US EditionMemories of Twin Inspire Paralympian Patrick Halgren to Spread Good Vibes — One Sticker at a Time
Patrick Halgren launched the 'SvendIt' campaign to honor his late twin, with decals appearing worldwide during the 2026 Winter Paralympics featuring a record 665 athletes.
- In Cortina d'Ampezzo, Paralympic ski racer Patrick Halgren plastered a blue-and-yellow sticker in an Italian restaurant bathroom, the first of many for his campaign to honor his late twin, Sven.
- Because Sven encouraged Halgren to try Para-skiing after his 2013 motorcycle crash, Halgren started the campaign to honor his late twin, Lucas 'Sven' Halgren.
- A friend came up with the sticker idea and the decal's wording plays on 'send-it', which Halgren says is his personal mantra tattooed on his belly; he is at his second Paralympics competing in five events.
- Those decals have been spotted around the world, including Norway, Sweden and atop a Colorado weather station, and the campaign helps Halgren carry Sven's spirit while Kathy and Peter, Halgren's parents, watch.
- Despite being banged up all season, Halgren says he feels like he has a `super-power` at the Milan‑Cortina Paralympics, which begin on Friday, during live coverage through the closing ceremony.
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Memories of twin inspire Paralympian Patrick Halgren to spread good vibes — one sticker at a time
Para Alpine skier Patrick Halgren carries his late twin brother’s spirit into the Milan Cortina Paralympics with “SvendIt” stickers and a fearless attitude
French skier Arthur Bauchet announced: he comes to the Milan-Cortina Paralympic Games with the ambition to win five gold medals in the five Alpine events. A crazy conquest that starts this Saturday (11:15 am) with the descent into his category of standing skiers, where he does not start favorite.
The Paralympic Games of Iarna Milano-Curtina 2026 begin today, with a ceremony scheduled at 21:00. The competition takes place between 6-15 March 2026 and brings to the start of approximately 665 sportsmen from over 50 countries, in six disciplines: para ski alpin, para biatlon, para ski background, para snowboard, para hockey on ice and Wheelhair curling. Romania will be represented by two athletes.
The Milan-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games open on Friday in a tense international and geopolitical context marked by the war in the Middle East and the boycott of the opening ceremony by seven countries opposed to the return of the Russians to these games.
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