Spallumcheen wheelchair curler, Team Canada open Paralympics with close win
Published 3:00 pm Saturday, March 7, 2026
Team Canada, featuring Spallumcheen’s Ina Forrest, is off to a strong start in Paralympic wheelchair curling in Milano Cortina, though its first game against host Italy turned out to be an unexpected nail-biter.
Canada took a sizeable early lead in the Saturday morning matchup. Through the first four ends, they were up 9-2 over Italy and looked to be in full control.
But Team Italy gradually worked itself back into the game, scoring six points in the last four ends and almost scoring a tying ninth point in the final end, but ultimately lost to Canada 9-8.
Forrest fired at 66 per cent on all her shots throughout the match, which was tied for the highest on Team Canada.
Forrest, who co-captains the team, is no stranger to high-stakes competition. She has competed in 14 wheelchair curling world championships starting in 2007, and was on the Paralympic gold medal-winning team in 2010 and 2014. She added bronze medals at the Paralympic Games in 2018 and 2022.
She and her team will look to keep the momentum going when the Canadians take on Great Britain in round robin action early Sunday morning before facing Norway Sunday afternoon.
For the full Paralympic schedule, visit olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/paralympic-games/schedule.