Seven Paralympians to Watch in the 2026 Games

Meet some of the Team USA Paralympians who are going for gold at the 2026 Winter Games.

Brenna Huckaby

@bren_hucks

Para Snowboard - Snowboard Cross and Banked Slalom

Brenna Huckaby entered the Paralympic world with a stunning debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, where she swept gold in both snowboard cross and banked slalom. She returned to the podium at Beijing 2022, adding another gold and a bronze to her collection – tying her for the most gold medals in Paralympic snowboarding history. She will be looking to continue her snowboarding dominance and extend the Paralympic gold medal record at the 2026 Games. Off the slopes, Huckaby co-founded Culxtured, a media collective dedicated to changing the narrative around para sports.

Brenna Huckaby

@bren_hucks

Para Snowboard - Snowboard Cross and Banked Slalom

Brenna Huckaby entered the Paralympic world with a stunning debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, where she swept gold in both snowboard cross and banked slalom. She returned to the podium at Beijing 2022, adding another gold and a bronze to her collection – tying her for the most gold medals in Paralympic snowboarding history. She will be looking to continue her snowboarding dominance and extend the Paralympic gold medal record at the 2026 Games. Off the slopes, Huckaby co-founded Culxtured, a media collective dedicated to changing the narrative around para sports.

Kate Delson

@k8gr8123

Para Snowboard

Kate Delson broke onto the international para snowboard scene by winning her first competition at a Europa Cup in Finland, and she hasn't slowed down since. Delson finished the 2024-25 season ranked second in the world — a remarkable rise for an athlete who began competing internationally not long ago. Now 20 years old and the youngest member of the 2025-26 U.S. Para Snowboard Team, Delson is set to make her Paralympic debut at Milano-Cortina.

Kate Delson

@k8gr8123

Para Snowboard

Kate Delson broke onto the international para snowboard scene by winning her first competition at a Europa Cup in Finland, and she hasn't slowed down since. Delson finished the 2024-25 season ranked second in the world — a remarkable rise for an athlete who began competing internationally not long ago. Now 20 years old and the youngest member of the 2025-26 U.S. Para Snowboard Team, Delson is set to make her Paralympic debut at Milano-Cortina.

Bat-Oyun Uranchimeg

@batoyuno

Wheelchair Curling

Born and raised in Mongolia, Bat-Oyun Uranchimeg discovered wheelchair curling at age 43, after a friend brought her to lunch at the Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota, where the local team was practicing. She joined the U.S. national team and made her Paralympic debut at the Beijing 2022 Games, where the mixed team finished fifth. Heading into her second Paralympics in Milan, she'll be looking to elevate Team USA’s wheelchair curling team even higher.

Bat-Oyun Uranchimeg

@batoyuno

Wheelchair Curling

Born and raised in Mongolia, Bat-Oyun Uranchimeg discovered wheelchair curling at age 43, after a friend brought her to lunch at the Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota, where the local team was practicing. She joined the U.S. national team and made her Paralympic debut at the Beijing 2022 Games, where the mixed team finished fifth. Heading into her second Paralympics in Milan, she'll be looking to elevate Team USA’s wheelchair curling team even higher.

Kendall Gretsch

@k.gretsch

Para Biathlon & Para Cross Country Ski

Kendall Gretsch has built a strong resume across three U.S. Paralympic sports. At the 2018 Games, she won two Nordic skiing gold medals, including the first gold in biathlon ever won by a U.S. Olympian or Paralympian. She then traveled to Tokyo and added a Paralympic gold in paratriathlon at the Summer Games before returning to the snow for Beijing 2022, where she collected bronze, gold, and silver across the biathlon events. Last season, the 33-year-old swept all three para biathlon events at the 2025 World Championships and added silver in all three individual para cross-country events, leaving her ranked second in the world in cross-country and fourth in biathlon headed into this year’s Games.

Kendall Gretsch

@k.gretsch

Para Biathlon & Para Cross Country Ski

Kendall Gretsch has built a strong resume across three U.S. Paralympic sports. At the 2018 Games, she won two Nordic skiing gold medals, including the first gold in biathlon ever won by a U.S. Olympian or Paralympian. She then traveled to Tokyo and added a Paralympic gold in paratriathlon at the Summer Games before returning to the snow for Beijing 2022, where she collected bronze, gold, and silver across the biathlon events. Last season, the 33-year-old swept all three para biathlon events at the 2025 World Championships and added silver in all three individual para cross-country events, leaving her ranked second in the world in cross-country and fourth in biathlon headed into this year’s Games.

Meg Gustafson

@meg_gustafson_09

Para Alpine Ski

Meg Gustafson is a visually impaired alpine skier – essentially only seeing with her right eye – who is guided on the mountain by her older brother, Spenser. The two communicate via Bluetooth headsets throughout each run, with Spenser staying no more than one gate ahead and calling out terrain changes and course dynamics while Meg races. With a resume of seven FIS wins and two World Cup podiums to her name, Gustafson heads to Milano-Cortina for her Paralympic debut with her brother by her side.

Meg Gustafson

@meg_gustafson_09

Para Alpine Ski

Meg Gustafson is a visually impaired alpine skier – essentially only seeing with her right eye – who is guided on the mountain by her older brother, Spenser. The two communicate via Bluetooth headsets throughout each run, with Spenser staying no more than one gate ahead and calling out terrain changes and course dynamics while Meg races. With a resume of seven FIS wins and two World Cup podiums to her name, Gustafson heads to Milano-Cortina for her Paralympic debut with her brother by her side.

Audrey Crowley

@audrey_crowley_

Para Alpine Ski

Audrey Crowley made her World Cup debut at just 16, finishing fourth in the downhill and fifth in both super-G and slalom in Italy. A year later she won bronze in the giant slalom at the 2025 Para Alpine World Ski Championships. A five-time U.S. national champion – with titles in super-G, giant slalom, and slalom – Crowley has established herself as one of the brightest young stars in para alpine skiing.

Audrey Crowley

@audrey_crowley_

Para Alpine Ski

Audrey Crowley made her World Cup debut at just 16, finishing fourth in the downhill and fifth in both super-G and slalom in Italy. A year later she won bronze in the giant slalom at the 2025 Para Alpine World Ski Championships. A five-time U.S. national champion – with titles in super-G, giant slalom, and slalom – Crowley has established herself as one of the brightest young stars in para alpine skiing.

Oksana Masters

@oksanamasters

Para Biathlon & Para Cross Country Ski

Oksana Masters is one of the best para athletes of all time – a 19-time Paralympic medalist who has competed at every Winter and Summer Games since 2012 across four sports — para cross-country skiing, para biathlon, para cycling, and para rowing. At Beijing 2022, she became the first American to win seven medals at a single Paralympics. Now 36 (and the most decorated American Winter Paralympian of all time), Masters enters Milano-Cortina as the world's top-ranked para cross-country skier and the world No. 2 in para biathlon in the sitting division.

Oksana Masters

@oksanamasters

Para Biathlon & Para Cross Country Ski

Oksana Masters is one of the best para athletes of all time – a 19-time Paralympic medalist who has competed at every Winter and Summer Games since 2012 across four sports — para cross-country skiing, para biathlon, para cycling, and para rowing. At Beijing 2022, she became the first American to win seven medals at a single Paralympics. Now 36 (and the most decorated American Winter Paralympian of all time), Masters enters Milano-Cortina as the world's top-ranked para cross-country skier and the world No. 2 in para biathlon in the sitting division.