USA Paralympic Sled Hockey Wins Unprecedented Fifth Straight Gold — Beats Canada 6-2 at Milano Cortina 2026
The United States Paralympic sled hockey team just made history. USA defeated Canada 6-2 in the gold medal game at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena today, March 15, completing an unprecedented fifth consecutive Paralympic gold medal and becoming the first country in history to sweep all three hockey tournaments — men's, women's, and Paralympic — at a single Olympic and Paralympic Games.
USA Sled Hockey Score — Final: USA 6, Canada 2
Jack Wallace delivered a historic performance with a hat-trick and an assist in the gold medal game. Kayden Beasley scored the fourth goal, and four-time Paralympians Declan Farmer and Brody Roybal completed the scoring — both shorthanded. Liam Hickey scored both goals for Canada. The gold medal game set a new Para ice hockey attendance record at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
| Period | USA | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | 3 | 1 |
| Final | 6 | 2 |
Jack Wallace Sled Hockey Hat Trick — The Gold Medal Moment
Jack Wallace struck first at 8:39 of the opening period, collecting a puck after a Canadian clearance attempt fell short, moving in from close range and lifting it under the crossbar on the blocker side. Wallace completed his hat-trick 1:42 into the final period, sniping a shot from the circle off an assist from five-time Paralympic champion Josh Pauls. Hickey responded just 24 seconds later to keep Canada within reach.
Defenseman Jack Wallace contributed three goals and an assist, his first hat trick of the 2026 Games. Rookie Kayden Beasley added the fourth, and four-time Paralympians Declan Farmer and Brody Roybal scored the country's final two tallies.
Declan Farmer — Two Shorthanded Goals and a Tournament Record
Farmer scored his 15th goal of the tournament — the first shorthanded goal of Milano Cortina 2026. Canada pulled the goaltender late, but the immediate result was Brody Roybal scoring into the empty net — USA's second shorthanded marker of the game after gaining possession off the face-off.
Farmer set a new Paralympic single-tournament record for goals (15 total across the tournament) and points (24), setting that record mark in the semifinal against Czechia alone before adding to it in the gold medal game.
USA Sled Hockey Gold Medal Scoring Summary
| Goal | Scorer | Assist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Wallace | Unassisted | 8:39, 1st period |
| 2 | Kayden Beasley | — | 2nd period |
| 3 | Canada (Hickey) | — | Power play |
| 4 | Jack Wallace | — | Hat trick, 1:42 3rd |
| 5 | Declan Farmer | Jack Wallace | Shorthanded |
| 6 | Brody Roybal | — | Shorthanded, empty net |
| Canada 2 | Liam Hickey | — | 2nd goal |
Historic Sweep — What USA Paralympic Hockey Just Accomplished
With this victory, the USA became the first country to sweep all three Paralympic and Olympic hockey tournaments at a single Games, after the women's and men's national teams won gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in February. USA's national Paralympic sled hockey team is now the only team to have ever won five back-to-back gold medals in the Olympics or Paralympics — surpassing Canada's men's Olympic team (1920–1932), the Soviet Union's men's Olympic team (1964–1976), and Canada's women's Olympic team (2002–2014).
Defender Josh Pauls is the only player to have won all five gold medals across every title run.
Goaltending and Full Tournament Run
Griffin LaMarre stopped 13 shots in the gold medal game to finish the tournament with an 85.71 save percentage, the highest among all goaltenders at the Games. Canada's Corbin Watson made 20 saves and closed with an 84.00 save percentage.
The United States won its three preliminary round games by a combined score of 34-2, outscored Czechia 6-1 in the semifinals, then closed with the 6-2 gold medal win over Canada. No sled hockey team has ever qualified for five back-to-back gold medal games, and no team in Paralympic or Olympic hockey history has ever won five consecutive titles — until today.
Bronze Medal — China Holds Off Czechia
China fielded its first-ever Paralympic team in 2022 and took bronze on home ice in Beijing. The country battled its way to third place once again in Milan, outlasting a gritty Czechia team in the bronze medal final to secure another prize. Czechia made history of its own — during its four previous Paralympic appearances, Czechia never advanced beyond the preliminary round, placing 5th in 2010 and 2014, then 6th in 2018 and 2022.
