DAILY COUNTDOWN 4 – Masters, Modin and Nilsen headline Cross-Country in a medal surge on the snow

Tuesday (March 10) welcomes the arrival of Cross-Country, with a Sprint Classic on the agenda for ski hopefuls at the Tesero Skiing Stadium. It is the final FIS discipline to make its bow at Milano Cortina, with a plethora of events upcoming in the next week.

We will also be back at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, a venue that has already delivered big in Alpine. This time, it is the Alpine Combined which will begin with the Super-G before concluding with the Slalom.

Read on for a full breakdown of day four, where 12 sets of medals will be awarded in one of the biggest days on the snow across these Games.

Medal Events Day 4 – Tuesday, March 10

Day four welcomes competition from Cross-Country for the first time at Milano Cortina 2026. It is the Sprint Classic finals for the three men's and women’s categories: Vision Impaired, Sitting, and Standing. We will also be back at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre where competitors take on the Alpine Combined races. Here is the full medal schedule for day four:

Alpine Skiing

• 13:00 CET: Women’s Alpine Combined Slalom – vision impaired – results

• Followed by: Women’s Alpine Combined Slalom – standing – results

• Followed by: Women’s Alpine Combined Slalom – sitting – results

• 13:50 CET: Men’s Alpine Combined Slalom – vision impaired – results

• Followed by: Men’s Alpine Combined Slalom – standing – results

• Followed by: Men’s Alpine Combined Slalom – sitting – results

The Super-G races, the first in this combined event, will commence from 09:00 CET beginning with women’s VI.

Cross-Country

• 13:22 CET: Women’s Sprint Final – sitting – results

• 13:29 CET: Men’s Sprint Final – sitting – results

• 13:38 CET: Women’s Sprint Classic Final – standing – results

• 13:45 CET: Men’s Sprint Classic Final – standing – results

• 13:54 CET: Women’s Sprint Classic Final – vision impaired – results

• 14:01 CET: Men’s Sprint Classic Final – vision impaired – results

Qualification races for the final commence from 09:45 CET, beginning with women’s Sitting.

Across the Games, a total of 58 Paralympic medal events will take place in ski and snowboard disciplines. 30 of those are in Alpine, 20 of which come in Cross-Country, and the remaining eight unfold in Snowboard.

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Athletes & Storylines to Watch

Cross-Country: Women’s Sprint Classic

In women’s VI, Linn Kazmaier (GER) is one of, if not the, favorite to upgrade her bronze medal from four years. Together with guide Florian Baumann, she has been the best performing skier in the Cross-Country standings for the third time in four seasons. She has been missing the elusive top spot this year but, having already got a feel for the snow in the biathlon, she will be looking to change that at Milano Cortina. Kazmaier narrowly edged out Simona Bubenicková (CZE) in second, along with guide David Srutek, in what has been a real breakout season for the 17-year-old. She has been atop the podium eight times across 2025/26 and, with a biathlon silver already under her belt, there is no telling what the teenager can achieve. Leonie Maria Walter (GER), and guide Christian Krasmann, have also been on the podium in Italy with a bronze in the Biathlon sprint, aiming to add to that in the Cross-Country. The 22-year-old has been among the sport’s most consistent performers, in the top three of the overall standings for the last four seasons.

In women’s Standing, Vilde Nilsen (NOR) is the heavyweight favourite after a dominant season on the snow. On the podium 12 times across 2025/26, nine of which resulting in gold, it has been business as usual for the 25-year-old who has topped these standings in all but one year since 2019. Nilsen is aiming to upgrade her Beijing silver by winning what would be her first Paralympic gold. Liudmyla Liashenko (UKR) and Ellen Westerlund (SWE) are among her competitors, along with U.S. duo Danielle Aravich (USA) and Sydney Peterson (USA). A dominant force in the biathlon, Liashenko is looking for a first-ever individual medal in Cross-Country, while Peterson is aiming to increase her success tally of three medals from 2022.

In women’s Sitting, Oksana Masters (USA) is undoubtedly the big-name star in this category. She already became the most decorated Winter Paralympian to represent her nation after storming to gold in the biathlon sprint, but this discipline has been her strongest since debuting at Sochi 2014. A podium finish on Tuesday would see Masters take her Cross-Country tally to 10, three of which are gold. Compatriot Kendall Gretsch (USA) is narrowly behind in the World Cup standings, as she aims for a first medal in this discipline since 2018. Alongside these two veterans is Kim Yunji (KOR), the teen sensation clinching a podium-topping finish in just her second-ever Winter Paralympics race.

Cross-Country: Men’s Sprint Classic

In men’s VI, the World Cup this season has thrown Zebastian Modin’s (SWE) – guided by Emil Talsi – name into the hat as one of the favourites for gold. The 31-year-old has been at every Games since Vancouver 2010 and has been a prevalent figure across FIS competitions. The Swedish skier has topped the World Cup standings for the last two years and is chasing his first-ever individual Paralympic gold, winning bronze in this event four years ago. Jake Adicoff (USA), guided by Peter Wolter, had his lowest finish in the overall standings since 2018, but with a wealth of experience under his belt and the silver medal from Beijing, he cannot be discounted. Piotr Garbowski (POL) – guided by Jakub Twardowski – and Dmytro Suiarko (UKR) – guided by Oleksandr Nikonovych – have also been up there across 2025/26, the latter kicking his campaign in Italy off with a biathlon bronze.

In men’s Standing, there is a strong Ukrainian presence with Serafym Drahun (UKR) leading the overall standings for this season, while compatriots Nazar Shevchyk (UKR) and Grygorii Vovchynskyi (UKR) inside the top 10. The latter won bronze in this race in Beijing, looking to upgrade that this time around. Sebastian Marburger (GER) has had an impressive breakout season finishing second in the standings, prior to this campaign his highest finish was 13th. Just below him, Stefan Egger-Riedmüller (AUT) has followed suit, springing from 21^st to 3^rd in the space of a year.

In men’s Sitting, Giuseppe Romele (ITA) has hit form at the exact right time. Bouncing back from last season, he topped the overall standings and now looks to win Paralympic hardware at a home Games. 2022 gold and silver medallist, Zheng Peng (CHN) and Mao Zhongwu (CHN) have each struggled across 2025/26, throwing into question whether or not they can replicate their China 1-2. Instead, it could be Ukrainian duo Taras Rad (UKR) and Pavlo Bal(UKR) who mirror that feat, both finishing second and third in the standings from the current season. It is the highest either of them has finished in the World Cup.  

Through My Eyes | A Special Letter

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