Olympic bosses investigate why medals are breaking

2026-02-10 - 03:49

Milan-Cortina 2026 organisers say they are giving “maximum attention” to why Olympic medals are breaking after several athletes experienced issues with theirs. Two of the USA’s gold medallists, Breezy Johnson and Alysa Liu, revealed the ribbon had come away from the medal soon after they received their prize. Johnson, who won gold in the women’s downhill alpine skiing, showed her broken medal at