Canadian Para nordic skier Arendz wins silver, snowboarder Turner awarded bronze at Milano-Cortina
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Canadian Para nordic skiing legend Mark Arendz won silver in the men’s standing individual biathlon event at Milano-Cortina on Sunday for his 13th career Paralympic medal.
The 36-year-old Hartsville, P.E.I., native posted a time of 30 minutes 52.5 seconds in the 12.5-kilometre race at Tesero Cross-Country Stadium in Val di Fiemme.
Arendz finished 28.4 seconds behind China’s Cai Jiayun, who captured his second gold medal in as many days following his victory in the men’s standing sprint. Germany’s Marco Maier earned bronze in 31:07.3.
Mark Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I., captured his 13th Paralympic medal, earning silver in the men’s standing biathlon at Milano-Cortina 2026.
“It’s historically been one of my strongest events and it was about just doing the right things again,” Arendz said.
Arendz shot nearly perfect with only one miss out of 20 through the four rounds, matching Cai, but was unable to close the gap.
Arendz, making his fifth Paralympic appearance, was coming off a disappointing fifth-place finish in Saturday’s sprint event.
“Today was a great day of just pulling out a different tactic and responding to conditions, responding to the situation of the race, and keep fighting. That paid off to silver,” Arendz said.
Mark Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I., captured and incredible 13th Paralympic medal, earning silver in the men’s standing biathlon at Milano-Cortina 2026.
Turner takes bronze in wild final
Canada’s Tyler Turner was awarded bronze earlier Sunday following a video review in the men’s snowboard cross SB-LL1 final.
Turner, the defending champion, wiped out during the four-man big final after colliding with third-place finisher Junta Kosuda of Japan, but the judges ruled it was not incidental contact and Turner received the final spot on the podium.
China’s Wu Zhongwei came from behind to edge American Noah Elliott for the gold medal in a thrilling finish at Cortina Para Snowboard Park in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Tyler Turner of Campbell River, B.C. claimed his third career Paralympic medal adding bronze in snowboard cross in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
“It was a crazy race,” Turner said. “That’s why we love snowboard cross, isn’t it? It’s exciting. It’s crazy. There are crashes. It’s fast.
“Unfortunately, sometimes you’re not on the winning end of that, but that’s what happens. That’s why we show up, and I’ll be back.”
Turner, a double-amputee from Campbell River, B.C., won Canada’s first-ever Paralympic title in the sport four years ago at his debut Games in Beijing, where he also earned bronze in the banked slalom event.
The 37-year-old won his quarterfinal and semifinal earlier in the day and was the top qualifier on Saturday.
“I did exactly what I wanted to do [in the final], and sometimes things are out of your control, and there’s nothing I can do about other snowboarders out there. That’s what happens,” Turner said.
Turner is scheduled to compete in the banked slalom next Saturday.
Canada now has six medals through two days in Milano-Cortina.
Tyler Turner of Campbell River, B.C. claimed a third career Paralympic medal as he adds a bronze in snowboard cross in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Canada improves to 2-0 in wheelchair curling
Canada’s wheelchair curling team won its second straight game by one point to open the tournament earlier in the day, defeating Great Britain 5-4 at the historic Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
The mixed squad consisting of skip Mark Ideson, lead Collinda Joseph, second Ina Forrest and third Jon Thurston scored three in the eighth end for the comeback win.
“They came out swinging today, had a really good start against us and kept the pressure on us the whole game, right down to the eighth end. So kudos to them, they’re a strong team,” Ideson said.
Canada won its opening round-robin game 9-8 against the host Italians on Saturday. It will next face Norway on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET.
“We’re slowly picking up the pace and building momentum,” Ideson said. “The wins definitely help with confidence, but we’re learning as we go and we still have a lot to learn yet.”
The Canadian team, skipped by Mark Ideson, scored three in the final end to remain undefeated (2–0) at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Paralympics.
The Canadians are ranked second in the world behind two-time defending Paralympic champion China, who they face March 10 in their fifth game.
“Canada’s been on the podium for the first five Games [at which wheelchair curling has featured], so we’d love to get back on the podium again, but it’s a tough field and we’re going to have to do our best to put ourselves in a situation to get back on there,” Ideson said.
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