Buongiorno Ancora! A Paralympics Preview with Big Citrus

The Paralympics officially open on Friday and Big Citrus is here to get you ready for round two of winter sports action! Sarah shares the history of the Winter Paralympics, the locales and venues for this year’s Games, and some fattos figo on guide dogs and mascots, Alex explains the sports being competed and the rules around classification, and Bianca introduces you to a few of the people at the center of it all: the athletes! Plus, the girls might be fighting, justice is restored, and let’s all check in on the state of our 2026 intentions (NOT resolutions!).  Read the WNBPA’s statement here Read ESPN’s coverage of Stewart and Plum’s letter here Watch UCLA’s hoopers join the dance team here  Read Atlanta Track Club’s full statement here Watch the video of Hester and Pickle here See the compilation of guide dog photos here Listen to Sarah’s interview with Michelle Laflamme from August here Read Alex’s 2022 story on the history of women’s sled hockey here Listen to Alex’s 2025 interview with Oksana Masters here Follow Culxtured on Instagram here Follow Oksana Masters on Instagram here Follow Dani Aravich on Instagram here Follow Brenna Huckaby on Instagram here Kendall Gretsch and Laurie Stephens don’t post much, but you can still follow them! Kendall’s Instagram is here and Laurie’s is here The full Milan-Cortina Paralympic schedule is here Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]  Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork  Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.