Great Britain at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
| Great Britain at the 2026 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | GBR |
| Website | www |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 March 2026 – 15 March 2026 | |
| Flag bearers | Menna Fitzpatrick Scott Meenagh[1] |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Great Britain is scheduled to compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 15 March 2026.[2] This will be Great Britain's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Winter Paralympic Games since the inaugural event in 1976.
The British Paralympic Association announced the first wave of athletes in December 2025, with 6 competitors confirmed across three sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, and snowboard.[3] 7 further athletes were announced later in December 2025 for the wheelchair curling.[4] A third and final wave of athletes were announced in February 2026 bringing the total to 25.[5]
Medalists
The following Italy competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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Alpine skiing
Representing Great Britain in Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Paralympics are:[5]
Women
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | |||
| Menna Fitzpatrick
Guide: Katie Guest |
Visually impaired | Women's giant slalom | 1:16.92 | 7 | 1:19.59 | 6 | 2:36.51 | +17.88 | 6 |
| Women's slalom | 47.37 | 5 | 48.30 | 6 | 1:35.67 | +12.94 | 5 | ||
| Women's super-G | N/a | 1:25.52 | +10.68 | 6 | |||||
| Women’s super combined | 1:30.44 | 9 | 50.44 | 6 | 2:20.88 | +19.13 | 9 | ||
| Hester Poole Guide: Ali Hall |
Women's giant slalom | DNF | |||||||
| Women's slalom | DSQ | ||||||||
Men
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | |||
| Neil Simpson Guides: Andrew Simpson and Rob Poth |
Visually impaired | Men's downhill | N/a | 1:21.31 | +5.23 | 4 | |||
| Men's giant slalom | DNF | ||||||||
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||||
| Men's super-G | N/a | 1:14.39 | +2.40 | 4 | |||||
| Men’s super combined | 1:14.55 | 4 | 42.52 | 1 | 1:57.07 | +0.65 | |||
| Sam Cozens Guide: Adam Hall |
Men's giant slalom | 1:14.07 | 11 | DNF | |||||
| Men's slalom | 55.97 | 12 | 52.95 | 12 | 1:48.92 | +19.63 | 12 | ||
| Fred Warburton Guide: James Hannan |
Men's downhill | N/a | 1:30.32 | +14.24 | 7 | ||||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:20.19 | 14 | 1:18.78 | 12 | 2:38.97 | +31.14 | 12 | ||
| Men's super-G | N/a | 1:24.03 | +12.04 | 12 | |||||
| Men’s super combined | DNF | ||||||||
| Dominic Allen | Standing | Men's giant slalom | 1:20.66 | 27 | 1:20.69 | 25 | 2:41.35 | +33.59 | 25 |
| Men's slalom | 55.94 | 19 | 50.05 | 19 | 1:45.99 | +17.44 | 19 | ||
Snowboard
Representing Great Britain in Snowboard at the 2026 Winter Paralympics are:[5]
Women
Banked slalom
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Sparks | Banked slalom, SB-LL2 | 1:13.23 | 1:12.79 | 1:12.79 | 10 |
Men
Banked slalom
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Hill | Banked slalom, SB-LL2 | 58.23 | 58.30 | 58.23 | 7 |
| Matt Hamilton | Banked slalom, SB-UL | 1:01.81 | 1:01.46 | 1:01.46 | 11 |
| Dave Zyw | 1:08.14 | 1:08.39 | 1:08.14 | 19 | |
| James Barnes-Miller | 1:00.42 | 59.08 | 59.08 | 7 |
Snowboard cross
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Seed | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Dave Zyw | Snowboard cross, SB-UL | 58.67 | 58.58 | 58.58 | 18 | DNF | ||||
| James Barnes-Miller | 54.08 | 52.17 | 52.17 | 5 | N/a | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Nordic Skiing
Representing Great Britain in Nordic Skiing at the 2026 Winter Paralympics are:[5]
Cross Country
Men
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Scott Meenagh | Sitting | 20 km | N/a | 57:49.7 | 15 | |||
Biathlon
Men
| Athlete | Classification | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Meenagh | Sitting | Individual | 42:59.9 | 18 |
| Sprint pursuit | 12:09.0 | 14 | ||
| Sprint | 24:54.3 | 23 |
Wheelchair curling
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Hugh Nibloe Stewart Pimblett Austin McKenzie Karen Aspey Graeme Stewart |
Mixed team | SVK L 2–9 |
USA W 6–5 |
CAN L 4–5 |
KOR L 6–7 |
SWE L 5–6 |
ITA L 6–8 |
CHN L 4–9 |
LAT L 5–8 |
NOR L 2–9 |
10 | Did not advance | ||
| Jo Butterfield Jason Kean |
Mixed doubles | EST L 7–10 |
KOR L 3–14 |
LAT W 6–5 |
USA W 5–4 |
JPN W 11–2 |
CHN L 10–5 |
ITA L 10–11 |
N/a | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Mixed tournament
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | DSC | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Mark Ideson | 9 | 9 | 0 | – | 71 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 68.2% | 84.488 | Playoffs |
| China | Wang Haitao | 9 | 8 | 1 | – | 76 | 42 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 68.3% | 83.350 | |
| Sweden | Viljo Petersson-Dahl | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1–0 | 47 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 62.8% | 98.125 | |
| South Korea | Yang Hui-tae | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0–1 | 55 | 48 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 64.6% | 90.525 | |
| Norway | Jostein Stordahl | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1–0 | 41 | 55 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 58.3% | 130.863 | |
| Italy | Egidio Marchese | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0–1 | 52 | 53 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 60.6% | 107.831 | |
| Latvia | Ojārs Briedis | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2–0 | 45 | 67 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 50.2% | 113.381 | |
| Slovakia | Radoslav Ďuriš | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1–1 | 42 | 56 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 51.9% | 117.688 | |
| United States | Sean O'Neill | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0–2 | 54 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 58.3% | 72.156 | |
| Great Britain | Hugh Nibloe | 9 | 1 | 8 | – | 40 | 66 | 26 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 55.7% | 129.675 |
Source: Official website
Round robin
Great Britain had a bye in draws 4, 8 and 11.[6]
Draw 1
Saturday, 7 March, 9:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) 🔨 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 |
Draw 2
Saturday, 7 March, 18:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| United States (O'Neill) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 3
Sunday, 8 March, 9:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Ideson) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 5
Monday, 9 March, 9:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Yang) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 6
Monday, 9 March, 18:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sweden (Petersson-Dahl) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 7
Tuesday, 10 March, 9:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) 🔨 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Italy (Marchese) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 |
Draw 9
Wednesday, 11 March, 9:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| China (Wang) 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 9 |
Draw 10
Wednesday, 11 March, 20:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Briedis) 🔨 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Draw 12
Thursday, 12 March, 18:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Stordahl) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 9 |
| Great Britain (Nibloe) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Mixed doubles
| Team | Athletes | Pld | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | DSC | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Wang Meng / Yang Jinqiao | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | 66 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 64.9% | 106.033 | Playoffs |
| United States | Laura Dwyer / Stephen Emt | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1–1 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 53.4% | 89.717 | |
| South Korea | Baek Hye-jin / Lee Yong-suk | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1–1 | 58 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 59.9% | 142.058 | |
| Latvia | Poļina Rožkova / Agris Lasmans | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1–1 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 48.5% | 150.675 | |
| Great Britain | Jo Butterfield / Jason Kean | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1–0 | 47 | 56 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 51.5% | 95.075 | |
| Japan | Aki Ogawa / Yoji Nakajima | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0–1 | 30 | 53 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 49.0% | 88.067 | |
| Estonia | Katlin Riidebach / Ain Villau | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1–0 | 31 | 58 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 47.6% | 98.233 | |
| Italy | Orietta Bertò / Paolo Ioriatti | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0–1 | 43 | 51 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 55.6% | 73.700 |
Source: Official website
Round robin
Draw 1
Wednesday, 4 March, 19:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Butterfield / Kean) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Estonia (Riidebach / Villau) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Draw 2
Thursday, 5 March, 10:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Butterfield / Kean) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| South Korea (Baek / Lee) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 14 |
Draw 3
Thursday, 5 March, 19:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Rožkova / Lasmans) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Great Britain (Butterfield / Kean) 🔨 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 4
Friday, 6 March, 9:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Butterfield / Kean) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| United States (Dwyer / Emt) 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 5
Saturday, 7 March, 14:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Ogawa / Nakajima) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Great Britain (Butterfield / Kean) 🔨 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 |
Draw 6
Sunday, 8 March, 14:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Butterfield / Kean) 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| China (Wang / Yang) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | 10 |
Draw 7
Monday, 9 March, 14:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Italy (Bertò / Ioriatti) 🔨 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Great Britain (Butterfield / Kean) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
See also
- Great Britain at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Great Britain at the Paralympics
- 2026 Winter Paralympics
References
- ^ "ParalympicsGB reveals Flagbearers for Milano Cortina 2026". ParalympicsGB. 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "First ParalympicsGB snowsport athletes for Milano Cortina 2026 announced". ParalympicsGB. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Trailblazing English athletes among seven strong ParalympicsGB wheelchair curling squad for Milano Cortina 2026". ParalympicsGB. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d "P ParalympicsGB team for Milano Cortina 2026 complete as final 12 athletes announced". ParalympicsGB. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Results". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2026.