The nation’s capital was represented by eight athletes at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games from Feb. 6-22. Our coverage of their journeys is posted here on our Ottawa at the Paralympics central webpage.
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Ottawa at the Paralympics Daily Coverage
Increased funding, moving Games earlier in winter among Paralympians’ wishes
With a dip in total medals, better funding for Canadian sport at all levels, and moving the Paralympics up on the calendar, were a pair of top-of-mind topics for Ottawa Paralympians following the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games. READ MORE…
OATP Day 9: Sierra Smith nets third alpine medal amid final race blizzard
A snow-sprayed final day of competition brought delight and disappointment for Ottawa Paralympians. Ottawa guide Sierra Smith skied to bronze in Cortina, while Canada’s para ice hockey team fell 6–2 to USA in the gold medal game. READ MORE…
OATP Day 8: Canada can exhale at last with final heart-stopping curling win
The moment Collinda Joseph and the Canadian wheelchair curling team have been dreaming of came true as they won Canada’s third gold medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics with a dramatic 4-3 win over China on Saturday. READ MORE…
OATP Day 7: ‘Cardiac Canadians’ pull out tense wins to book hockey, curling podiums
It was a nerve-wracking day for Ottawa’s Paralympians in Milano Cortina. Canada’s para hockey and wheelchair curling teams both survived hotly contested semi-final matchups, neither result locked in until the final moments of play. READ MORE…
OATP Day 6: Collinda Joseph celebrates historic undefeated wheelchair curling round robin
Sport has been the driving force behind the life of Collinda Joseph and she has approached it from two totally different perspectives. As a young teenager, she welcomed sport into her life and considered it an important part of her overall development. READ MORE…
OATP Day 5: Paralympic rookie Emma Archibald impresses with 6th-place finish
First-time Paralympian Emma Archibald got to see both the thrill of a Canadian standing on the podium and perhaps a glimpse into her future as she laid down a breakout performance Wednesday at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics. READ MORE…
OATP Day 4: Capital athletes help Canada remain perfect in hockey, wheelchair curling
Two different headlines would succinctly describe the all-out performances by six Ottawa-Gatineau athletes Tuesday at the Paralympics. On one hand, wheelchair curlers and para ice hockey players would fall under: Oh, so good. READ MORE…
OATP Day 3: Ottawa alpine ski guide Sierra Smith 2-for-2 in Paralympic podiums
The Paralympic rookies are quickly becoming Paralympic stars. Para alpine skier Kalle Eriksson of Kimberley, B.C. and his guide Sierra Smith of Ottawa earned a second medal in as many races at their debut Paralympics. READ MORE…
OATP Day 2: Narrow & blowout wins for Collinda Joseph’s 3-0 wheelchair curling team
Collinda Joseph and Team Canada remained undefeated in mixed team wheelchair curling as the 60-year-old lead had her most impressive game of the competition as Canada thrashed Norway 9-2 in their evening game. READ MORE…
OATP Day 1: First Paralympic race, first Paralympic medal for Ottawa guide Sierra Smith
Ottawa para alpine skiers flew out of the gate to kick off Paralympic proceedings on Saturday morning. Competitors were greeted with an overeager sun that slowly softened the snow as it rose over the Italian Dolomites. READ MORE…
Ottawa at the Paralympics: Meet your 8 local Paralympians for the 2026 Winter Games!
It’s Games time! (Part II) After a quick recharge following a wonderful Winter Olympic Games, our Ottawa Sports Pages team is all revved up for a 10-day run of daily Ottawa at the Paralympics coverage from March 6-15. READ MORE…
Ottawa Paralympians’ Schedules
View our full calendar of Ottawa Paralympians’ event schedules here.
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Athlete Profile Series
Leading up to the Games, we shared stories on our local Paralympians’ journeys to Milano Cortina 2026:
Wheelchair curler Collinda Joseph hopes for a true taste of Paralympics this time
The Paralympic Winter Games will have a whole new look the second time around for wheelchair curler Collinda Joseph. But she’s hoping one thing will remain the same – a return trip to the medal podium after her bronze at Beijing 2022. READ MORE…
Cross-country ski proves to be the proper para sport for rookie Paralympian Emma Archibald
Cruising on fresh-fallen snow, Emma Archibald and the Canadian para-nordic team could hardly have asked for a more serene setting. Skiers were greeted with clear skies and a pleasant dearth of distractions for their pre-Paralympic training camp. READ MORE…
Alpine sit-skier Brian Rowland overcomes repeat shoulder injuries to reach second Games
On March 12, 2023, men’s para alpine sit-skier Brian Rowland experienced the most unbelievable moment. At the age of 36, the Merrickville, ON, athlete was celebrating his first World Cup medal of his career. READ MORE…
Learning to deal with downtime helps Paralympic team co-captain Alexis Guimond
After a decade of manoeuvring down some of the world’s best mountains with speed and courage as a member of the Canadian Paralympic alpine ski team, Alexis Guimond has finally reached the top of the mountain. READ MORE…
Canadian para hockey players keen to end USA’s 4-Paralympics reign
Rob Armstrong remembers his first time on a para hockey sled, or what used to pass for one. The seat was hard and flat and comically close to the ice. A car seatbelt kept him fastened in. The contraption proved impossible to steer. READ MORE…
Alpine ski guide Sierra Smith has plausible podium prospects in Paralympic debut
It was only a couple of years ago that Kalle Eriksson and Ottawa para alpine skiing guide Sierra Smith launched themselves into international competition and rapidly established themselves as Paralympic medal contenders. READ MORE…