On Tuesday, March 10, on the fourth day of the 2026 Paralympics in Milan, where Ukraine is represented by 25 athletes and 10 guides, our athletes, unfortunately, were unable to climb the podium in the ski races (in one of the finals, Oleksandr Aleksyk came fourth, and Pavlo Bal came fifth).
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Following the results of four days of competition, Ukraine dropped from second to fifth place in the overall team standings of the 2026 Paralympics (in terms of the number of “gold medals”).
The top ten medal rankings look like this (Milan 2026 awards have already been won by athletes from 23 countries):
1. China — 23 awards (9 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze)
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2. Austria — 8 (4−1-3)
3. USA — 10 (3−5-2)
4. Italy — 9 (3−5-1)
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5. Ukraine — 10 (3−2-5)
6. France — 8 (2−4-2)
7. Netherlands — 4 (2−1-1)
8. Spain — 3 (2−1-0)
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9. Norway — 3 (2−1-0)
10. Russia — 4 (2−0-2)
As you know, 79 sets of medals will be played in six sports (mountain skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, snowboarding, hockey, curling) at the 2026 Paralympics, which will last until March 15. Ukraine, which boycotted the opening ceremony of the competition due to the participation of Russians and Belarusians under its flags, is not represented only in hockey and curling.
Recall that at the 2022 Paralympic Games in Beijing, 29 Ukrainian athletes and guides competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon. With 29 medals (11 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze), Ukraine took second place in the overall team standings, behind China.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Ukrainian parabiathletes won six awards at the 2026 Paralympics on the first day of competition, and four on the second.
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