Russia competed at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, between 6 and 15 March 2026. It was Russia's first appearance at the Winter Paralympics under its own flag since 2014, and the country's first appearance at the Paralympics as a whole since 2018.
Background
The Russian Paralympic Committee remained suspended from the Paralympic movement since 2016, due to the state-sponsored doping programme scandal, but the International Paralympic Committee allowed athletes deemed clean to participate in five sports at 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea: they participated under the Paralympic flag, and the Paralympic anthem was used during ceremonies for those who won gold medals."Neutral Paralympic Athletes to compete at PyeongChang 2018", International Paralympic Committee, 29 January 2018
On 24 February 2022, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee condemned the breach of the Olympic Truce (which lasts from the beginning of the Olympics through the end of the Paralympics) by Russia and Belarus. On 28 February 2022, the IOC Executive Board further called for Russian and Belarusian athletes not to be included in or allowed to participate in any international sporting event. On 2 March 2022, the IPC declared that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be included independently under or allowed to participate independently under the Paralympic flag, with their results not counting in the medal standings.
As a result of criticism by several National Paralympic Committees, who threatened to boycott the Games, the IPC announced on 3 March 2022 that they would reverse their earlier decision, banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. The 83 Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in the Games were asked to leave the Olympic Village: among them, 71 Russian athletes were expected to compete in 61 events, with representation in all sports included in the event program. There were 33 athletes qualified in Nordic skiing and biathlon, 10 in alpine skiing, and 6 in snowboarding. The Russian Olympic Committee fielded a 17-player sled hockey team, which had placed third at the last World Championships, and a 5-player wheelchair curling team.
At general assembly in Seoul in September 2025, the IPC voted to revoke sanctions against Russia and Belarus, reacquiring rights and privileges of IPC members. However, since they were not yet able to participate in the competitions organised by the federations, no athlete would have been able to qualify in time for 2026 Winter Paralympics. So, on 17th February 2026, the IPC granted six wildcards to Russian athletes and four to Belarusian for the 2026 Paralympic Games with their flags. As sign of protest, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine announced that would boycott the opening ceremony.
Medalists The following Russia competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate Para alpine skiing Women's super-G, standing Guide: Sergey Siniakin Para cross-country skiing Women's sprint classical, visually impaired Para cross-country skiing Men's 10 km, sitting Guide: Sergey Siniakin Para cross-country skiing Women's 10 kilometre classical, visually impaired Para alpine skiing Women's slalom, standing Para cross-country skiing Men's 20 kilometre, sitting Guide: Sergey Siniakin Para cross-country skiing Women's 20 kilometre freestyle, visually impaired Para alpine skiing Men's slalom, standing Para alpine skiing Women's giant slalom, standing Para alpine skiing Men's downhill, standing Para alpine skiing Women's downhill, standing Para alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, standing Medals by sport Sport TotalPara cross-country skiing5005Para alpine skiing 3137Total813 12 Medals by dateDayDateTotal17 March002228 March000039 March1001410 March1001511 March2002612 March0101713 March0011814 March1001915 March3003Total81312 Medals by genderGenderTotalMale3025Female5117Total81312
Competitors Russia competed in skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding; the athletes were evenly split between male and female. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalPara alpine skiing 1 1 2Para cross-country skiing 1 1 2Para snowboard 2 0 2 Total 4 2 6
Para alpine skiing
Men AthleteClassEventRun 1Run 2Total Time Rank Time Rank Time RankAlexey BugaevLW6/8-2Downhill, standingrowspan=2 colspan=4 1:18.94Super-G, standing1:14.114Giant slalom, standing1:05.7131:05.4332:11.14Slalom, standing45.39143.1621:28.55Super combined, standing1:13.101Did not finish
Women AthleteClassEventRun 1Run 2Total Time Rank Time Rank Time RankVarvara VoronchikhinaLW6/8-2Downhill, standingrowspan=2 colspan=4 1:24.47Super-G, standing1:15.60Giant slalom, standing1:11.6121:13.6522:25.26Slalom, standing42.65244.3011:26.95Super combined, standingDid not finish
Para cross-country skiing
Distance AthleteClassEventReal timeFactorResultRankIvan GolubkovLW11.5Men's 10 km, sitting25:06.096%24:05.8Men's 20 km, sitting54:04.851:55.0Anastasiia BagiianGuide: Sergei SiniakinNS1Women's 10 km classical, visually impaired33:42.488%29:39.7Women's 20 km freestyle, visually impaired49:59.043:59.1
Sprint AthleteClassEventQualificationSemifinalFinalReal timeFactorResultRankTimeRankTimeRankIvan GolubkovLW11.5Men's sprint, sitting2:28.3896%2:22.4419Did not advanceAnastasiia BagiianGuide: Sergei SiniakinNS1Women's sprint classical, visually impaired3:18.9988%2:55.112 Q3.24.01 Q3:16.1
Relay Athletes Event Time RankIvan GolubkovAnastasiia BagiianGuide: Sergei Siniakin4 × 2.5 km mixed relay24:40.26
Para snowboard
Slalom AthleteEventRun 1Run 2BestRankDmitry FadeyevMen's banked slalom, SB-LL11:11.421:10.961:10.9612Philipp ShebboDNFDNF—
Snowboard cross AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankPositionPositionPositionRankDmitry FadeyevSnowboard cross, SB-LL159.45123Did not advancePhilipp Shebbo1:02.02134
See also Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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