DAILY COUNTDOWN 6 – Aigner, Pascual Seco and Årsjö lead the charge in Giant Slalom

Thursday (March 12) will focus on action from the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre as skiers compete in the women’s Giant Slalom.  It is the penultimate event for these competitors, with just four races remaining for them at Milano Cortina 2026.

Medals have already been awarded in Downhill, Super-G, and the Super Combined, making for a thrilling Games so far.

Read on for a full breakdown of day six, where three sets of medals will be won.

Medal Events Day 6 – Thursday, March 12

Here is the full medal schedule for day six:

• 12:30 CET: Women’s Giant Slalom – vision impaired, final run – results

• Followed by: Women’s Giant Slalom – standing, final run – results

• Followed by: Women’s Giant Slalom – sitting, final run – results

The first run of the women’s Giant Slalom will take place in the morning, beginning at 09:00 CET.

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

Women’s Giant Slalom

In women’s VI, familiar names have dominated the Alpine events at Milano Cortina so far. Veronika Aigner (AUT), guided by Eric Digruber in the Slalom events, had been the best-performing skier on the World Cup circuit this season and carried that into these Games. She topped the podium in Downhill and Super Combined, along with a silver in the Super-G. She comes into this race as the defending champion from Beijing and looks well positioned to retain that title. Homegrown hero Chiara Mazzel (ITA), guided by Fabrizio Casal, won her first Paralympic medals here on home snow, clinching gold ahead of Aigner in the Super-G. She is among the top-ranked competitors in the Giant Slalom across 2025/26, registering her best season since 2023. Alexandra Rexová (SVK) – guided by Matúš Duris – has been on the podium twice in Cortina and could be in contention once more, along with Elina Stary (AUT) who is guided by Stefan Winter. Stary topped the World Cup standings in this race over the course of this season, making her a real contender for the top spot.

 In women’s Sitting, Audrey Pascual Seco (ESP) is having her best-ever season on the snow. The 21-year-old has already won three medals at her debut Games, two of which are gold and the other a silver. Ranked first in the Giant Slalom standings in the World Cup circuit, she is among the favorites to add more Paralympic hardware to her haul. Defending champion Momoka Muraoka (JPN) won gold at the World Championships last year, boding well for potentially keeping hold of her title. Anna-Lena Forster (GER) and Liu Sitong (CHN) – who won silver four years ago – are among the top performers at Milano Cortina, the former winning gold in Downhill and the latter collecting bronze in each of the three medal events so far. Watch out for Nette Kiviranta (FIN) too, coming into her debut Games on the back of her most successful World Cup campaign yet.

In women’s Standing, Ebba Årsjö (SWE) is dominating the Alpine events at Milano Cortina. The 25-year-old, competing in her second Games, successfully defended her Super Combined title while also picking up gold in the Downhill and bronze in the Super-G. Four years ago, she DNF’d in the Giant Slalom but looks well poised to improve upon that this time around, particularly as the top ranked skier in this race across the season. Aurélie Richard (FRA) is in similarly fine form, winning the overall Globe this term. With three silvers in Cortina, the Frenchwoman will no doubt be looking to clinch a gold in any of the two remaining races. German duo Anna-Maria Rieder (GER) and Andrea Rothfuss (GER) have both been among the top performers, the latter winning bronze four years ago. There will be no Mollie Jepsen (CAN) – Beijing silver medalist – who has been forced to withdraw from all remaining Alpine races due to injury.

Through My Eyes | A Special Letter

I Love Snow is a campaign that shines a light beyond results and podiums, focusing on the personal journeys that lead athletes to the Paralympic stage. In Through My Eyes | A Special Letter, selected competitors share their reflections on preparation, pressure and what it truly means to compete at these Games.

Today’s feature comes from Anna-Lena Forster (GER), who has never been held back by her disability, having the courage to try anything and everything that has resulted in her becoming a four-time Winter Paralympian.

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