Friedrich wins 9th 2-man world bobsleigh title, leading another German sweep

Canada's Jack Crawford wins silver in World Cup super-G at Kvitfjell in Norway

Shiffrin sets record with 156th World Cup podium, finishes 3rd in slalom won by Austria's Truppe

Dunstone beats Gushue in Page 1-2 game at Brier, Jacobs tops Carruthers in 3-4 game

Germans hold top 3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsleigh championship

Canadian snowboard cross racer Eliot Grondin wins World Cup bronze despite crash in final

Overall World Cup leader Brignone wins giant slalom, Shiffrin skis out in Sweden

Kimberley Bos slides to gold at Lake Placid, becomes 1st Dutch skeleton athlete to win world title

Swiss sweep again as Von Allmen beats Odermatt in World Cup downhill, takes title race to U.S. finale

Dunstone and Gushue reach 1-2 game at Brier, Jacobs and Carruthers into 3-4 game

Shaun White kicks off new league with visions of snowboarding riches on halfpipe

Britain's Matt Weston finishes dominant run to men's skeleton world title

Thai bobsleigh teen inspired by idol Humphries while encouraging next generation

If Lake Placid becomes 2026 Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be play big part

Italy's Paris wins World Cup downhill to prevent Swiss sweep, Odermatt closes in on overall title

Cutdown Day: Dunstone and Jacobs take top seeds as 6 teams make the cut at Brier

Defending champion Hallie Clarke in 3rd place halfway through skeleton event at worlds

At the bobsleigh and skeleton world championships, some moms might reach the podium

Canadian athletes embracing Paralympic momentum with Milan-Cortina Winter Games in sight

Devin Heroux

CBC reporter

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Paralympic champion Mark Ideson is about to enter an entirely new challenge – trying to qualify Canada alongside veteran curler Ina Forrest in the newly added discipline of mixed doubles wheelchair curling at the 2026 Paralympics.

Canada focused on mixed doubles wheelchair curling Paralympic berth

Mark Ideson knows that he, and partner Ina Forrest, will need a strong finish to ensure Canada is part of the Paralympics in mixed doubles.  

Beijing Paralympics Curling

For Canadian athletes, Italy is a chance to once again celebrate the Paralympics and re-ignite the world's awareness around Para sport when the Games begin in Milan Cortina in 2026.

While the able-bodied FIS alpine world championships went perfectly in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, the Para worlds had more than a few rocky moments just over one year before the Milan-Cortina Paralympic Games.

Canada's Para alpine skiers, young and experienced, look ahead to Milan Cortina

Canada split its games Wednesday at the world wheelchair curling championship, leaving it in an uncertain position heading into the final day of round-robin competition in Stevenston, Scotland.

Canada's fate uncertain entering final day of wheelchair curling worlds round robin

Canadian Para cross-country skier Natalie Wilkie added another world championship medal to her collection on Wednesday after racing to silver at the nordic skiing worlds in Trondheim, Norway.

Canadian Para skier Natalie Wilkie earns silver at nordic world championships in Norway

As temperatures rise globally, winter sports are being forced to acclimate. Cancelled competitions, safety concerns, and an increased demand for artificial snow are becoming more prominent.

Forecasting Milano Cortina 2026: How climate change could redefine future Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey before the cauldron is lit, organizers announced Tuesday at a palace facing the historic Verona Arena.

Olympic flame for 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will go on 63-day trek across Italy

Alpine Canada intends to find a replacement in Western Canada for the men's downhill ski races held annually until 2022 in Lake Louise, Alta., and Whistler and Panorama, B.C., are candidates.

Alpine Canada eyes Panorama or Whistler, B.C., for future men's World Cup downhills

Canada's Para nordic skiers added four more medals to their haul at the World Cup finals on the final day in Prince George, B.C.

Collin Cameron snags silver as Canada wins 4 medals on final day of Para nordic World Cup finals

CBC/Radio-Canada will be the Canadian broadcast home of the Paris 2024 and Milano-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games. The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and CBC/Radio-Canada announced the broadcast partnership and details on Wednesday in Ottawa.

CBC/Radio-Canada announced as Canadian broadcast host of 2024, 2026 Paralympics

Ben Steiner

Associate Producer

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Kurt Oatway, seen competing in men's super-G at the 2018 Paralympics, is currently third overall in the sitting World Cup standings. On year away from the 2026 Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, Oatway is among those vying to represent Canada again.

Pyeongchang Paralympics Alpine Skiing

The head of the International Paralympic Committee looks ahead to Milano Cortina 2026 one year out from the start of the Games.

IPC President Andrew Parsons says Paralympics leave lasting legacy on host cities

CBC Sports' Brittany MacLean chats with Para snowboarder Tyler Turner about his skydiving accident that caused him to be a bilateral below-the-knee amputee and his excitement for the Milano-Cortina Olympics. 

Tyler Turner's Paralympic journey & Milano-Cortina excitement

CBC Sports' Brittany MacLean chats with Para snowboarder Tyler Turner about his skydiving accident that caused him to be a bilateral below-the-knee amputee and his excitement for the Milano-Cortina Olympics.


The 3-time Paralympic medallist Mark Ideson and teammate Ina Forrest are set to compete at the upcoming World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. A top-two finish automatically earns the Canadians a Paralympic berth.

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