Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers Road to Milano Cortina 2026

[heywoodu 16,146]

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

  confirmed her only athlete at the games also as flag bearer https://nocmalta.org/malta-to-be-represented-by-cross-country-skier-jenny-axisa-eriksen-at-milano-cortina-2026-winter-olympic-games/

But in Predazzo..

 

It's cool but it's such a shame it's all so spread even for the athlete parades and such

 

At least we already know Bruna is going to Milan for the actual opening ceremony, but it would be so cool if there was only one ceremony and so most athletes were there.

[Bailer 103]

2 hours ago, hckošice said:

Yeah, I am pretty ok with the pick as well, maybe Ninis would have been my personal choice, but the guy has official training the morning and his competition starts the next day, so ok for me

 

I am quite interested how it will work on TV. Tatar leading the delegation in Milan and Čerňanská in Cortina simultanously. Maybe they will split the screen on two parts (or even 4 since we´ll have athletes also in Predazzo & Livigno ceremonies as well, oh dear this is again going to be something else  )

I think this will be the case, we might see multiple areas on the screen simultaneously.

[hckošice 15,831]

 

  Hanne Desmet (Short Track) & Maximilien Drion (Ski Mo)

 

 

  Allison Reed & Saulius Ambrulevičius (Figure Skating)

 

 

 

  Anabelle Zurbay (Alpine Skiing) & Thomas Maloney Westgard (Cross-Country Skiing)

https://olympics.ie/allianz-flagbearers-revealed-for-team-ireland-at-the-winter-olympics/

 

[clemsonbeav 278]

Allison Reed is American (just having gained citizenship to compete).  Interesting choice.  (Not that it makes her any less Lithuanian, and I wish them all the best.)

Edited 2 hours ago by clemsonbeav

[Holgermat 7]

8 minutes ago, clemsonbeav said:

Allison Reed is American (just having gained citizenship to compete).  Interesting choice.  (Not that it makes her any less Lithuanian, and I wish them all the best.)

I think it is similar with Diana Davis in 

[Orangehair43 285]

1 hour ago, Holgermat said:

I think it is similar with Diana Davis in 

Diana Davis has a Georgian grandparent. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Orangehair43

[Bearas 601]

1 hour ago, clemsonbeav said:

Allison Reed is American (just having gained citizenship to compete).  Interesting choice.  (Not that it makes her any less Lithuanian, and I wish them all the best.)

At first I thought it was an interesting choice considering there could have been multiple choices of Lithuanian-born athletes, but upon reflection she represented Lithuania for a decade now and won continental medal, she was denied Olympics 2 times already due citizenship laws, and she was finally granted citizenship on the grounds of merit and also passing her citizenship exam. She's probably the most recognised olympian by the public in Lithuania this year.

I saw her competing in Europeans few weeks ago in Sheffield and she truly made a lot of effort to greet Lithuanian fans, gave shout outs to the Lithuanian flags while waiting for the judge scores and engaged so much with the fans. So I'm not really mad at the choice, she truly deserves it.

[heywoodu 16,146]

26 minutes ago, Bearas said:

At first I thought it was an interesting choice considering there could have been multiple choices of Lithuanian-born athletes, but upon reflection she represented Lithuania for a decade now and won continental medal, she was denied Olympics 2 times already due citizenship laws, and she was finally granted citizenship on the grounds of merit and also passing her citizenship exam. She's probably the most recognised olympian by the public in Lithuania this year.

I saw her competing in Europeans few weeks ago in Sheffield and she truly made a lot of effort to greet Lithuanian fans, gave shout outs to the Lithuanian flags while waiting for the judge scores and engaged so much with the fans. So I'm not really mad at the choice, she truly deserves it.

Plus after so long of competing for Lithuania, one might obviously assume she speaks the language by now at the very least to some extent. Cool choice!