Snowsport Athletes Announced for Paralympic Winter Games.

Two Paralympic medallists are amongst the first six competitors selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games.

The athletes, from Para Alpine skiing, Para Snowboard and Para Nordic (Biathlon and Cross-country) disciplines, will feature in the British team at the Games which take place in Italy from March 6 to 15.

Defending champion Neil Simpson (pictured above), who made history when he became the first British male athlete to win gold on snow alongside his guide and brother Andrew on the slopes at Beijing 2022, will line up at his second Paralympic Games.

The 23-year-old from Banchory in Aberdeenshire competes in the AS3 class for visually impaired athletes and will be joined by two guides. His brother Andrew will guide Neil in the speed events, while two-time British Slalom champion Rob Poth will guide him in the technical events.

"The Paralympics are the pinnacle of our sport, so it is a great honour to be selected for the ParalympicsGB team for Milano Cortina 2026,” said Neil.

“Since they are being held in a country that is so enthusiastic about skiing, there should be a great atmosphere."

Scott Meenagh will be hoping to sign off a spectacular decade in Para Nordic competition in Italy. The 36-year-old from Cumbernauld made his Games debut at Pyeongchang 2018 after attending Sochi 2014 as part of ParalympicsGB’s Paralympic Inspiration Programme, becoming the first British Para Nordic skier to compete at that level in 20 years.

Completing the ski and snowboard line up for the first wave of selections to ParalympicsGB are snowboarders James Barnes-Miller and Ollie Hill.

Hill made his Paralympic debut at Beijing 2022 and returned home as ParalympicsGB’s first-ever snowboard medallist, winning bronze in the LL2 Banked Slalom final.

He followed that up with winning the Banked Slalom Crystal Globe in 2023 and kicked off the 2025/26 season with two fifth places at the World Cup in the Netherlands.

Making his Paralympic debut in 2018, Barnes-Miller was the first snowboarder to represent ParalympicsGB – the sport was added to the Paralympic programme at Sochi 2014.

The second wave of athletes from Para Alpine skiing and Para Snowboard will be selected in February.

To find out more visit https://paralympics.org.uk/