Masters is a U.S. Paralympian who competes in both the Summer and Winter Games. The Ukraine-born 36-year-old athlete was born with severe physical impairments by in-utero radiation poisoning (likely due to exposure from Chernobyl). She will be competing in Para Nordic skiing and biathlon at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics.

Oh yeah...she is also a 17-time Paralympic medalist, making her the most decorated American Winter Paralympian!

Gretsch is a Team USA triathlete, biathlete, and cross-country skier. Born with spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the spinal cord, she participated in a number of sports growing up in Illinois, including swimming, softball, and basketball.

She has won two gold medals in the Winter Games and seven total medals across both the Summer and Winter Games.

Huckaby competes in Para snowboarding for Team USA. She grew up as a competitive gymnast, but after lingering knee pain, she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, which led to her right leg amputated at age 14.

She has gone on to shine in the Winter Games and has won three gold medals.

Pike suffered a spinal cord injury in a hunting accident. Flash forward, he is now a 7-time Paralympian. Competing in both Summer and Winter Games for Team USA across sports (cross-country and biathlon).

He has competed since 2012, but has not yet earned a Paralympic medal.

Pauls is the captain of the Team USA para ice hockey squad. He was born without a tibia in both legs and had them both amputated at 10 months old.

Nicknamed "Spuds," he has won gold for the United States four times. He was the youngest member of the Paralympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010 (winning gold in his first year).

Bertagnolli represents Team Italy as a Paralympic alpine skier. He has a congenital visual impairment caused by bilateral optic nerve atrophy.

He has won eight Paralympic medals, four of them gold! He is a world-renowned skier and is ready to make history again in 2026, as he looks to win gold in his home country.

Italian Para snowboarder Luchini is looking for his first Paralympic gold medal. Born without his left hand, he has been an athlete since the age of 3, when he started swimming.

Expect him to get that home-field support at the Winter Games.

That's Lt. Cmdr. Dan Cnossen, a Para Nordic Skier for Team USA. Cnossen lost both his legs just above the knee in Afghanistan (September 2009) when he stepped on an explosive device and was wounded in the explosion.

He has won seven Paralympic medals in total, two of them gold. More importantly, he has been awarded both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor from the Secretary of the Navy for his service in combat.

Peterson is a Paralympic Nordic Skier for Team USA. At 13,  she began experiencing symptoms of reflex sympathetic dystrophy and dystonia in her left arm. These neurological disorders caused involuntary muscle contractions and chronic pain. The dystonia progressed over time, affecting the mobility in both her left arm and leg.

She's a three-time medalist, including a gold medal as a member of the U.S. mixed relay team.

Another veteran, Marine Gunnery Sergeant DeQuebec, is a bilateral above-knee amputee after being injured in an improvised explosive device while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan.

A Purple Heart recipient, he has won two gold medals for Team USA.

At 14 years old, Farmer made his first U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. Born a bilateral amputee, he has won three gold medals in Para Ice Hockey. He is currently the U.S. all-time record leader in career goals, assists, and points.

The man's a scorer. He was the first U.S. sled hockey player to score over 200+ career goals

At only 23, Jones is already a gold medalist for Team USA in Para ice hockey. He was born without shinbones and had both his legs amputated at 10 months old. He is only the second Black athlete to represent Team USA in Para ice hockey.

He looks to keep the winning going in 2026 at the Winter Games.

Jepsen is a major player for Team Canada. The Canadian standing skier has six total medals, and medalled in four of her five events at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. She was born missing fingers on her left hand, but has part of her thumb and small finger.

Jepsen, on the ski team, will be one of eight Canadians representing Team Canada.

Roybal was born a congenital bilateral amputee, without femurs in either leg. At age 15, he became the youngest member of the U.S. Paralympic delegation at the Paralympic Winter Games (2014) and won gold for Team USA.

He now has a total of three gold medals and seeks No. 4 in Italy this winter.

Seven-time medal winner Stephens is a Para alpine skier for Team USA. She has spina bifida and has been skiing since the age of 12 and previously held two U.S. records for Para swimming.

Stephens will return for her sixth Paralympic Games in 2026.

Elliott is a Paralympic snowboarder who grew up wanting to skateboard. At age 15, after a skateboard event, leg pain led to him eventually being diagnosed with cancer, resulting in his left leg being amputated above the knee due to osteosarcoma.

He switched to snowboarding and made his Paralympic debut in 2018. He has won both gold and bronze for Team USA.

Adicoff of Team USA is a Para Nordic Skier. Having been visually impaired since birth, he is a 3-time Paralympian, winning 3 silver medals and 1 gold medal.

He is one of the best Nordic skiers in the world and has won four world titles, most recently winning gold in 2025 for 10km Classic Style - Visually Impaired - Men and 20km Freestyle - Visually Impaired - Men.

At age 25, Emt was involved in a car accident as a result of his drinking and driving, which left him paralyzed. Growing up a multisport athlete, there was no holding him back from the world of sports.

The three-time U.S. Paralympian is a member of the wheelchair curling team and is looking for his first Paralympic medal in 2026.

Westlake is a Para Ice Hockey player for Team Canada. He had both legs amputated below the knee at age 18 months.

He is a fascinating story because this will be his SIXTH Paralympics. He actually played for Canada 20 years ago at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Italy, where he helped his country win gold, and now he has come out of retirement to do it again...in Italy again. Storybook stuff.