CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Paralympic Network, today announced details of its coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, with more than 120 original hours of broadcast coverage and an additional 800 hours of live streaming coverage available across its multiple platforms. In 100 days, audiences can tune in for CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of Milano Cortina 2026 from Friday March 6–Sunday, March 15 in English on CBC and CBC Gem, and in French on ICI TÉLÉ and ICI TOU.TV.
CBC/Radio-Canada’s daytime and prime time television coverage will be presented with closed captioning and described video. Coverage of the opening and closing ceremony will also include American Sign Language (ASL) and Langue des Signes Québécoise (LSQ) interpretation.
Approximately 600 athletes from all over the world are set to compete in 79 events across six sports – Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard and wheelchair curling.
The athletes representing Canada at the Games will be announced between November 2025 and February 2026.
“As the Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 approach, we join Canadians across the country in supporting and celebrating our Paralympic athletes. We are proud to showcase their excellence.”
— Marie-Philippe Bouchard , President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada
“CBC/Radio-Canada's commitment to continually elevating the Paralympic Games broadcast resulted in record numbers in 2024 and we can't wait for more of the same as we look ahead to Milano Cortina 2026. Canada's Paralympians are ready to compete on the world stage, and we are excited to share their journeys with everyone across the country. Thank you to CBC/Radio-Canada for their dedication to telling Paralympic stories, and we encourage all Canadians to tune in and cheer on these incredible athletes.”
— Karen O’Neill, CEO, Canadian Paralympic Committee
CBC’s broadcast schedule features three live shows daily, including: Petro-Canada Paralympic Winter Games Today hosted by Anastasia Bucsis; Paralympic Winter Games Primetime hosted by three-time Paralympic medallist Stef Reid and Canadian Tire Paralympic Games Tonight also hosted by Reid. Paralympic bronze medallist Marissa Papaconstantinou and Paralympic silver medallist Nathan Clement join CBC’s Paralympic broadcast team as special contributors. Play-by-play and analysis will be provided for Para alpine skiing by Signa Butler and eight-time Paralympic medallist Karolina Wisniewska, and for wheelchair curling by Brenda Irving and Jill Hopkins. Devin Heroux, Matt Cullen, Roseline Filion and Antoine Deshaies will bring audiences all the action straight from Northern Italy as the team of reporters on the ground.
Radio-Canada's coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will include the daytime show hosted by Geneviève Tardif and Kéven Breton, Milan maintenant, presented by Petro-Canada, featuring live events and the biggest moments of the competitions every day on ICI TÉLÉ and ICI TOU.TV. Antoine Deshaies will host the late night show Le résumé paralympique, presented by Canadian Tire.
Radio-Canada’s teams of commentators and analysts include: Justine Boutet and Carl Marquis (wheelchair curling), Audrey Lemieux and Jean-Thomas Boily (para cross-country skiing), Robin Fémy (para alpine skiing), Claudine Douville and Christian Hrab (para snowboard), Michaël Roy and Benoit St-Amand (para hockey).
In addition to the television broadcasts, CBC/Radio-Canada will offer more than 800 hours of live streaming content on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, the exclusive homes of live streaming and full replays in Canada. CBC/Radio Canada's Milano Cortina 2026 websites (cbc.ca/milanocortina2026 and radio-canada.ca/jeux-paralympiques) will offer full event schedules, results, highlights, athlete profiles, daily updates and more. The CBC News and Radio-Canada Info apps will also feature a Paralympics section to keep fans up-to-date on their mobile devices. Plus, CBC Sports will keep audiences informed and entertained with exclusive digital series available across its social media platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.
Today also marks the launch of the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and CBC/Radio-Canada’s “Where It Begins” promotional campaign, showcasing Para athletes and their journeys from hometowns to the world stage, both on and off the field of play. Read the press release in English on CBC’s media center and in French on Radio-Canada’s.
For more information on the Canada Paralympic Team, please visit: Paralympic.ca
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