The NZ Paralympic Team returns to competitive action tonight (Friday 13 March) at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games as Paralympians #158 Adam Hall MNZM and #188 Corey Peters MNZM both hit the slopes of the Olimpia delle Tofane in their respective giant slalom events.
Hall, a five-time Paralympic medallist, makes his first competitive appearance at Milano Cortina 2026, having waited patiently for his first opportunity to impress at his record-extending sixth Paralympic Winter Games for a Kiwi.
The 38-year-old from Wānaka is looking forward to gaining valuable time on the course and delivering a positive performance in the Men’s Giant Slalom Standing ahead of his primary event – the Men’s Slalom Standing on Sunday (15 March).
Hall is a two-time Paralympic gold medallist in the Men’s Slalom Standing, having triumphed at Vancouver 2010 and PyeongChang 2018.
In a highly competitive Men’s Giant Slalom Standing field, expect Arthur Bauchet of France, the 2025–26 World Cup number one and Men’s Alpine Combined Standing gold medallist at Milano Cortina 2026, to be a major contender.
Look out too for Robin Cuche of Switzerland, who has completed the “speed double” in Cortina with victory in the Men’s Downhill Standing and Men’s Super-G Standing. French duo Jules Segers, the Men’s Super-G Standing bronze medallist in Cortina, and Jordan Broisin are also expected to be in the mix, while Italy’s Federico Pelizzari, the Men’s Alpine Combined silver medallist at Milano Cortina, and Aleksei Bugaev, the Men’s Downhill Standing bronze medallist, could also challenge.
While Hall makes his first appearance at Milano Cortina, Peters concludes his competitive schedule in the Men’s Giant Slalom Sitting, looking for another strong performance.
The 42-year-old Taranaki-raised sit skier, who finished a highly commendable fifth in the Men’s Downhill Sitting and sixth in the Men’s Super-G Sitting earlier in the programme, is more than capable of mounting a strong challenge in the Men’s Giant Slalom Sitting.
He claimed the first of his four career Paralympic medals with bronze in this event at Sochi 2014, and at the final World Cup event prior to Milano Cortina 2026, Peters secured a Giant Slalom Sitting silver in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.
Among his chief rivals will be Dutchman Jeroen Kampschreur, who has already claimed double gold in the Men’s Super-G Sitting and the Men’s Alpine Combined Sitting events. Defending Men’s Giant Slalom Sitting champion Jesper Pedersen of Norway, who secured gold in the Men’s Downhill Sitting on day one in Milano Cortina 2026, will also be a threat. Other notable entries include Italy’s René De Silvestro, the silver medallist in Beijing 2022, Dutch Para alpine skier Niels de Langen, and Lou Braz-Dagand of France.
NZ Paralympic Team Chef de Mission for Milano Cortina 2026 Jane Stevens said: “Both Adam and Corey are looking forward to the technical events having enjoyed solid training over the last few days. Adam will look to get a good feel for the conditions and run through his processes with his main focus the Men’s Slalom Standing on Sunday (15 March). We look forward to Corey leaving it all out there in his final event and closing his campaign with a result he can be proud of.”
The giant slalom events are determined by time over two runs, with each run contested on a separate course.
***Watch Hall and Peters live on TVNZ Duke tonight (Friday 13 March). The Men’s Giant Slalom VI begins at 9pm, followed by Hall’s first run in the Men’s Giant Slalom Standing. Peters’ first run in the Men’s Giant Slalom Sitting follows the Standing event. The second run of the Men’s Giant Slalom VI begins at 1am (Saturday 14 March), with the Men’s Giant Slalom Standing and Men’s Giant Slalom Sitting to follow.
***For full start lists and results go here.
***TVNZ Duke and TVNZ+ offer comprehensive coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. For more Games-related information go here.
