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Para alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill

The Women's downhill competition of the 2026 Winter Paralympics was held on 7 March 2026 at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre.[1]

Women's downhill
at the XIV Paralympic Winter Games
Paralympic alpine skiing
VenueTofane Alpine Skiing Centre
Dates7 March
←2022
2030→
Women's downhill (visually impaired)
at the XIV Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Veronika Aigner
Guide: Lilly Sammer		  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chiara Mazzel
Guide: Nicola Cotti Cottini		  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexandra Rexová
Guide: Sophia Polák		  Slovakia
Women's downhill (standing)
at the XIV Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors12 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ebba Årsjö  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aurélie Richard  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Varvara Voronchikhina  Russia
Women's downhill (sitting)
at the XIII Paralympic Winter Games
Competitors7 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna-Lena Forster  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Audrey Pascual  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liu Sitong  China

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria (AUT)1001
 Germany (GER)1001
 Sweden (SWE)1001
4 France (FRA)0101
 Italy (ITA)*0101
 Spain (ESP)0101
7 China (CHN)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
 Slovakia (SVK)0011
Totals (9 entries)3339

Visually impaired

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In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide.[2] The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

RankBibNameCountryTime[3]Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s)3Veronika Aigner
Guide: Lilly Sammer		 Austria1:22.55
2nd place, silver medalist(s)4Chiara Mazzel
Guide: Nicola Cotti Cottini		 Italy1:23.03+0.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1Alexandra Rexová
Guide: Sophia Polák		 Slovakia1:27.45+4.90
45Sara Choi
Guide: Eo Eun-mi		 South Korea1:29.03+6.48
52Martina Vozza
Guide: Ylenia Sabidussi		 Italy1:30.54+7.99
67Meg Gustafson
Guide: Spencer Gustafson		 United States1:32.69+10.14
76Eva Nikou
Guide: Dimitris Profentzas		 Greece1:36.07+13.52

Standing

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RankBibNameCountryTime[4]Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s)14Ebba Årsjö Sweden1:22.00
2nd place, silver medalist(s)11Aurélie Richard France1:23.71+1.71
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)10Varvara Voronchikhina Russia1:24.47+2.47
49Mollie Jepsen Canada1:26.10+4.10
58Michaela Gosselin Canada1:27.26+5.26
613Audrey Crowley United States1:27.49+5.49
715Claire Petit Netherlands1:28.29+6.29
817Zhang Mengqiu China1:29.66+7.66
918Zhu Wenjing China1:32.24+10.24
1019Allie Johnson United States1:35.34+13.34
12Kelsey O'Driscoll United StatesDid not finish
16Ammi Hondo Japan

Sitting

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RankBibNameCountryTime[5]Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s)21Anna-Lena Forster Germany1:25.79
2nd place, silver medalist(s)22Audrey Pascual Spain1:25.84+0.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)25Liu Sitong China1:31.27+5.48
423Zhang Wenjing China1:32.67+6.88
524Saylor O'Brien United States1:36.26+10.47
20Barbara van Bergen NetherlandsDid not finish
26Anna Soens United States

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Competition Schedule - Para Alpine Skiing". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Milano Cortina 2026: How skiers with vision impairment and guides form a dream team". paralympic.org. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Para Alpine Skiing – Women's Downhill Vision Impaired – Results" (PDF). milano-cortina2026.bornan.sport. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Para Alpine Skiing – Women's Downhill Standing – Results" (PDF). milano-cortina2026.bornan.sport. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Para Alpine Skiing – Women's Downhill Sitting – Results" (PDF). milano-cortina2026.bornan.sport. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
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