Overview
- The 10-day program runs March 4–15 with more than 650 athletes from about 50 delegations competing in 79 medal events, and the opening ceremony on March 6.
- NBCUniversal will stream every event live on Peacock with additional coverage on USA, CNBC and NBC, while Channel 4 is the exclusive broadcaster in the UK with over 60 hours live.
- The USOPC confirmed a 72-athlete roster featuring 40 men and 20 women, including 44 returnees headlined by Oksana Masters and fellow Paralympic medalist Kendall Gretsch.
- Multi-season standouts such as Masters underscore the physical transitions and steep costs of dual-sport careers, with athletes citing equipment prices ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of euros.
- France is pushing to reinstate events for athletes with intellectual disabilities by 2030; the IPC says it requires proposals from sport federations and FIS backs pursuing inclusion once classification and safety standards are validated.