Israeli Paralympian skis out of super-G race, will still compete in combined, giant slalom

By Amy Spiro

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9 March 2026, 11:43 am

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Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Israel's Shaina Vaspi competes in the women's downhill at the FIS Para Alpine Skiing World Cup 2025-26 in Tignes, France, February 5, 2026. (Courtesy FIS)

Israeli Paralympian Sheina Vaspi skis out of the women’s standing super-G ski race at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, failing to complete the run.

Vaspi missed a gate in the event and finishes the race without crossing the finish line.

Gold in the event goes to Russia’s Varvara Voronchikhina, the first Winter Paralympic gold for the country since 2014, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed six Russian athletes to represent their country, accompanied by their national flags, rather than competing as neutral athletes.

Vaspi skipped the women’s downhill event on Saturday since she does not compete on the Sabbath. She is slated to ski tomorrow in the alpine combined and on Thursday in the giant slalom.