Team USA closed out Para snowboard competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games with Kate Delson and Noah Elliott winning gold medals and Mike Schultz and Brenna Huckaby earning bronze in the banked slalom.

The standout day for the U.S. team featured sunny skies and warm temperatures for the final Para snowboard event. Delson continued her impressive Paralympic debut by winning gold in the women’s Lower Limb competition, posting the fastest time of the field to secure her first Olympic title after capturing silver in snowboard cross earlier in the Games. 

“I'm just so happy we get to share this moment with someone who I've literally been watching and has been my role model and my friend and my roommate,” said Delson, referencing Huckaby. “Now we get to stand on the Paralympic podium together. It's the best thing ever.”

Two-time Paralympic champion Huckaby added to Team USA’s medal haul with a bronze medal, continuing her legacy as the most accomplished woman athlete in Para snowboarding. It brings her medal total to five: two golds in PyeongChang, a gold and bronze in Beijing and now a bronze in Milano Cortina. 

“I'm so freaking stoked. I've said it before and I'll say it again: There's no one else I'd rather be on that top spot if it’s not me!” said Huckaby, speaking about Delson. “I love sharing a podium with Kate.”

Delson has developed through the sport looking up to Huckaby and they continued to laud each other throughout the day. “I'd say her form is the best of all time out here on the Para snowboard circuit,” said Delson. “The stuff she does to compensate – she's the only one out there today without a knee – and she just has to execute, execute, execute and that's inspiring to see for any rider out there.”

Huckaby responded, “I have to execute because this girl came out of nowhere and has just been crushing us and it's awesome. We were waiting for the next generation and now she's here – and not only is she here, but she's a gold medalist Paralympian. It's exciting.”

Jackie Hamwey also competed and finished ninth in her first Paralympic banked slalom.

In the men’s Lower Limb 1 (LL1) classification, Elliott delivered a dominant performance to secure his name as the “King of Banked Slalom.” It is his second gold in the discipline having won in the 2018 Paralympics. The victory capped an emotional Paralympic campaign, who earlier in the Games captured silver in snowboard cross, marking a remarkable comeback after injury challenges in the 2022 Paralympics that kept him off the podium. 

“This is exactly what we worked so hard for,” said Elliott. “I've been working this whole time to try to get up on that first podium spot. And to be here, coming into the banked, my strong suit, after being so close to that gold medal in bordercross, I was really excited to be able to hopefully lay down the best run and to see where that put me.”

Behind Elliott, Mike Schultz added another Paralympic medal to his decorated career, earning bronze in what marked the final Paralympic race of his career. Schultz’s podium finish brought his total Paralympic medal count to four and provided a fitting close to one of the sport’s most influential careers.

“Banked slalom is not really my strongest compared to border cross,” said Schultz. “But I knew if I did my perfect run, I had a shot and I did that twice today. Coming home with the bronze medal is the most incredible feeling, especially when this was the last race in my snowboard career. So I'm just floating inside.”

Schultz will leave a lasting impact on the sport, as he is the engineer behind the legs nearly all amputee snowboarders use to compete. 

It was the third time Schultz and Elliott had stood on a Paralympic podium together—twice in PyeongChang and once in Milano Cortina. “If I wasn't on the top of the box, it better be Noah,” said Elliott. “I mean, he's at a different level. That dude is crushing it, and he will be for a while.”

Elliott echoed the sentiment. “My first Games we got to share a podium together and so it means so much to me to send him off like this. To be able to be right by his side on top of that podium, I'm so proud.”

In men’s Lower Limb 2 (LL2), Zach Miller led Team USA in fifth. Keith Gabel, in his final Paralympic appearance, was eighth and Joe Pleban was 11th. Pleban broke his wrist in the snowboard cross and was competing with a cast; he will have surgery when he returns to the U.S.

The four-medal performance in banked slalom capped a successful Paralympic Games for the U.S. Para Snowboard Team. With six medals total across both snowboard cross and banked slalom, the depth and strength impressed the world on the biggest stage.  

RESULTS
Women LL
Men LL1
Men LL2

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Awards are now open for nominations!

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is excited to recognize the leaders and game changers in our community at the annual Awards Dinner on May 12, 2026, at Congress in Park City.

We invite all members of our community to participate by nominating deserving candidates using the link below. Nominations will remain open until Friday, March 27. Please take a few moments to nominate a coach, volunteer, athlete, official, club, or organization and help recognize their contributions over the past year.

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Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Elisabeth Bocock earned her fourth career FIS World Junior Championships medal, taking silver in the giant slalom in Narvik, Norway.

Bocock has established herself as one of the top young giant slalom skiers on the World Cup circuit, regularly finishing in the top 30. Entering the race as one of the favorites, she knew she would need to push to land on the podium.

“I am really excited about the result today,” said Bocock. “It’s been a long time since I reached the finish line, so I was happy to get that done with a good result. I was frustrated with my first run today, but I was happy to be able to send it more in the second run and move up a couple spots.”

Weather has made conditions in Narvik particularly challenging throughout the championships, with rain and warm temperatures testing the race organizers and athletes alike.

“The course workers have worked super hard with the challenging conditions, so a massive thank you to them for getting the slope prepped,” Bocock added.

The men will race giant slalom on Friday, with slalom set to close out the championships this weekend.

RESULTS
women's giant slalom

Team USA Para alpine skiers returned to Cortina on Thursday for the women’s giant slalom at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.

In women’s vision impaired, Meg Gustafson and guide Spenser Gustafson led the American effort, finishing fifth overall. The Gustafsons had a strong first run, putting them in podium contention, but a few small mistakes in second run left them just out of the medals.   

In the women’s standing classification, Kelsey O’Driscoll was the top American finisher in ninth after putting together two clean runs. Allie Johnson followed in 12th place, continuing her Paralympic campaign with another consistent result. Teammate Audrey Crowley showed strong skiing early but missed the final gate on the first run and was disqualified, ending her race early.

In women’s sitting giant slalom, Hailey Griffin finished ninth in her first ever Paralympic start, marking an important milestone for the newcomer. Anna Soens, Saylor O’Brien and Laurie Stevens did not finish the second run. For Stevens, the race marked the first start of her sixth and final Paralympic Winter Games, continuing a long and accomplished career representing Team USA on the Paralympic stage.

Men’s giant slalom is next on Friday before the women kick off the slalom weekend to finish off the Games. 

RESULTS
Women’s Giant Slalom
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Sitting

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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.

RESULTS
Women’s Alpine Combined
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Standing
Sitting

Men’s Alpine Combined
Standing
Sitting

On Monday’s men’s team combined event at the Junior World Championships U.S. duo of Aksel Lindenmeyr and Jevin Palmquist won silver. This marks the second medal captured by the U.S. so far at Junior Worlds. 

“I was pretty nervous going into today,” said Lindenmeyr. “I really wanted to put a run down that I could be happy with so I’m glad I was able to do that for myself and our team.” 

It was another challenging day with the weather, but the men were able to push through and give it their all in the super-G and slalom runs. Lindenmeyr set the pace early with one of the top super-G runs giving Palmquist ample opportunity to build on the times. The duo finished second, just a tenth behind the French duo that ultimately won gold.  

“I thought overall it was a good day,” said Palmquist. “I was glad to come down with a solid run, having Aksel as a teammate was great, he put down a great run that put us in a great spot. Earning the silver medal in the team combined is truly an awesome feeling.”  

The U.S. men also posted a strong team result in the super-G that day with three in the top 10. Jeremy Nolting was just off the podium in fourth, Aksel Lindenmeyer in fifth and Mattias Wilson in seventh. 

The Junior Worlds event continues this week with the team parallel on March 11. 

RESULTS
men's team combined
men's super-G

Team USA earned two medals in the super-G at this Tofane Alpine Skiing Center at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games with Patrick Halgren taking a silver in standing and Andrew Kurka a bronze in sitting. 

In the speed event under sunny skies, Halgren laid down an aggressive run to claim the silver medal, finishing just 0.98 seconds behind Switzerland’s Robin Cuche, who took gold. France’s Jules Segers secured bronze.  

Halgren attacked the course from the start, carrying speed through the sweeping turns and technical terrain to finish just .98 seconds behind the dominant Cuche. Halgren’s performance was unexpected, considering he never finished on the World Cup podium, but put down the run of his life with his coaches and teammates shouting with delight at his performance.

“Best day of my life. Until tomorrow. I'll repeat that until the day I die,” said Halgren. “But it’s just another Monday. You celebrate the victories the same way you do the defeats. I’ve been blessed to have to develop my character over the last 11 years – losing my leg. I could either roll over and die or become the best Patrick Halgren on earth.” 

Halgren, who is known for being an off-the-wall character on the Para alpine circuit, created a media circus around himself both in the downhill and then again with his unexpected win in the super-G. He spoke Italian and tried to Hulk-rip his bib off in the finish of the super-G before doing interviews shirtless with his bib wrapped around his head like a do-rag; he dyed his hair red, white and blue in the Paralympic village; he spoke with unabashed randomness and candor about his performance (“I put the pedal to the floor until I see checkered flag or God. And that's how you win.”).

His persona is on the rise, with one media member asking his “What do you say if people call you the rock star of these games?” Halgren’s response: “You’re not wrong. Yeah, I am a rock star.”

Kurka, who has been a stalwart on the World Cup and Paralympic circuit for four Paralympic cycles, added to his medal tally in the men’s sitting super-G, earning the bronze medal with a powerful run down the Cortina course. The podium marks another Paralympic medal for Kurka, who now has a medal count of three: a gold and silver from PyeongChang and now a bronze from Milano Cortina.

Kurka’s result came behind the Netherlands’ Jeroen Kampschreur, who captured gold, and Norway’s Jesper Pedersen, who finished second. 

“It was a close race,” said Kurka. “I had some major mistakes in the course, but I was able to keep my speed up and I feel pretty good about it.”

“In the men's sitting category, we're basically racing motorcycles down an icy slope and off of jumps,” continued Kurka. “Anything can go wrong at any moment on it and if you're not anticipating it then you're going into the fence.”

Rounding out the rest of Team USA, Anna Soens was just off the podium in fourth in women’s sitting. Saylor O’Brien was fifth. In women’s standing, Kelsey O’Driscoll was seventh, Audrey Crowley eighth and Allie Johnson 13th. Meg Gustafson and guide Spenser Gustafson were eighth in the visually impaired category.

On the men’s sitting side, Jesse Keefe was 14th after battling an issue with his prosthetic, with Spencer Wood 18th and Tyler McKenize 21st. Andrew Haraghey did not finish, but is OK. It sitting, Ravi Drugan was 13th, Robert Enigl 14th, Matthew Brewer 16th and Blake Eaton 20th. 

Monday’s results early momentum for the alpine combined on Tuesday, which will feature athletes racing a run of super-G followed by a run of slalom. 

RESULTS
Women’s Super-G
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Standing
Sitting

Men’s Super-G
VI
Standing
Sitting

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Logan Grosdidier won super-G silver in the first Junior World Championships event in Narvik, Norway. 

“I was not really expecting to do so well,” she said. “It’s a very technical super-G and it was very fun.”

This marks Grosdidier’s first medal at just 17 years-old.  Not only did she win the silver medal but also won the title for her U18 age group. This means she was the top 2008 birth year as well - a huge feat in the stacked international field. 

The men will take on the super-G Monday. 

RESULTS
women's super-G

It was all silver for Team USA at the Cortina Para Snowboard Park on Sunday, with Kate Delson and Noah Elliott both winning silver medals in the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games snowboard cross. 

It was another warm and sunny day in Cortina with athletes racing underneath the soaring Dolomites in front of their friends and family. The conditions were variable, with hard snow on the top of the course that deteriorated to slush throughout the day. But the snow didn’t deter Delson or Elliott, who both put down stellar heats to collect medals. 

For Delson, the medal came in her Paralympic debut. At 20 years old, Delson is the youngest athlete on the U.S. Para Snowboard Team, but she navigated the strategic course confidently through the heats and final of the women’s Lower Limb 2 (LL2) classification to secure the first Paralympic medal of her career.

“I've got a smile on my face right now!” said Delson. “This represents so much and I'm so proud to be here representing my country and my family and friends that are here and at home that have been supporting me from the very beginning. Their support has brought the confidence that I get to wear now and I’m so excited to show them this medal and put it over their necks.”

On the men’s side, Elliott battled it out for silver in the Lower Limb 1 (LL1) classification, marking the third Paralympic medal of his career. Elliott has a gold and bronze from the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, but endured a difficult 2022 Games following a serious injury that kept him off the podium. Sunday’s performance represented a powerful comeback for the veteran American, who now has a medal of each color in his collection. 

“I'm so proud because I just realized today the silver completes my Paralympic set: gold, silver, bronze. That's really, really cool and exciting,” said Elliott. “But it's just been a lot of hard work these last four years - a lot of sacrifice, time with the family on the road and just constant grind every single day. So I couldn't be more proud to cross that finish line and get my medal today.”

Behind Elliott in the LL1 field, Mike Schultz finished sixth in what will be his final Paralympic Games. Athletes lauded Schultz in the media mixed zone at the end of the day, as Schultz is the engineer behind many of their prosthetic limbs with which they compete. 

In the finals of the men’s LL2 competition, Keith Gabel led the Americans in fifth, followed by Zach Miller in sixth. Joe Pleben took eighth after taking a hard fall in the small final.

Behind Delson in women’s LL2, two-time Paralympic champion Brenna Huckaby finished sixth, while Jackie Hamwey was seventh in her Paralympic debut.

With the first snowboard event complete, Para snowboarders will return to competition later in the Games for the banked slalom, the second and final medal event of the Paralympic program.

RESULTS
Women’s Paralympic LL2 
Men’s Paralympic LL1
Men’s Paralympics LL2