing slalom course](/sites/default/files/2022-04/James-Whitley.jpg)
James Whitley’s need for speed spills onto race track
British Paralympian is both a Para alpine skier and a member of a motorsports team
![Linda Le Bon and her daughter and guide Ulla Gilot competing in Beijing](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Le-Bon.jpg)
Role reversal for mother-daughter Para Alpine Skiing duo in Beijing
Ulla Gilot guided her mother Linda Le Bon on her Paralympic debut
![Chenyang Wang of China reacts after winning the gold as compatriot Jiayun Cai looks on following the Men's Middle Distance Free Technique Standing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Chenyang%20Wang.jpg)
That's a wrap: Beijing 2022 heralds new era for winter Para sports
Sleeping giants China now fully awoken
![Declan Farmer USA shoots during the Para Ice Hockey Gold Medal Game between United States and Canada](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Farmer%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Day 9 review: USA victorious as Pedersen, Masters leave as most successful athletes
USA victorious in 5-0 take down of Canada in Para Ice Hockey
![Two Para ice hockey players in full gear fighting for the possession.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_2028956.jpg)
Day 9: Paralympic Winter Games preview
The final day of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter will be highlighted by the Para Ice Hockey final and Closing Ceremony
![Jesper Pedersen celebrates after winning another gold in Beijing](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Jesper-Pedersen_0.jpg)
Jesper Pedersen leaves Beijing as Games' most successful Paralympian
Giacomo Bertagnolli and Arthur Bauchet also emerge triumphant on final day of Para Alpine Skiing competition
![A man in a sit ski sliding into the snow.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/rsz_51834986100_bbacfbb251_o.jpg)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing closing day
Men's slalom vision impaired, standing and sitting events wrap up the Games at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre
![Chinese wheelchair curlers hold their gold medals in the air](/sites/default/files/2022-03/China%20wheelchair%20curling%20gold.jpg)
Day 8 review: Wheelchair Curling gold for China, McKeever equals record
China beat Sweden for gold in Wheelchair Curling
![Chinese wheelchair curlers cheers with their arms in the airGett](/sites/default/files/2022-03/China%20wheelchair%20curling%20day%20five.jpg)
Day 8: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Champions will be crowned in Wheelchair Curling on the penultimate day of Beijing 2022
![Ebba Aarsjoe celebrates with Swedish flag after winning her second gold at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Ebba-Aarsjoe_0.jpg)
Ebba Aarsjoe ends Beijing campaign with second gold
Austria's Veronika Aigner and Germany's Anna-Lena Forster also emerged triumphant on final day of female Para Alpine Skiing competition
![Anna Lena Forster hits a gate during the slalom of the super combined at Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Forster%20Beijing%202022.jpg)
Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing day six
The slalom is the last event for female Para alpine skiers with three gold medals to grab at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre on Saturday