The Full Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games Broadcast Team
Meet the NBC Sports coverage crew on the ground in Italy as the competition unfolds from March 6-15.
The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have ended, but the international competition is only halfway finished as a new surge of global athletes descends on Italy for this month’s Paralympic Winter Games.
The 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will officially get underway on Friday, March 6, highlighting the athletic excellence and camaraderie among the world’s top Paralympic competitors in winter sports. NBC Sports will be live on the scene through the Games’ entire two-week span, bringing the action into your living room on NBC and Peacock.
Before the Opening Ceremony unfolds March 6 at 2 p.m. ET live on Peacock, let’s take a look at the ample assembly of NBC Sports broadcasting talent set to cover the Paralympic Games from start to finish.
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NBC Sports' Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games broadcast team
NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will feature more than 270 hours of programming across NBC, and Peacock, and includes a record extension of coverage hours into prime time on NBC. More than 600 athletes will compete across 79 events in six winter sports, with Peacock delivering live streaming coverage throughout the event’s entire March 6-15 duration.
Fresh off their coverage of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, NBC Sports’ Ahmed Fareed and Britney Eurton will serve as hosts for the Paralympic Winter Games. This year’s event marks the 4th consecutive time that Fareed has covered the Paralympics, and the 2nd consecutive Paralympics stint for Eurton (who made her first hosting appearance at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Games in Paris).
Joining Fareed and Eurton will be an experienced quartet of past Paralympic athletes, including five-time Paralympic gold medalist and Paralympic Hall of Famer Chris Waddell, Paralympian Lacey Henderson, seven-time Paralympic medalist Mallory Weggemann, and former Team USA para snowboarder Courtney Godfrey. For all four, it’s the first time ever that para athletes have covered the Paralympic Winter Games for NBC Sports.
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Also joining the coverage crew is 2014 Sochi Paralympic snowboard cross silver medalist Mike Shea, making his NBC Paralympic debut as a snowboarding analyst. Shea will cover snowboarding alongside U.S. Olympic freestyler skier Trace Worthington. Additionally, two-time Paralympic swimmer Sophia Gibb will make her NBC Paralympic debut as an on-site reporter from Cortina.
NBC Sports will station five different reporters separately throughout the Games’ three key locations throughout northern Italy. Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Andrea Joyce will lead the coverage from Milan, while Lewis Johnson will return for his seventh consecutive Paralympics assignment as an on-site reporter in Val di Fiemme. Gibb and Andy Stevenson will provide reporting from Cortina, while NBC News correspondent Emilie Ikeda will serve as a roving reporter to highlight a variety of stories from across all three regions.
The 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will feature competition across six overall event categories, including Para Alpine Skiing, Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing, Sled Hockey, Para Snowboard, and Wheelchair Curling. For Para Biathlon, NBC Sports veteran commentator Bill Spaulding will be on the call alongside former U.S. Biathlon Team member Chad Salmela, each in their second consecutive Winter Paralympics.
Sled hockey play-by-play voice Chris Vosters will return for his fourth consecutive Paralympic assignment, joined by two-time Paralympic sled hockey gold medalist Taylor Lipsett in his third Paralympics assignment. Jim Kozimor will be the play-by-play voice for Wheelchair Curling for his second consecutive Winter Paralympics, alongside 2018 U.S. Paralympian Justin Marshall. Additionally, Tony Ambrogio, Pat McCarthy, and Norma Jean Wick will serve as descriptive commentators.
The 2026 Paralympic Winter Games broadcast team at a glance
Need a quick cheat sheet to see who’s calling your favorite sport? Here’s the complete rundown of every NBC Sports broadcaster who’ll be both in the studio and on location for every event — plus serving up ongoing spot coverage all throughout the Games from Milan, Cortina D’Ampezzo, and Val di Fiemme.
Hosts
Britney Eurton
Ahmed Fareed
Courtney Godfrey
Lacey Henderson
Chris Waddell
Mallory Weggemann
Para Alpine Skiing
Tony Simeone — play-by-play
Sarah Will — analyst
Para Biathlon
Bill Spaulding — play-by-play
Chad Salmela — analyst
Sled Hockey
Chris Vosters — play-by-play
Taylor Lipsett — analyst
Para Snowboard
Trace Worthington — play-by-play
Mike Shea — analyst
Wheelchair Curling
Jim Kozimor — play-by-play
Justin Marshall — analyst
Reporters
Sophia Gibb (Cortina)
Lewis Johnson (Val di Fiemme)
Andrea Joyce (Milan)
Andy Stevenson (Cortina)
Emilie Ikeda (All three regions)
Descriptive Commentators
Tony Ambrogio
Pat McCarthy
Norma Jean Wick
