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Team USA wins gold and silver in the first medal event of the Paralympic Winter Games
Oksana Masters won her 20th Paralympic medal and Kendall Gretsch earned her ninth by hitting all targets in the first medal event of the 2026 Winter Games.
- Saturday, Team USA took gold and silver in the Para biathlon women's sitting sprint at the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, with Masters winning and Gretsch second.
- The sitting category features sit-skis where athletes use a seat mounted on two cross-country skis in Para biathlon rules, combining skiing and shooting over a course distance 7.5 to 12.5 kilometers since Innsbruck 1988.
- Masters and Gretsch both shot clean, avoiding penalties and making flawless shooting decisive in the sprint.
- Oksana Masters' result marks another major career milestone as she extended her medal collection, which includes 10 gold, seven silver and three bronze medals across Winter and Summer Games.
- With more events ahead at the Games, Masters' prior multi-event Paralympic success positions her to compete again as the program continues.
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