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White Ferns LIVE on SN ExtraKiwi Paralympians' eyes on the prize at Milano Cortina 2026
Sport Nation • March 5th, 2026 12:39 pm
Adam Hall | Photo: Photosport
On Friday, the Paralympics get underway at Milano Cortina 2026, where a modest but experienced New Zealand team will be gunning for the podium.
Representing the Kiwis will be alpine skiers Adam Hall and Corey Peters, both of whom will hit the slopes looking to add more medals to their already sizeable collections.
Hall is one of New Zealand’s most decorated Winter Paralympians. Making his debut at age 18, Milano Cortina will be his sixth Paralympics, equalling the record for most by a Kiwi.
Born with spina bifida, the 38-year-old already has five Olympic medals to his name - two golds to go alongside three bronzes.
Hall is confident his consistency on the World Cup circuit across over two decades will continue through to his efforts over the next fortnight.
"I've more or less been on a World Cup podium every season from 2008 onwards, apart from one or two seasons," Hall told Sport Nation's Afternoons.
"22 years into being on the World Cup circuit and to still be not just competing, but competing for medals, on that stage is something that is pretty remarkable.
Corey Peters | Photo: Photosport
"When you look at it in that perspective and reflect on it, it's something I'm pretty proud of."
For visually impaired Peters, this will be his fourth Paralympics.
The 42-year-old secured four medals across his first three games, including at Beijing 2022.
Peters will take to the slopes in Italy on the back of some encouraging form, with three podiums so far this year in the World Cup, providing a valuable litmus test with his rivals.
"It started off really well in December with a couple of World Cup podiums and just recently finished the World Cup circuit in Switzerland with another podium," he said.
"Definitely feeling like my skiing is at a good level at the moment. Skiing throughout the World Cup circuit, we're skiing against the same competition that we're going to be skiing against in Cortina and kind of know where everyone's at as well.
"The sport's just continuing to get pushed higher and higher in terms of performance competition. Every four years it gets better and better, and you know it's only good for the sport as a whole."
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