Australia competed at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, between 6 and 15 March 2026. It competed in four sports for the first time: Para-alpine skiing, Para-snowboard, Para-cross country, and Para-biathlon.
Administration Ben Troy was the Australian Team Chef de Mission and Toby Kane Deputy Chef de Mission. Snowboarder Sean Pollard was appointed team captain. Since the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, the Australian Government invested $37.5 million in high performance winter programs through the Australian Sports Commission, with an additional $3.3 million to directly support athletes through dAIS.
Competitors
SportMenWomenTotalPara alpine skiing 3 2 5 Para biathlon / Para cross country skiing 2 35Para snowboard 3 1 4 Total 8 6 14 Medallists
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event DatePara snowboardMen's snowboard cross, SB-LL2 Para snowboard Men's banked slalom, SB-LL2 | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by sportSport TotalSnowboarding0112Total0112
Medals by dateDayDate Total Day 1 8 March0101 Day 6 13 March0011Total011 2
Medals by genderGender TotalFemale0000Male0112Mixed0000Total011 2
Sports
Alpine skiing Men AthleteEventFinalRun 1 Run 2Total TimeRankJosh Hanlon (LW12)Downhill - SittingDNF - - Slalom - Sitting50.02 (10)44.76 (8)1:34.78 9 Giant slalom - Sitting1:12.61 (13)1:14.68 (10)2:27.29 10 Super-G - SittingDNF - -Super combined - Sitting1:22.74 (16)47.02 (11)2:09.7612Michael Milton (LW2) Slalom - Standing58.40 (22)54.53 (20)1:52.93 20 Giant slalom - Standing DNS - - Super-G - Standing1:21.981:21.9823Super combined - Standing1:22.50 (13)54.23 (14)2:16.7313
Women AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Total TimeRankGeorgia Gunew / Ethan Jackson (guide) (AS2) Slalom - Visually Impaired52.21 (11)52.20 (11)1:44.4111 Giant slalom - Visually Impaired1:31.02 (12)1:30.34 (10)3:01.36 10Liana France (LW6/8-2) Slalom - Standing54.22 (15)53.57 (13)1:47.7914 Giant slalom - Standing1:26.69 (17)1:29.76 (14)2:56.4515
Biathlon
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinal Missed shots Time Rank Missed shots Time RankMatt Brumby (LW10)Sprint pursuit - Sitting12:27.9227Did not advanceSprint - Sittingcolspan=3232:34.628David Miln (LW12)Individual Sittingcolspan=3344:27.020Sprint pursuit - Sitting11:57.7425Did not advanceSprint - Sittingcolspan=3326:05.226
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinal Missed shots Time Rank Missed shots Time RankTaryn Dickens (NS3) Lynn Maree Cullen (Guide)Individual - Visually Impairedcolspan=3359:39.913Sprint pursuit - Visually Impaired19:43.1313Did not advanceSprint - Visually Impairedcolspan=3335:10.114Lauren Parker (LW10)Individual - Sittingcolspan=3548:21.69Sprint pursuit - Sitting10:52.428 Q11:22.4210Sprint - Sittingcolspan=3426:40.613
Cross Country Skiing
Men AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMatt Brumby (LW10)Men’s 10km classical - Sittingcolspan=434:15.531Men's Sprint - Sitting 3:31.6237Did not advanceDavid Miln (LW12)Men’s 10km classical - Sittingcolspan=428:20.320Men's 20km Interval Start - Sitting -1:01:32.723Men's Sprint - Sitting 2:33.8228Did not advance Women AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankTaryn Dickens (NS3) Lynn Maree Cullen (Guide)Women's Sprint - Visually Impaired5:21.7613Did not advanceLauren Parker (LS10)Women’s 10km classical - Sittingcolspan=429:39.58Women's 20km interval start - Sittingcolspan=41:08:42.810Women's Sprint - Sitting2:53.7813Did not advance
Snowboarding Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Best timeTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAaron McCarthy SB-LL1Men's snowboard banked1:13.38131:11.80131:11.8013Sean Pollard SB-UL1:01.7891:01.74111:01.7412Ben Tudhope SB-LL257.43357.33357.33
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2RankQ/FS/FFinal TimeTimeRankPositionPositionPositionAaron McCarthy SB-LL1Men's snowboard crossDSG1:02.7314312Sean Pollard SB-UL55.0959.0513 1 Q39Ben Tudhope SB-LL251.2651.382 Q1 Q1 Q
Women
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2RankQ/FS/FFinal TimeTimeRankPositionPositionPositionAmanda Reid SB-LL1Women's snowboard cross1:33.361:05.308 QDNF9 Reid withdrew from banked snowboard due to injuries suffered in snowboard cross.
Notable team facts Lauren Parker and Amanda Reid became the eighth and ninth Australian athletes, respectively, to compete at both the Winter and Summer Paralympic Games. Both were previously gold medallists at the Summer Games: Reid in Para cycling and Parker in Para triathlon and Para cycling. Amanda Reid became Australia's first Indigenous Winter Paralympian. Michael Milton, at 52 years and 350 days when the Games opened on 6 March, became the oldest ever Australian Winter Paralympian. He overtook Dominic Monypenny, who was 49 years and 163 days in his last event at the Vancouver 2010 Games. Liana France, aged 16 years and 211 days when the Games opened, is Australia's youngest competitor at the Games. Taryn Dickens became Australia's oldest female Winter Paralympian, at 43 years and 277 days when the Games opened, overtaking Melissa Perrine who was 34 years and 19 days in her last event at the Beijing 2022 Games.
External links Paralympics Australia 2026 Winter Paralympics International Paralympic Committee Winter Paralympics
See also Australia at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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