By Barrier Free Japan
March 15 2026
ITALY – Japan’s Daichi Oguri won the silver medal in the men’s snowboard banked slalom SB-LL1 event at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics on Friday. This is Japan’s third medal in the ongoing Paralympics, and its 100th winter Paralympic medal overall.
Alpine sit skier Momoka Muraoka’s 11th career Paralympic medal at this year’s Milano-Cortina games has made her Japan’s most decorated winter Paralympian, a new high in an already stellar career.
Muraoka, 29, won her record-setting silver medal in the women’s giant slalom sitting on Thursday, her favorite event. With the result, she exceeded Japanese Para alpine skiing legend Kuniko Obinata’s total of 10 medals, won from 1998 to 2010 in sit skiing categories.
Episode notes:
‘Japan’s Oguri Wins Para Snowboard Silver at Milan-Cortina’:
‘Paralympics: Record 11th medal for Momoka Muraoka marks new high in stellar career’ (Peter Masheter for Kyodo)

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