The competition has ended after 10 days of action at the Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics.

The Australian team had a mix of moments — from a para-snowboarder winning two medals to the country’s greatest-ever Winter Paralympian making a comeback, and a number of new faces getting started on their Paralympic careers.

Here is a rundown of how things went for Australia in Italy.

Australia at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics

Medals: Two (silver, bronze)

Ranking: Tied for 21st (of 55) with Poland

The starAn Australian para-snowboarder angles his body as he goes into a turn in a slalom event at the Winter Paralympics.

Ben Tudhope became the joint third most successful Australian of all time at the Winter Paralympics. (Getty Images: Marcus Hartmann)

Just as he did at the 2022 Beijing Games, snowboard star Ben Tudhope delivered for Australia in Italy. 

Now a four-time Paralympian, the 26-year-old overcame a dislocated shoulder to win the SB-LL2 snowboard cross silver and banked slalom bronze for Australia’s only medals.

He was given the honour of being Australia’s flag-bearer alongside Georgia Gunew at the opening ceremony.

Tough goingAn Australia para-alpine skier manoeuvres around a gate on his sit-ski during a Winter Paralympics slalom event.

Australian para-alpine skier Josh Hanlon finished on a high with a ninth place in the men’s slalom sitting. (Getty Images: Marcus Hartmann)

Promising sit-skier Josh Hanlon endured a nightmare start to his Milan-Cortina campaign, crashing out of the downhill and super-G sitting events.

Hanlon, who had impressed in his debut at the Beijing Games, improved on the final day of competition to snare a ninth-place finish in the slalom sitting for his best result.

The statAn Australian para-alpine skier smiles as her guide reaches out to her after their slalom run at the Winter Paralympics.

Australian para-alpine skier Georgia Gunew, with guide Ethan Jackson, has her eyes on 2030 after a top-10 finish. (Supplied: Australian Paralympic Team/Jeff Crow)

Australia boasted a record number of five women winter athletes at the Milano-Cortina Games, after Melissa Perrine and Rae Anderson were the only women to compete in the 2022 Beijing Games.

A total of 160 women competed in Italy — an increase from the previous record of 136 in Beijing. 

Taryn Dickens became the first woman to compete in the vision-impaired Nordic sports for Australia.

FarewellsMichael Milton competing at the 2026 Paralympic Games

Australia’s greatest Winter Paralympian, Michael Milton, returned at 52 to compete in his sixth Games. (Getty Images: Tom Weller)

Michael Milton would not rule out vying for a seventh Paralympic appearance, but the 52-year-old would not say he will either. 

After pulling off a remarkable 20-year comeback, Australia has likely seen the last of Milton in competition.

The six-time gold medallist, less than a month after undergoing surgery for a leg fracture, finished 13th in the alpine combined for his best finish in Italy.

They said it

“F*** off,” Milton said when he was asked if he would compete at the 2030 French Alps Games.

Next genAn Australian para-alpine skier smiles and waves her ski after completing a giant slalom run at the Winter Paralympics.

Liana France is Australia’s youngest-ever female Winter Paralympian. (Getty Images: Dario Belingheri)

At 16, alpine skier Liana France is Australia’s youngest female winter Paralympian. France has already marked herself as one to watch, finishing 14th in both the giant slalom and slalom standing. 

Fellow alpine skier Georgia Gunew boasts just as much potential after an impressive 10th-place finish in the vision-impaired giant slalom, just three years since she started competitive skiing.

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