So how do you balance being *** top tier athlete and an elite mom all at once? Well, according to Paralympian Brenna Huckabee, you don't. She says you live life in seasons, never ignoring either, but remaining focused on what's in front of you. For Brenna Huckabee, home is where the heart is. My Lila loves talking about me. She thinks I'm the coolest thing and I'm eating that up for as long as I can for the mom of two. That same heart is pumping on the slopes as well. People often ask me, Brenna, how do you do it all? People ask me all the time, like how do you balance motherhood and training, and I'm like, I don't balance it. I have to look at my life in different chunks in different moments in different seasons and say, what is my priority in this moment? To be clear, it's not *** one or the other choice for the Paralympic snowboarder, but once the board goes on. She's all business. It sounds selfish or like unmotherly to be like, oh, this is my priority, but they get to learn and see so much from me whenever I go out there and do that, and I know that they're learning and seeing things because I'm seeing it reflected in how they are showing up in their lives. And they've seen gold for Maham, three golds in fact, and *** bronze one in the 2018 and 2022 games. Collectively, I do love talking about the Paralympics as often as I can. They've also seen her fight for *** voice for other Paralympians through the content creating business Culture. All of the people in the Passport community deserves *** voice and deserves to show themselves beyond that disability and to change the narrative and how they showcase their own journey through para sport. What she sees is *** chance. *** milestone medal. If I can get another gold, that would that would break the tiebreaker for the most golds in Paralympic snowboarding history. So it would be really cool to do that, but no pressure, no pressure, and there is plenty of snowboard talent in that family. Huckabee's husband Tristan is *** former professional snowboard cross athlete on the road to Milan Cortina. I'm Jason Newton.
When are the Paralympics? Your questions, answered
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As the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games continue to unfold, you may be wondering when to expect the Paralympics to take the stage. Here are your questions, answered. Related video above: Athlete, mother, advocate: How one Paralympic snowboarder is balancing it allWhen are the Paralympics?This year's Paralympic Games run from March 6 to 15. They'll be preceded by an 11-day torch relay, starting immediately after the Olympics end and ending in Cortina for the lighting ceremony.Where will the Paralympics be held?The Paralympic Games are held in the same location as the Olympics. This year, that's Milan, a major city in northern Italy, and the smaller town of Cortina and the municipality of Tesero to the northeast.What Paralympic events will we see this year?There are six Paralympic sports at the Winter Games: Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, sled ice hockey, snowboard and wheelchair curling.Who are the US athletes to watch?Alpine skier Laurie Stephens: A five-time Paralympian and seven-time Paralympic medalist, one of the most accomplished athletes in U.S. para Alpine history. She consistently medals in downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom events, and has amassed dozens of world championships, World Cup wins and top-three finishes throughout her career. She's a cornerstone of the U.S. para Alpine Ski Team.Biathlon and cross-country skier Oksana Masters: In Beijing, she became the first American to win seven medals at one Paralympic Games. Masters is the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian of all time with 14 total, or 19 if you count medals from the Summer Paralympics. She missed the 2024-25 season due to an infection in her leg, but the 36-year-old is back and ready to defend her titles.Snowboarder Brenna Huckaby: One of the U.S.’ most decorated para snowboarders, Huckaby has three Paralympic titles. She's a multi-time world champion, aiming to add a fourth and fifth Paralympic gold to her resume.Hockey player Josh Pauls: Four-time Paralympic gold medalist and seven-time world champion. Pauls is on his 17th season on Team USA, making him the longest-tenured player on the team. Pauls was named the U.S. Player of the Game after the U.S. won the 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championship. He captained the 2018 and 2022 U.S. sled hockey Paralympic teams.Who is the Paralympic mascot?The Olympic and Paralympic mascots are stoats, similar to weasels. Their brown and white colors represent the mountains in summer and winter, and they're also symbols of youth and a sustainable future, with organizers calling them the first "openly Gen Z" Olympic mascots.Milo, the brown stoat who is the younger brother of Tina, is the face of the Paralympic Winter Games. He was "born without one paw, but thanks to his creativity and strong will, he learned to use his tail and turn his difference into a strength," according to the Olympics.
As the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games continue to unfold, you may be wondering when to expect the Paralympics to take the stage. Here are your questions, answered.
Related video above: Athlete, mother, advocate: How one Paralympic snowboarder is balancing it all
When are the Paralympics?
This year's Paralympic Games run from March 6 to 15. They'll be preceded by an 11-day torch relay, starting immediately after the Olympics end and ending in Cortina for the lighting ceremony.
Where will the Paralympics be held?
The Paralympic Games are held in the same location as the Olympics. This year, that's Milan, a major city in northern Italy, and the smaller town of Cortina and the municipality of Tesero to the northeast.
What Paralympic events will we see this year?
There are six Paralympic sports at the Winter Games: Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, sled ice hockey, snowboard and wheelchair curling.
Who are the US athletes to watch?
Alpine skier Laurie Stephens: A five-time Paralympian and seven-time Paralympic medalist, one of the most accomplished athletes in U.S. para Alpine history. She consistently medals in downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom events, and has amassed dozens of world championships, World Cup wins and top-three finishes throughout her career. She's a cornerstone of the U.S. para Alpine Ski Team.
Biathlon and cross-country skier Oksana Masters: In Beijing, she became the first American to win seven medals at one Paralympic Games. Masters is the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian of all time with 14 total, or 19 if you count medals from the Summer Paralympics. She missed the 2024-25 season due to an infection in her leg, but the 36-year-old is back and ready to defend her titles.
Snowboarder Brenna Huckaby: One of the U.S.’ most decorated para snowboarders, Huckaby has three Paralympic titles. She's a multi-time world champion, aiming to add a fourth and fifth Paralympic gold to her resume.
Hockey player Josh Pauls: Four-time Paralympic gold medalist and seven-time world champion. Pauls is on his 17th season on Team USA, making him the longest-tenured player on the team. Pauls was named the U.S. Player of the Game after the U.S. won the 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championship. He captained the 2018 and 2022 U.S. sled hockey Paralympic teams.
Who is the Paralympic mascot?
The Olympic and Paralympic mascots are stoats, similar to weasels. Their brown and white colors represent the mountains in summer and winter, and they're also symbols of youth and a sustainable future, with organizers calling them the first "openly Gen Z" Olympic mascots.
Milo, the brown stoat who is the younger brother of Tina, is the face of the Paralympic Winter Games. He was "born without one paw, but thanks to his creativity and strong will, he learned to use his tail and turn his difference into a strength," according to the Olympics.
