Austria at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
| Austria at the 2026 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | AUT |
| NPC | Austrian Paralympic Committee |
| in Milan & Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 March 2026 – 15 March 2026 | |
| Competitors | 15 (11 men and 4 women) in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Austria will compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan & Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which will take place between 6–15 March 2026.[1]
Medalists
The following Austria competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Para alpine skiing | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Para biathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Para cross-country skiing | |||
| Para snowboard | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 15 |
Para alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Class | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Johannes Aigner Guide: Nico Haberl |
AS2 | Downhill, visually impaired | N/a | 1:16.08 | ||||
| Super-G, visually impaired | N/a | 1:11.99 | ||||||
| Giant slalom, visually impaired | 1:03.22 | 2 | 1:04.61 | 1 | 2:07.83 | |||
| Slalom, visually impaired | 47.73 | 4 | 46.43 | 4 | 1:34.16 | 4 | ||
| Super combined, visually impaired | 1:13.98 | 3 | 43.48 | 4 | 1:57.46 | |||
| Thomas Grochar | LW2 | Super-G, standing | N/a | 1:14.52 | 8 | |||
| Giant slalom, standing | DNF | |||||||
| Slalom, standing | 48.49 | 7 | 43.91 | 5 | 1:32.40 | 5 | ||
| Super combined, standing | 1:14.35 | 2 | 45.64 | 4 | 1:59.99 | |||
| Nico Pajantschitsch | LW6/8–2 | Downhill, standing | N/a | 1:20.79 | 9 | |||
| Super-G, standing | N/a | 1:14.98 | 10 | |||||
| Giant slalom, standing | 1:09.18 | 11 | 1:07.76 | 8 | 2:16.94 | 8 | ||
| Manuel Rachbauer | LW9–1 | Downhill, standing | N/a | DNF | ||||
| Super-G, standing | N/a | 1:19.28 | 19 | |||||
| Giant slalom, standing | 1:12.77 | 18 | 1:13.69 | 19 | 2:26.46 | 18 | ||
| Slalom, standing | 51.02 | 12 | 46.66 | 11 | 1:37.68 | 10 | ||
| Super combined, standing | DNF | |||||||
| Sebastian Rigby | LW11 | Giant slalom, sitting | 1:19.35 | 19 | 1:18.80 | 17 | 2:38.15 | 18 |
| Slalom, sitting | DNF | |||||||
| Markus Salcher | LW9–1 | Downhill, standing | N/a | 1:20.75 | 8 | |||
| Super-G, standing | N/a | DNF | ||||||
| Giant slalom, standing | 1:10.01 | 14 | 1:09.32 | 11 | 2:19.33 | 12 | ||
| Michael Scharnagl Guide: Lilly Sammer |
AS2 | Giant slalom, visually impaired | 1:09.85 | 7 | 1:10.33 | 5 | 2:20.18 | 7 |
| Slalom, visually impaired | DNF | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Class | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Veronika Aigner Guide: Lilly Sammer (downhill, super-G, super combined) Guide: Eric Digruber (giant slalom, slalom) |
AS2 | Downhill, visually impaired | N/a | 1:22.55 | ||||
| Super-G, visually impaired | N/a | 1:15.44 | ||||||
| Giant slalom, visually impaired | 1:07.09 | 1 | 1:11.54 | 2 | 2:18.63 | |||
| Slalom, visually impaired | 40.72 | 1 | 42.01 | 1 | 1:22.73 | |||
| Super combined, visually impaired | 1:16.54 | 1 | 45.21 | 1 | 2:01.75 | |||
| Christina Obwexer | LW10–2 | Giant slalom, sitting | 1:27.72 | 12 | 1:30.90 | 8 | 2:58.62 | 8 |
| Slalom, sitting | 57.16 | 10 | 58.01 | 10 | 1:55.17 | 10 | ||
| Elina Stary Guide: Stefan Winter |
AS2 | Super-G, visually impaired | N/a | DNF | ||||
| Giant slalom, visually impaired | 1:10.81 | 3 | 1:14.49 | 3 | 2:25.30 | |||
| Slalom, visually impaired | 42.36 | 2 | 44.41 | 2 | 1:26.77 | |||
| Super combined, visually impaired | 1:19.31 | 3 | 46.34 | 2 | 2:05.65 | |||
| Laura Streng | LW9–2 | Giant slalom, standing | 1:28.27 | 18 | 1:32.07 | 15 | 3:00.34 | 15 |
| Slalom, standing | 55.84 | 16 | 55.92 | 15 | 1:51.76 | 15 | ||
Para biathlon
| Athlete | Class | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missed shots | Time | Rank | Missed shots | Time | Rank | |||
| Stefan Egger-Riedmüller | LW4 | Men's individual, standing | N/a | 3 (1+1+0+1) | 36:34.3 | 14 | ||
| Men's sprint, standing | N/a | 1 (1+0) | 20:13.2 | 15 | ||||
| Men's sprint pursuit, standing | 2 (0+2) | 11:48.1 | 16 Q | 1 (0+1) | 14:21.2 | 15 | ||
Para cross-country skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Class | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Stefan Egger-Riedmüller | LW4 | Men's sprint classical, standing | 2:57.55 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 10 km classical, standing | N/a | 33:16.1 | 16 | |||||
Para snowboard
- Banked slalom
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Dreier | Men's banked slalom, SB-UL | 1:06.21 | 1:06.65 | 1:06.21 | 18 |
| René Eckhart | Men's banked slalom, SB-LL1 | 1:13.77 | 1:12.01 | 1:12.01 | 15 |
| Markus Schmidhofer | Men's banked slalom, SB-LL1 | 1:44.91 | 1:52.04 | 1:44.91 | 16 |
- Snowboard cross
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Pre-heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Oliver Dreier | Men's snowboard cross, SB-UL | 56.15 | 15 | 2 Q | DNF | Did not advance | ||
| René Eckhart | Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL1 | 59.23 | 11 | N/a | 4 | Did not advance | ||