Australia at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

Ben Troy was the Australian Team Chef de Mission and Toby Kane Deputy Chef de Mission. Snowboarder Sean Pollard was appointed team captain. Since the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, the Australian Government invested $37.5 million in high performance winter programs through the Australian Sports Commission, with an additional $3.3 million to directly support athletes through dAIS. ==Competitors==

Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Women Cross Country Skiing ;Men ;Women Snowboarding ;Men ;Women Reid withdrew from banked snowboard due to injuries suffered in snowboard cross. ==Notable team facts==

• Lauren Parker and Amanda Reid became the eighth and ninth Australian athletes, respectively, to compete at both the Winter and Summer Paralympic Games. Both were previously gold medallists at the Summer Games: Reid in Para cycling and Parker in Para triathlon and Para cycling. • Amanda Reid became Australia's first Indigenous Winter Paralympian. • Michael Milton, at 52 years and 350 days when the Games opened on 6 March, became the oldest ever Australian Winter Paralympian. He overtook Dominic Monypenny, who was 49 years and 163 days in his last event at the Vancouver 2010 Games. Liana France, aged 16 years and 211 days when the Games opened, is Australia's youngest competitor at the Games. • Taryn Dickens became Australia's oldest female Winter Paralympian, at 43 years and 277 days when the Games opened, overtaking Melissa Perrine who was 34 years and 19 days in her last event at the Beijing 2022 Games. ==External links==