2026 Milan-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games
Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | March 7-15
The 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will take place March 7-15, 2026, in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The sled hockey tournament will be staged in Milan.
Eight teams will compete in the tournament, divided into two groups for the preliminary round. The U.S. will compete in Group A alongside China, Germany, and host nation Italy. Group B will consist of Canada, Czechia, Japan, and Slovakia. Following a round-robin style preliminary round, the top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals on March 13, with the medal round set for March 15.
The United States enters this tournament as four-time defending champions, and has medaled in six of its seven Paralympic appearances (gold - 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022; bronze - 2006).
David Hoff (Bottineau, N.D.), who led the U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey team to a gold medal at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, will be reprising the same role. Assistant coach Corey Gorder (Bottineau, N.D.) will also be returning after helping guide Team USA to a Paralympic gold medal in 2022. Both Hoff and Gorder coached team USA to World Para ice Hockey Championship gold medals in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.
U.S. Paralympic Schedule
| Date | Game | Time (Local/ET) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., March 7 | Italy Preliminary |
5:05 p.m./11:05 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena |
| Mon., March 9 | Germany Preliminary |
5:05 p.m./11:05 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena |
| Tues., March 10 | China Preliminary |
1:35 p.m./7:35 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena |
| Thurs., March 12 | TBD Playoff Round |
2:35 p.m./8:35 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena |
| TBD Playoff Round |
7:05 p.m./1:05 p.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | |
| Fri., March 13 | TBD Semifinal 1 |
2:35 p.m./8:35 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena |
| TBD Semifinal 2 |
7:05 p.m./1:05 p.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | |
| Sat., March 14 | TBD Seventh-Place Game |
12:05 p.m./6:05 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena |
| TBD Fifth-Place Game |
4:05 p.m. PM/10:05 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | |
| Sun., March 15 | TBD Bronze-Medal Game |
12:05 p.m./6:05 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena |
| TBD Gold-Medal Game |
4:05 p.m. p.m./10:05 a.m. | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena |
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