Paralympics Day 8: Canada Edge China on the Final Throw for Wheelchair Curling Gold, Aigner Completes Five-Medal Haul
March 14, 2026 was Day 8 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. The wheelchair curling mixed team final in Cortina came down to the final throw: Canada beat China 4-3 to finish undefeated in all 11 matches, winning their fourth Paralympic title in the event and denying China a third straight title. Canadian skip Mark Ideson said turning to look at his family in the crowd when the win was secured was a moment he would never forget.
In Para alpine skiing, Austria's Veronika Aigner won the women's slalom for the visually impaired to complete a haul of four gold medals and one silver at these Games; she said it was her last slalom race ever, as knee pain had become too much. China's Wenjing Zhang won the women's sitting slalom by 0.27 seconds over Finland's Nette Kiviranta, and Spain's Audrey Pascual Seco took bronze, her fourth medal of the Games.
In the Para cross-country 4x2.5km relays, the USA won the mixed relay, anchor Jake Adicoff coming from fourth to win by 12.5 seconds ahead of Ukraine, with China third; China won the open relay ahead of Germany and Norway, Norway taking bronze by 0.2 seconds over Ukraine. In Para ice hockey classification games, Italy beat Germany 5-2 to finish fifth and Slovakia beat Japan 1-0 for seventh. The Games close the following day.
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Source: International Paralympic Committee
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Photo: 图：2010年温哥华冬残奥会轮椅冰壶奖牌轮比赛资料图，本届冬残奥会轮椅冰壶决赛中加拿大队以4比3险胜中国队。popejon2 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: File photo of the wheelchair curling medal round at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics; in this Games' final, Canada beat China 4-3. Photo by popejon2, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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