US Edition2026 Winter Olympics Broken Medals: Milan-Cortina Organisers Look Into Matter
- On Feb 9, Milano Cortina organisers said medals across gold, silver and bronze have been observed breaking at the Winter Olympics.
- During the opening weekend, a spate of medals fell off their ribbons during celebrations, with some failures occurring minutes after award ceremonies at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Belluno, Italy on February 08, 2026.
- Breezy Johnson showed a cracked, chipped medal shortly after the podium ceremony while TV footage captured Justus Strelow's bronze falling and lying cracked during celebrations; Alysa Liu posted a clip of a detached gold medal, and Ebba Andersson's silver broke after falling into the snow.
- Chief Games Operations Officer Andrea Francisi said, `We are fully aware of the situation and you have seen the pictures` and organisers are working on a solution with maximum attention to medals.
- Past Olympics showed Paris 2024 medal replacements after tarnishing, and athletes are asking for contingency or 'Plan B' for broken medals, urging organisers to prepare solutions.
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Organizers investigate reports of medals breaking
The organizers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics said on Monday they were investigating why medals are breaking after competitors, including gold medalist skier Breezy Johnson, said they were falling apart. "We are aware of the situation. We have seen the images. Obviously, we are trying to understand in detail if…
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