{"id":4788,"date":"2026-03-11T12:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=4788"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:25:11","slug":"russia-wins-third-gold-at-paralympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/russia-wins-third-gold-at-paralympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia wins third gold at Paralympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skier Ivan Golubkov triumphed in the 10 km sitting event, adding to the team\u2019s growing medal tally in Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian cross\u2011country skier Ivan Golubkov claimed gold in the 10 km sitting event at the 2026 Paralympics in Italy on Wednesday, securing the third top\u2011podium finish for the Russian team at the Games.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event marks the first Paralympics in over a decade where Russian athletes have been allowed to compete under their national flag following years of restrictions and bans from international sporting competitions.<\/p>\n

Golubkov, competing in the sitting class for athletes with impairments affecting their lower limbs and trunk, covered the distance in 24 minutes 5.8 seconds. China\u2019s Mao Zhongwu took silver, finishing 16.3 seconds behind, while his compatriot Zheng Peng claimed bronze, a further 2.4 seconds back.<\/p>\n

The 30\u2011year\u2011old Golubkov is a nine\u2011time winner of the World Cup and a six\u2011time world champion, though this marks his first Paralympic gold medal. According to Russian media, Golubkov spent his early years in a residential care facility before discovering sport and embarking on his path to international success.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Russia secures second gold at Paralympics<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Golubkov\u2019s gold is Russia\u2019s third at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games. Alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the women\u2019s Super\u2011G on Monday, marking Russia\u2019s first Winter Paralympic gold since 2014, and followed it with bronze in the downhill. Skier Anastasia Bagiyan added gold in the women\u2019s sprint event on Tuesday, while Aleksey Bugaev secured bronze in the men\u2019s downhill standing event. Russia now holds five medals in total \u2013 three gold and two bronze.<\/p>\n

The Russian Paralympic team was cleared to compete earlier this year after Moscow won an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. The body had barred athletes from Russia and Belarus despite the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) fully reinstating athletes from both nations last year.<\/p>\n

The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games opened on March 6 and are scheduled to run through March 15, with six Russian athletes competing across alpine skiing, cross\u2011country skiing, and snowboarding events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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