March 6, 2026
Day 8 – March 14, 2026
Gil Dash wins gold with wheelchair curling team
Kipling’s Gil Dash will be returning home from his first Paralympic Games with some special hardware following action on Day 8 of Milano Cortina.
With just 2.8 seconds left on their game clock, Canada made the last shot of the wheelchair curling final, nudging their shot rock closer to the button to ensure they scored the single point to win the game 4-3 over China and claim the Paralympic gold medal.
Leading up to that moment, the two teams were neck-and-neck, exchanging single points throughout the match after opening with a blank first end, setting the scene heading into the final end with a 3-3 tie.
The Canadian team also made history at these Games by going undefeated in round robin and playoff action, the first team to ever do so.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Two athletes and one coach with Saskatchewan connections will be in action on the final day of the Paralympic Winter Games on Sunday.
Kurt Oatway, who began his Para alpine career in Regina, captured a bronze medal in his first event of Milano Cortina and will be competing to add another medal in his final event of the Games, the slalom. His first run is scheduled for 3:05 a.m. SK time and will be followed by the second run at 6 a.m.
Meanwhile, Prince Albert’s Brittany Hudak, who also has a bronze medal at these Games, will look to add to her collection as she competes in the women’s Para cross-country 20-kilometre interval start standing event at 3:45 a.m.
The final Saskatchewan and Canadian action will be the Para ice hockey team, including video coach Dean Seymour of Saskatoon. They’ll take on the United States in the gold-medal game at 9:05 a.m.
Following that game, the Paralympics will wrap up with the closing ceremonies beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Paralympic Notes: In addition to the gold medal won by the wheelchair curling team, Para alpine skier Michaela Gosselin also captured bronze for Canada in the women’s slalom standing event. In addition, the Canadian flag bearers were announced for the closing ceremonies: Para Nordic multi-medallist Natalie Wilkie and wheelchair curling skip Mark Ideson…Canada’s medal count 13: (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 7 Bronze).
Day 7 – March 13, 2026
Canada to compete for wheelchair curling gold
Three stolen points in the final end propelled the Canadian wheelchair curling team, featuring Kipling’s Gild Dash, to an 8-7 comeback victory over South Korea in the semifinals, earning them a spot in the gold-medal final.
Canada was on the board first in the game, picking up a double in the first end, but Korea scored a pair of their own points in the second and followed that up with a steal of two to take the 4-2 lead after three.
The Canadians then scored in back-to-back ends earning a single in the fourth and stealing another in the fifth to tie the game at four apiece.
In sixth end, Korea scored a triple to lead 7-4 and the Canadians were only able to close the gap by one in the seventh end, which meant that the Koreans had a two-point lead and control of the hammer heading into the eighth end.
However, in that final end, Canada was able to get on the button early and multiple times, as well as set up guards that proved too difficult for Korea to get around as they missed their final shot while Canada counted three touching the button.
With the victory, Canada maintains their undefeated record in Milano Cortina and will put it to the final test against China, when they play for gold on Saturday morning at 8:05 a.m. SK time.
Para ice hockey team to battle for gold
For the third Paralympics in a row, Canada and the United States will play for the gold medal, after the Canadians defeated China 4-2 in the semifinal game on Day 7.
Captain Tyler McGregor opened the scoring for Canada in the first period with a powerplay goal six minutes and five seconds into the frame and followed that up with another score just over four-and-a-half minutes later. However, China cut the deficit to one with a powerplay goal of their own with 24 seconds remaining in the period.
The only goal of the second period happened just before the one-minute mark and it belonged to China, allowing them to tie the game at two.
That stalemate continued until 8:53 into the third period when Canadian Dominic Cozzolino’s shot was deflected off a Chinese player and into their net, giving the red and white the go-ahead goal. Liam Hickey then increased the gap to two goals at 10:48 and that score carried through to the final whistle.
Canada’s goaltender Corbin Watson made 9 saves on 11 shots in the game, while across the ice, Wei Want went 17-for-21 in net for China.
Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour is joining the Canadian squad as a video coach.
Hudak finishes ninth in sprint pursuit
In her penultimate event of the Paralympics, Brittany Hudak finished ninth in the Para biathlon women’s sprint pursuit standing event on Day 7, with a time of 13 minutes and 51.3 seconds after earning one shooting penalty. She was 1:33.3 seconds behind her teammate and gold-medal winner Natalie Wilkie.
Hudak finished the qualification race with a time of 11:34.8 with one shooting penalty, good enough for eighth place and a spot in the finals.
The Prince Albert product will compete in her final event of the Games on Sunday morning.
Oatway records DNF in giant slalom event
Competing in his first of two runs in the men’s giant slalom sitting event on Day 7, Kurt Oatway recorded a Did Not Finish, which prevented him from advancing to the second run.
Oatway, who began is Para alpine career in Regina, will be back on the hill Sunday morning to compete in his last event of the Paralympics, the men’s slalom sitting. His first run will be at 3:05 a.m. SK time, followed by his second at 5:50 a.m.
Upcoming Saskatchewan Competition
Saturday will mark Day 8 of the Paralympics and the second-last day of competition with one Saskatchewan connection in action, as Gil Dash and the Canadian wheelchair curling team will play for gold at 8:05 a.m. SK time.
Paralympic Notes: Natalie Wilkie claimed not only her own, but also Canada’s, second gold medal of the Paralympics on Day 7 in the Para biathlon women’s sprint pursuit standing event…Canada’s medal count: 11 (2 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze).
Day 6 – March 12, 2026
Canada finishes round robin undefeated
The Canadian wheelchair curling team, featuring Kipling’s Gil Dash, has wrapped round robin action with a perfect 9-0 record after defeating South Korea 6-3 and the United States 7-3 on Day 6.
Canada was up 4-1 after four ends in their first match against South Korea, but the Koreans closed the gap to one by picking up a single in the fifth and stealing another in the sixth to make the score 4-3.
The remaining scoring belonged all to Canada, however, as they recorded their own back-to-back single ends in the seventh and eighth.
In their final match of the day, Canada and the United States were tied 3-3 after four ends. Canada then went on a streak, scoring a single in the fifth, then stealing a double and another single in the sixth and seventh ends, respectively to take a 7-3 lead, that led to the Americans conceding.
The red-and-white will be back in action Friday morning at 3:05 a.m. SK time to once again take on Korea, this time in the semifinals. The losing team will play for bronze later that day, while the winner will advance to the gold-medal game on Saturday.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
All Saskatchewan athletes and coaches will be in action on Day 7, as the Paralympic Games hit the one-week mark, but you’ll have to wake up early to catch most of them.
Starting off the day, Kurt Oatway will compete in the Para alpine men’s giant slalom sitting event with his first run at 3:05 a.m. SK time, followed by the second run at 6:30 a.m.
At the same time, the Canadian wheelchair curling team, including Kipling’s Gil Dash, will take on Korea in the semifinals at 3:05 a.m. SK time. If Canada wins, they’ll play for gold on Saturday, but if they lose, they’ll play for bronze later on Friday at 11:35 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, Brittany Hudak will compete in her final Para biathlon event, the sprint pursuit standing, with qualification starting at 3:35 a.m. SK time and the final at 6:10 a.m.
If you’re a hockey fan, you’ll get to sleep in a bit as the Canadian Para ice hockey team, which includes Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour as a video coach, will take on China in the semifinals at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Paralympic Notes: No new medals for Canada on Day 6. Canada’s medal count: 10 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze).
Day 5 – March 11, 2026
Bronze medal finish for Hudak
Brittany Hudak, who hails from Prince Albert, raced to third place in the Para cross-country skiing women’s 10-kilometre interval start standing event, with a time of thirty-two minutes 40.9 seconds. It’s the fourth bronze medal of Hudak’s Paralympic career.
She finished 2:23.2 behind the first-place finisher.
Hudak will have a one-day break before returning to competition for the Para biathlon sprint pursuit standing qualification round at 3:35 a.m. SK time on March 13. If she advances, finals will take place later that morning at 6:10 a.m. SK time.
Canada makes semifinals, remains undefeated
Day Five saw another win for Canada on the sheet, as Kipling’s Gil Dash joined the wheelchair curling team for their 9-6 win over Slovakia.
Canada opened the match by scoring two points in the first end before stealing four in the second.
That 6-0 lead proved beneficial as the next four ends only saw action from Slovakia. In the third end, the Slovaks used the hammer to secure a double before stealing singles in the fourth and fifth, as well as a double in the sixth to tie things at six.
Team Canada was able to break the stalemate with a single in the seventh, followed by a stolen double in the final end to improve to 7-0.
Results from this morning’s draw secured Canada’s place in semifinals.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Saskatchewan will be busy on the ice, as Day Six will see events in the hockey arena and on the curling sheet.
For their sixth day of consecutive play, Kipling’s Gil Dash and the Canadian wheelchair curling team will prepare for an eventful morning as they face South Korea at 6:35 a.m. SK time, before playing the United States later at 11:35 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Para ice hockey team will face China in semifinals at 12:05 p.m. SK time, with Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour joining as video coach.
Paralympic Notes: Team Canada adds more bronze to their collection with Brittany Hudak finishing third in the women’s 10-km interval start standing event, while Mark Arendz mirrored results in the men’s event. Canada’s medal count: 10 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze). A full recap of Canadian action to this point is available at Paralympic.ca
Day 4 – March 10, 2026
Oatway competes in men’s alpine combined event
Kurt Oatway, who started his Para alpine career in Regina, competed in the men’s alpine combined event this morning and started his day in the super-G sitting event, where he recorded a Did Not Finish (DNF) due to running off the course, which disqualified him from competing in the second event, men’s slalom sitting.
Oatway will look ahead to his fourth event, the men’s giant slalom sitting event on March 13, with the first run taking place at 3:05 a.m. SK time and will be followed by the second run at 6:05 a.m. SK time.
Canada turns up the heat on the sheet
Canada continued their winning streak, as Kipling’s Gil Dash joined the mixed wheelchair curling team for another day of victories at the Paralympics.
The morning started with Canada taking a 9-4 victory over China, with Canada first on the board after securing two points in the first end.
After a blank second, Canada added a single in the third and China answered back in the fourth by claiming a triple and evened the score 3-3. From there, the score remained close with Canada earning a double in the fifth and China a single in the sixth.
The game defining points were claimed by Canada in the seventh, when they secured four points and left China unable to close the gap, so they conceded the game.
Continuing the winning streak later in the day, Canada claimed their sixth consecutive win over Sweden after going 6-5.
It was a close match that saw Canada secure singles in the first and second end, before a blank third led them into claiming another single in the fourth.
Sweden made their way onto the board with back-to-back singles in the fifth and sixth, before taking the lead 5-3 after adding a triple in the seventh end.
Canada was able to make up the difference in the final by securing their own triple to wrap the game.
Canada wraps preliminary play 3-0
For the third consecutive game, the Canadian Para ice hockey team, which features Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour as video coach, claimed another win after defeating Czechia 4-1.
The game had a slow start that didn’t see Canada score until four minutes and forty-six seconds into the second period, thanks to James Dunn securing a power play goal. They followed that up by taking the advantage of Czechia’s penalty once again with Vincent Boily scoring to bring things to 2-0.
Keeping with the power play trend into third period, Canadian team captain Tyler McGregor used one to score one minute and fifty-seven seconds in, before Czechia’s Zdenek Habl added his team’s lone score with a power play goal of their own.
With thirty seconds remaining in the game, Czechia pulled their goaltender for the one-player advantage, which Liam Hickey took advantage of, scoring Canada’s final goal on an empty net.
Canada’s Corbin Watson saved 11 of the 12 shots faced in the net, while Czechia’s Patrik Sedlacek saved 22 of the 25.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
The fifth day of Milano Cortina will see one Saskatchewan athlete return and another look to continue their streak of wins.
After a two-day break between events, Prince Albert’s Brittany Hudak will be competing in the Para cross-country skiing women’s 10-kilometre interval start standing event at 4:05 a.m. SK time.
On the ice, Kipling’s Gil Dash and the Canadian mixed wheelchair curling team will look to continue their perfect run for their game against Slovakia at 1:05 p.m. SK time.
Paralympic Notes: Bronze is the colour of Canada for Day Four in Italy, as Para nordic skier Natalie Wilkie raced to her third medal of the Games in the women’s sprint standing event. Canada’s medal count: 8 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze). A full recap of Canadian action to this point is available at Paralympic.ca
Day 3 – March 9, 2026
Oatway competes in Super G
Competing in his second event, Para alpine skier Kurt Oatway, who has connections to Regina, recorded a Did Not Finish (DNF) after he missed a gate in the men’s sitting super-G event, which is counted as an automatic end of run.
He’ll get another shot at it when he competes in Alpine Combined on Tuesday morning. The combined event has athletes race twice, once on the Super-G course and once on the slalom course, with results based on the aggregate time between the two.
Canada turns up the heat on the sheet
Kipling’s Gil Dash and the Canadian wheelchair curling team, sit with a perfect 4-0 record in preliminary play after dominating Latvia 11-1 this morning.
Canada stole all their points in the game, starting with a triple in the opening end, back-to-back singles in the second and third, four points in the fourth, as well as a double to wrap up their scoring in the fifth end. Latvia scored their sole point of the game in sixth end, which was followed by them conceding.
Another dominating win for the red and white
Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour joined the Canadian Para ice hockey team as video coach and saw them achieve their second consecutive shutout after dominating Japan 14-0.
It was back-to-back action in the first period, with Canada’s team captain Tyler McGregor scoring thirty-nine seconds in, before doing so again three minutes later.
Canadian teammate, Dominic Cozzolino mirrored McGregor by scoring at 7:25 and again four minutes later, before Adam Dixon closed the period on a power play goal with just over a minute remaining.
The second period saw Vincent Boily pick up a power play goal at 8:44 and Auren Halbert adding another not even a minute later.
With six seconds left on the board, Cozzolino scored a hat trick to bring Canada 9-0 into the final period.
Canada’s scoring in the third period all happened within a seven-minute frame starting at 5:44 with Halbert scoring twice to record another hat trick for the red and white, James Dunn adding two and Liam Hickey picking up a single.
Adam Kingsmill stopped both of the shots he faced in net for Canada, while his Japanese counterpart Wataru Horie went 42-for-56.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Three Saskatchewan connections will be starting the day bright and early for Day Four in Milano Cortina.
Para alpine skier Kurt Oatway, who started his career in Regina, will be competing in the men’s alpine combined in the super-G sitting event at 4:10 a.m. SK time and the men’s slalom sitting later in the morning at 7:40 a.m. SK time.
The Canadian mixed wheelchair curling team, which includes Gil Dash, will look to continue their perfect record with back-to-back action as they play China at 2:35 a.m. SK time and Sweden at 11:35 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Para ice hockey team will face off with Czechia at 10:05 a.m. SK time, with Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour joining as video coach.
Paralympic Notes: Another bronze was added to Canada’s total tally thanks to Para alpine skier Kalle Eriksson securing his second medal of the Games. Canada’s medal count: 7 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze). A full recap of Canadian action to this point is available at Paralympic.ca
Day 2 – March 8, 2026
Top five finish for Hudak
Competing for the second day in a row, Prince Albert Para biathlete, Brittany Hudak, earned a fifth-place finish in the women’s individual standing event, with a time of thirty-four minutes and forty-seven seconds.
She had no shooting penalties and finished 1:45.2 behind the first-place finisher.
Double time for Canada brings them 3-0
TheCanadian wheelchair curling team, which features Kipling’s Gil Dash, added a pair of wins to their collection for Day Two in Milano Cortina and now sit 3-0.
The morning started with a 5-4 win over Great Britain, who stole a single in the second after a blank opening end. Canada then earned back-to-back singles, before the British claimed singles from the fifth to seventh ends and took the lead 4-2. In the final end, Canada scored a triple to secure the win.
Eight hours later, Canada dominated Norway 9-2.
The red and white got on the scoreboard first with a single, before Norway earned a point in the second end.
After a blank third, Canada secured a double which Norway answered with another single bringing things to 3-2.
Using the hammer to their advantage in the sixth end, Canada claimed six points and leading Norway to concede.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Three Saskatchewan connections will be representing the green and yellow for Day Three of the Paralympic Games.
Para alpine skier Kurt Oatway, who started his career in Regina, will be back for his second event, men’s super-G sitting, which will take place at 4:55 a.m. SK time.
For their third consecutive day of action, the Canadian mixed wheelchair curling team, which includes Gil Dash, will be playing Latvia at 2:35 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Para ice hockey team will face off with Japan at 1:35 p.m. SK time, with Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour joining as video coach.
Paralympic Notes: The Canadians earned medals of every colour on Day Two in Italy. Para biathlete Natalie Wilkie added another medal to her 2026 collection after securing gold in the women’s standing individual event, while in the men’s eventMark Arendz claimed silver. Meanwhile on the slopes, Tyler Turner claimed bronze in Para snowboard cross . Canada’s medal count: 6 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze). A full recap of Canadian action to this point is available at Paralympic.ca
Day 1 – March 7, 2026
Oatway dazzles in bronze
Kurt Oatway, who started his Para alpine career in Regina, marked his return to the Paralympic stage with a bronze medal finish in the men’s downhill sitting event with a time of 1:19.42 seconds.
He was 1.28 seconds behind the first-place finisher.
Oatway will have a one-day break before returning to the slopes for the men’s super-G sitting event on Monday at 4:55 a.m. SK time.
Hudak finishes sixth
Brittany Hudak, who hails from Prince Albert, opened her time in Italy with a sixth-place finish in the Para biathlon women’s sprint standing event, where she finished with a time of nineteen minutes and 43.3 seconds.
She had no shooting penalties and finished 1:01.8 behind the first-place finisher.
Hudak will now look ahead to her next race, the individual standing, tomorrow morning at 5:10 a.m. SK time.
Canada brings the heat
Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour joined the Canadian Para ice hockey team as video coach and saw them start preliminary play with an 8-0 shutout over Slovakia.
Canada took control of the scoreboard in the first period with James Dunn scoring six minutes and forty-six seconds in before his teammate Auren Halbert added another point just over three minutes later.
Team captain Tyler McGregor was next to get the puck in the back of Solvakia’s net at ten minutes and eleven seconds, with Vincent Boily bringing Canada 4-0 with three minutes left on the clock in the opening period.
The second period saw Liam Hickey secure the sole point five minutes and twenty-nine seconds in.
In the final period, Dunn and Boily each made their second goal of the game within four minutes of each other.
Dominic Cozzolino took advantage of Slovakia being down a player due to a penalty and made Canada’s final goal on a power play.
In the net for Canada, Corbin Watson earned the shutout by stopping the two shots he all faced, while Slovakia’s Eduard Lepacek went 43-for-51.
Canada takes win against host
Kipling’s Gil Dash started his debut on the Paralympic stage with a high, after the Canadian wheelchair curling team edged host country, Italy, to an 9-8 loss this morning.
The red and white came out hot, stealing four points in the first end, before the Italians secured a double in the second.
Canada used the hammer to their advantage to add a triple to the scoreboard in the third and a double in second, bringing things 9-2 into the fifth end.
It was all Italy from there, seeing them claim back-to-back doubles and singles, but they weren’t quite able to close the gap.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Two in Italy will see returning action from two of Saskatchewan’s athletes.
Gil Dash will be doing double time as the Canadian mixed wheelchair curling team is set to play Great Britain at 2:35 a.m. SK time followed by Norway at 11:35 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, Brittany Hudak will also be having an early start to the day as she competes in her second event of the Games, the women’s individual standing, at 5:10 a.m. SK time.
Paralympic Notes: Team Canada was quick to make their way onto the medal table after Kaelle Ericsson secured silver in the men’s downhill vision impaired ski event and Kurt Oatway claimed bronze in the sitting category. In addition, Para biathlete Natalie Wilkie shined in silver after she finished second in the women’s sprint standing. Canada’s medal count: 3 (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze). A full recap of the Canadian action to this point is available at Paralympic.ca
Opening Ceremonies – March 6, 2026
Today at the Arena di Verona, the Opening Ceremonies took place, marking the official commencement of the 50th Winter Paralympic Games in Milano Cortina.
Para hockey player Tyler McGregor and Para Nordic skier Natalie Wilkie were announced as Canada’s flag bearers for the celebration that honoured the 50 Canadians ahead of competition.
However, to prepare for their competitions, none of the Canadian athletes partook in the Opening Ceremonies at Arena de Verona, instead they participated in smaller ceremonies in their respective villages.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
The first day of Paralympic competition will see three Saskatchewan connections making their return to the Games and another making their Paralympic debut.
Para alpine skier Kurt Oatway, who got his start in Regina, will be hitting the slopes at 4:55 a.m. SK time for the men’s downhill sitting event.
Brittany Hudak, who hails from Prince Albert, will be competing in the Para biathlon women’s sprint standing event at 5:00 a.m. SK time.
Kipling’s Gil Dash will be hitting the sheet for his debut with the Canadian wheelchair curling team as they play host country, Italy at 11:35 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Para ice hockey team will face off with Slovakia at 1:35 p.m. SK time, with Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour joining as video coach.
Paralympic Notes: A full recap to this point is available at Paralympic.ca