Channel 4 will proudly showcase an on-screen team of world-class presenters and para-athletes for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, with Britain’s most decorated Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey joining the presenting line-up alongside Billy Monger, Ed Jackson, Ade Adepitan, Alice Tai, Sean Rose and Jade Etherington.
Channel 4 continues to build on its pioneering achievements of bringing audiences accessible Paralympics coverage. All content will be subtitled, live broadcast coverage will have live audio description available from 10:30am each day, and the daily highlights programme will feature live British Sign Language translation. Plus, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies are to be simulcast on 4seven and Channel 4 Streaming with BSL and an open descriptive commentary.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games begin on Friday 6th March, conclude on Sunday 15th March and mark the first Winter Paralympics in a UK-friendly time zone in 20 years.
Over the 10-day event, coverage starts at breakfast time and follows the live action throughout the day, with daily highlights each evening at 6:30pm. As well as broadcasting on Channel 4, every televised moment of the Winter Paralympics will also stream on the Channel 4 Sport YouTube channel.
Channel 4’s 2026 Winter Paralympics presenting team
Racing-driver-turned-presenter Billy Monger and adventurer and former rugby union player Ed Jackson host Paralympics Breakfast and coverage throughout the day, with award-winning presenter Ade Adepitan at the helm of the daily highlights.
Britain’s most decorated Paralympic athlete, Dame Sarah Storey, who has won 28 Paralympic medals across swimming and cycling over eight Paralympic Games, joins the team, reporting live from the different events in Cortina as well as meeting athletes and their friends and family.
Accompanying Sarah on reporting duties will be multi-gold-medal Paralympic swimming champion Alice Tai, who was recently awarded the Sunday Times Disability Sportswoman of the Year following her success last year at the World Para Swimming Championships, where she won four gold medals.
Former ParalympicsGB sit-skier Sean Rose returns as a pundit, along with ex-ParalympicsGB alpine skier and medallist Jade Etherington as commentator.
Dame Sarah Storey said: “I’m thrilled to be part of the Channel 4 presenting team for this year’s Winter Paralympics and can’t wait to get started. It’s a wonderful opportunity to see a Winter Games in person and to be tasked with sharing the stories of the incredible athletes taking part in Milano Cortina, as well as helping to bring their achievements and journeys to life for audiences across Channel 4.”
Channel 4 continues its commitment to accessibility and inclusion in the television industry
Ian Katz, Chief Content Officer at Channel 4, said: “We are incredibly proud to have such a fantastic on-screen team once again for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, whilst showcasing ParalympicsGB and the extraordinary British athletes competing on the world stage. Welcoming Dame Sarah Storey and Alice Tai to our presenting line-up alongside some of the UK’s most respected Paralympic broadcasters reflects our continued commitment to inclusive representation and championing talent.
“This Winter Paralympics sees us continue to work in partnership with the talented team at Whisper, with our remote production based at our state-of-the-art, accessible Cymru Broadcast Centre in Cardiff for a second Paralympics. The coverage reflects the scale of our ambition both on and off screen, from the studio high in the Dolomites to the skilled teams in Cardiff, as we deliver world-class, accessible coverage that brings audiences closer than ever to the drama, excitement and brilliance of the Winter Paralympics.”
Coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games is produced for Channel 4 by Whisper, with the Cortina studio housed in a mountain-top restaurant 1,778 metres high in the Dolomites.
The remote galleries and back-of-house production team will be based in Cardiff at Cymru Broadcast Centre, the state-of-the-art facility built for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
The behind-the-scenes team is made up of at least 25% who identify as disabled, with the majority having previously worked for and been supported in their career by Whisper and Channel 4. The team will also include a higher proportion of disabled talent in senior off-screen roles than ever before.
Channel 4 has been the official UK Paralympic broadcaster since taking over coverage of the Paralympics in 2012, with coverage of London 2012 regularly cited as a key moment in helping shift public perceptions around disability and disability sport.
The Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games is overseen at Channel 4 by Pete Andrews, Channel 4’s Head of Sport and Joe Blake-Turner, Commissioning Editor, Sport. Executive producers for Whisper are Matt Roberts and Dame Sarah Storey.
Growing the Every Body Moves initiative
During Paris 2024, Channel 4 successfully collaborated with ParalympicsGB and Toyota to support its Every Body Moves initiative, which encouraged disabled people across the UK to take up a sport or physical activity. Coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will continue to highlight the campaign.
Coverage of Milano Cortina will feature a digital onscreen code that, when scanned on a smartphone, will link directly to the Every Body Moves portal. There, users can enter their postcode and the site will show a range of inclusive sports and activities. The site makes it easy for people to identify and try out local groups, supporting more active lifestyles.
During the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, more than 83,000 people visited the Every Body Moves website for the first time.
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games will take place from 6th to 15th March 2026. You can watch all the action across Channel 4 and follow on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.