Audrey Pascual Seco / Colegio de Fomento Aldeafuente

On the fourth day of competition, Italy wrote a page of history in para ice hockey; four new medals were won in alpine skiing and cross-country skiing; Oksana Masters claimed her second gold at the Games; and Belarus celebrated its first Paralympic title in its history.

China remained at the top of the medal race with nine gold medals in a tally of 25, followed by the United States in second place with five gold medals in a total of 13 medals. Russia, returning to the Paralympics, was placed seventh with three gold medals.

Besides winning three gold medals in the events so far, Italy had something else to cheer about — its historic first victory in para ice hockey. Earlier, when Italy played the U.S., it was a record turnout in the history of para ice hockey.

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At the Milano Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena, Italy made history when it secured its first-ever Paralympic victory, beating Germany 2–1 thanks to a decisive goal by Landeros at the end of an intense and closely contested match.

Spain's golden girl, Audrey Pascual Seco, who was out to prove pink was powerful, succeeded.

Pink may be Audrey Pascual Seco's signature color, but at Milano Cortina 2026, she has proved that gold suits her well too. The Spanish sit-skier won her second consecutive gold on Tuesday. In the men's sitting race, Jeroen Kampschreur was golden again as well.

Even from a distance, Audrey Pascual Seco was easily recognizable by her neon pink ski suit.

And when her rivals see the pop of color slicing down a Paralympic alpine skiing slope, it is often a sign that they are about to be knocked down a spot, as was the case in the alpine combined race.

After winning Spain’s first gold medal at a Winter Paralympics in 12 years, Pascual made it a golden double to add to her silver in the downhill.

“I'm so happy with these medals,” Pascual told Olympics.com. “I've been dreaming of being at a Paralympic Games since I started skiing, and with a medal... I did see that as a bit more difficult, but we've only had three events, and I have a silver and two golds. I can't believe it.”

In fact, it seems that winning Paralympic medals is becoming as much of a signature for Pascual as her pink sit-ski.

“I've always loved pink. When they asked me if I'd like to paint the chair in some way or personalize it, without a doubt I said fluorescent pink, so I'd be seen everywhere,” Pascual said. “Neon pink is my favorite color. I also wear matching gloves and goggles. It's part of my identity now.”

That pink ski suit was a blur on Tuesday as Pascual came down the Olympia Delle Tofane course.

She put 2.82 seconds between herself and defending champion Anna-Lena Forster in the super-G run, and while the German sit-skier managed to close that gap in the slalom, she still finished 0.46 seconds behind the Spaniard.

Liu Sitong of the People’s Republic of China finished third to take her third bronze of the 2026 Paralympics.

Italians had a satisfactory day on Tuesday as they bagged four new medals, confirming that their alpine skiing team is in excellent form.

Chiara Mazzel won her third medal in three competitions, taking silver in the women’s visually impaired combined with her guide, Nicola Cotti-Cottini. After winning gold in the super-G and silver in the downhill, the skier from Trentino once again stepped onto the podium on the Olympia delle Tofane, beaten only by Austria's Veronika Aigner.

Giacomo Bertagnolli, guided by Andrea Ravelli, won gold in the men’s visually impaired combined, adding another chapter to his extraordinary career: his third consecutive Games with at least one title and his 11th Paralympic medal overall.

Italy secured two more silver medals in the men’s alpine combined slalom: Federico Pelizzari took second place in the standing category, while René de Silvestro won silver in the sitting category.

In Tesero, the American Oksana Masters won her second gold medal at these Games, taking the women’s sitting cross-country skiing event after her success in the cross-country biathlon.

In the mixed teams round of wheelchair curling, the knockout phase continued: Slovakia beat the United States 8–3, while the People’s Republic of China secured a significant win by defeating Latvia 9–5.

A historic first in Paralympic cross-country skiing: Svirydzenka Raman, born in 2004, in the LW4 (standing) category, won Belarus’ first Paralympic gold medal.

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