Italian Paralympian Dominates, Winter Games Reach Epic Finish
“Pure energy” promised at finale of international sporting event for athletes with disabilities.
Oksana Masters of the U. S. competing in the Para Biathlon Women's Sprint Pursuit Sitting Qualification at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, March 13, 2026.
| Jed Jacobsohn, OIS/IOC via the Associated Press Sunday, the 2026 Winter Games hosted by Milan Cortina, Italy, will end with the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympics for athletes with disabilities. The 2½-hour-long stadium show in the Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, Cortina’s curling venue, is set to feature the Italian singer Arisa and other performers in what organizers have said will be “a finale that promises pure energy . ” View this post on Instagram Streamed live by NBC in the United States on Peacock starting at 1:30 p.
m. MDT, the Closing Ceremony is the final event of Italy’s Winter Games that began Feb. 6 with the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics, in Milan.
The Olympics concluded with their own Closing Ceremony on Feb. 22. Italy’s Paralympics were the largest ever for a Winter Games, with more than 600 athletes from 55 countries competing in 79 medal events across six sports.