Crowley Leads Paralympic Alpine Combined in Fifth
Audrey Crowley was the top American on Team USA in her first Paralympic Games, taking fifth in the alpine combined.
Just one day after the super-G, the alpine athletes returned to the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre Tuesday at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games for the alpine combined, which involves a super-G run followed by a slalom run and requires athletes to balance speed with technical precision. With little room for error across two vastly different disciplines, the event proved challenging for the field, but several athletes delivered strong performances.
In women’s standing classification, Crowley led the Americans with a fifth-place finish, skiing two solid runs to remain in contention throughout the event. Kelsey O’Driscoll finished eighth with a top-three result in super-G, but had a tough time battling the slalom portion. Allie Johnson placed 13th.
In the women’s vision impaired race, Meg Gustafson and guide Spenser Gustafson skied to seventh place with a composed performance across both runs.
The women’s sitting race saw strong potential early from Anna Soens, who delivered an impressive super-G run and sat in fifth after the opening leg. However, Soens, who has only been competing at a World Cup level in the 2025-26 season and has limited slalom experience, was unable to finish the slalom portion. Saylor O’Brien also did not finish the slalom run.
In the men’s standing classification, Patrick Halgren, fresh off his super-G silver medal on Monday, finished seventh overall after two competitive runs. Just behind him, Spencer Wood delivered a standout performance, finishing eighth, his best Paralympic result in his career. Andrew Haraghey, Jesse Keefe and Tyler McKenzie did not finish the super-G.
In the men’s sitting event, Ravi Drugan was the top American finisher in 11th, with Rob Enigel taking 14th. Andrew Kurka, who captured bronze in the super-G, put himself in strong position early and sat fifth after the super-G run, but was unable to complete the slalom portion. Blake Eaton also did not finish the slalom, while Matthew Brewer did not finish the super-G.
Para alpine has a day off on Wednesday with competition continuing in Cortina with giant slalom and slalom, giving Team USA more opportunities to push for podium results as the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games continue in the Italian Dolomites.
