2026 Winter Paralympics
winter paralympics italian giochi paralimpici invernali del officially xiv paralympic winter game italian xiv giochi paralimpici invernali commonly known milano cortina international winter multisport event athlete disability scheduled take place march milan cortina dampezzo italy election held june th ioc session lausanne switzerland home ioc headquarters milancortina elected host defeating stockholmåre third paralympic game hosted italy mark th anniversary winter paralympics turin event six winter paralympic sport expected alpine skiing biathlon crosscountry skiing ice sledge hockey snowboarding wheelchair curling venue game fiera milano rho ice sledge hockey international broadcast centre main press centre lago di tesero cross country stadium tesero – biathlon crosscountry skiing olimpia delle tofane slope cortina dampezzo – alpine skiing snowboarding stadio olimpico del ghiaccio cortina – wheelchair curling closing ceremony verona arena – opening ceremony first version schedule released march competition begin two day opening ceremony march end march march following public vote two candidate designed landor associate design named futura announced emblem winter olympics paralympics paralympic version recoloured red blue green gradient symbolise aurora colour paralympic emblem online vote closing february held among list candidate select mascot olympics paralympics winning candidate inspired stoat name revealed tina milo derived name host city milo brown stoat paralympic mascot character portrayed born without leg represents ingenuity willpower creativity winter olympics summer paralympics winter paralympics official website archived august wayback machine milanocortina foundation