{"id":69055,"date":"2026-03-07T13:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T13:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/para-alpine-skier-wins-russia-its-first-paralympic-medal-in-12-years\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T13:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T13:02:11","slug":"para-alpine-skier-wins-russia-its-first-paralympic-medal-in-12-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/para-alpine-skier-wins-russia-its-first-paralympic-medal-in-12-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Para alpine skier wins Russia its first Paralympic medal in 12 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Visually impaired Para alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won Russia&#8217;s first Paralympic medal since 2014 on Saturday by taking bronze in the women&#8217;s downhill standing competition.<\/p>\n<p>Russian athletes are back competing\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ukraine-russia-belarusia-paralympics-athletes-compete-under-national-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">under their own flag<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the Winter Paralympics at Milan Cortina \u2014 after years of having to do so as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-country-ain-roc-russia-winter-olympics-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">neutral athletes<\/a><\/span> because of the country&#8217;s doping violations and military conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us, it&#8217;s a really long time when we (were) without (the) flag, and I&#8217;m really glad and all my country and all my teammates, we (are) glad also,&#8221; said Voronchikhina, who is expected to be competing for the gold in other races at Milan Cortina.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s national anthem could be played for gold medalists for the first time on the stage of a major global sporting event since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russian athletes were initially banned because of a state-sponsored doping program, and the sanctions had continued after the invasion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/07\/8f075cb7-3093-475d-b795-e53fa5d929b6\/thumbnail\/620x414\/40b86c541b6438776f0c04c0e96ab8c1\/ap26066335568794.jpg#\" alt=\"Milan Cortina Paralympics Alpine Skiing \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/07\/8f075cb7-3093-475d-b795-e53fa5d929b6\/thumbnail\/620x414\/40b86c541b6438776f0c04c0e96ab8c1\/ap26066335568794.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/07\/8f075cb7-3093-475d-b795-e53fa5d929b6\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/058ecbac1064bf5add12aff730934c35\/ap26066335568794.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Varvara Voronchikhina, of Russia, competes in the alpine skiing women&#8217;s downhill standing competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo, Italy, on March 7, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Evgeniy Maloletka \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three other Russian athletes were competing on Saturday \u2014 Para snowboarders Filipp Shebbo and Dmitrii Fadeev, and Para alpine skier Aleksei Bugaev.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian flag made its official return during the nations parade in Friday&#8217;s opening ceremony in Verona, marking the first time it was flown at the Paralympics since the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, and signaling a possible full-fledged return to the Olympic circles ahead of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian national anthem for a gold medal win has not been heard at any Olympics or Paralympics since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games.<\/p>\n<p>There were some boos heard at the Arena di Verona when the Russian athletes entered the stage during the parade.<\/p>\n<p>Voronchikhina said the Russians have been treated well by everyone so far in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really good,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And in the village all good and good atmosphere and good conditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Voronchikhina did not want to talk about possibly competing against Ukrainian athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Russia arrived at Milan Cortina with six athletes. 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