Adicoff, Masters and Peterson take home a trio of gold medals in the 10-kilometer cross-country race at Milano Cortina 2026

PREDAZZO, Italy – Team USA kept the momentum rolling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, delivering another standout day on the cross-country course with four medals, including three golds, in the 10km events at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium.

Oksana Masters (Louisville, Kentucky) once again led the charge, capturing gold in the women’s sitting 10km to secure her third gold medal of these Paralympic Winter Games after completing the four laps and crossing the finish line in a time of 26:31.6. The victory brings Masters’ remarkable Paralympic medal count to 22 overall, including 12 gold medals, continuing to add to one of the most decorated careers in Paralympic sport.

“I don't even know what to think and I can't believe it's actually happening,” Masters said. “I woke up very sore, and I knew it was going to be a really tough race right out of the gates. Our team was incredible, they were screaming and giving me updates out on the course and said, ‘How bad do you want this?’ I wanted it badly. This is an amazing team effort.”

Teammate Kendall Gretsch (Downers Grove, Illinois) also returned to the podium alongside Masters, earning bronze to claim her third medal at Milano Cortina 2026 after crossing the finish line in 27:27.6. The result marks the 10th Paralympic medal of Gretsch’s career.

“It's just such a relief – I'm so excited about this one, and to be honest, I didn't think I was going to be able to get a cross-country medal this week,” Gretsch said. “For cross-country, it's so hard. Usually for the biathlon races, I'm able to kind of get by with some fast shooting, so this one really means a lot to be able to get a medal in cross-country.”

In the women’s standing 10km, Sydney Peterson (Lake Elmo, Minnesota) delivered a breakthrough performance, racing to the first individual Paralympic gold medal of her career, crossing the finish line in 29:49.2, just 2.7 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. The win marks her second medal of these Games and the fifth Paralympic medal overall for the U.S. star.

“It was a really tough race out there, really tough conditions, but I'm really happy with it,” Peterson said. “I went out really hard because I knew I was going to take everything I had to win today. I just tried to hold on and luckily it was enough.”

Jake Adicoff (Sun Valley, Idaho) added another golden chapter to his Milano Cortina campaign, teaming up with guide Reid Goble (Harbor Springs, Michigan) to capture gold in the men’s visually impaired class after crossing the finish line in 28:03.6, more than 1:48.7 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. The victory marks Adicoff’s second gold medal in as many days and the third of his Paralympic career, bringing his career medal total to six.

“Today was a really hard day of ski racing so it was a fight, but happy to have a gold today to go with yesterday’s gold,” Adicoff said. “It's a little déjà vu, you know, we're out here again, afternoon skiing, getting gold, but one step closer to the ultimate goal of four gold medals. We're still mining for two more golds. It’s going to be a fight to the finish this week but I’m really excited.”

In the women’s sitting class, Nicole Zaino (Brookfield, Connecticut) placed 13th, while Erin Martin (Seattle, Washington) placed 15th. On the men’s sitting side, Dan Cnossen (Topeka, Kansas) and Michael Kneeland (Bozeman, Montana) placed 11th and 25th respectively. Rounding out Team USA’s performance include Jack Berry (Missoula, Montana) who placed 12th in the men’s standing and Max Nelson (Grant, Minnesota) and guide Gus Schatzlein in the men’s visually impaired class finishing 13th.

Team USA Results

Oksana Masters, gold, women’s sitting cross-country 10km

Jake Adicoff and guide Reid Goble, gold, men’s visually impaired cross-country 10km

Sydney Peterson, gold, women’s standing cross-country 10km

Kendall Gretsch, bronze, women’s sitting cross-country 10km

Dan Cnossen, 11th, men’s sitting cross-country 10km

Jack Berry, 12th, men’s standing cross-country 10km

Max Nelson and guide Gus Schatzlein, 13th, men’s visually impaired cross-country 10km

Nicole Zaino, 13th, women’s sitting cross-country 10km

Erin Martin, 15th, women’s sitting cross-country 10km

Michael Kneeland, 25th, men’s sitting cross-country 10km