U.S. Para Ice Hockey Team Completes Historic Sweep at Milano Cortina 2026

The United States Para ice hockey team secured a fifth consecutive Paralympic gold medal on Sunday, March 15, 2026, defeating Canada 6-2 at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. This victory marks a historic achievement, making the U.S. The first nation to win all three hockey tournaments – Paralympic, Olympic women’s and Olympic men’s – at a single Winter Games .

Dominant Performance and Historic Firsts

Jack Wallace led the U.S. Team with a hat trick and an assist, while Kayden Beasley, Declan Farmer, and Brody Roybal also contributed to the scoring. Roybal and Farmer both scored shorthanded goals. Liam Hickey scored both goals for Canada . The win extends the U.S. Team’s winning streak to five straight Paralympic titles, surpassing previous four-peat achievements by Canada and the Soviet Union in Olympic men’s hockey, and Canada’s Olympic women’s team .

Defender Josh Pauls is the only player to have been a part of all five Paralympic gold medal-winning U.S. Teams . The gold medal game also set a modern Paralympic attendance record for the sport, with 10,795 spectators present , surpassing the 8,992 who attended the opening match between the U.S. And Italy.

Broader Paralympic Results

Earlier on Sunday, China won the bronze medal in para ice hockey, defeating the Czech Republic 3-2 after overcoming a two-goal deficit in the first three minutes .

In disabled alpine skiing, Canada’s Kalle Eriksson and his guide Sierra Smith secured a bronze medal in the men’s slalom, adding to their earlier silver and bronze medals at the Games. Italy’s Giacomo Bertagnolli won gold, and Poland’s Michal Golas took silver .

Third Consecutive Final Loss for Canada

This marks the third consecutive Paralympic final defeat for Canada, who last won gold in para ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy .