Injured athletes who will miss Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[Josh 11,564]

1 hour ago, copravolley said:

Italy also has its own list, although of course not every injury is as terribile  in terms of medal losses. In winter sports have unfortunately much more injuries than summer sports. In the summer only: cycling, volleyball and football.

 

 

- Brignone: will return in January,
- Tabanelli: will return for the Olympics,
- Bassino: season over,
- Marta Rossetti: season over,
- Lara Malsinier: season over.

Oh I’m not done yet, unfortunately. From the names that could be back but are still injured
 

Courtney Hoffos

Mikael Kingsbury (should be back before the Olympics)

Connor Howe (he returned, but nowhere close to his best so his injury is still giving him issues)

Connor Bedard

Meryeta O’Dine

Megan Oldham

[hckošice 15,546]

Alexander Steen Olsen  Alpine Skiing

Tom Kuhnhackl  Ice Hockey

[heywoodu 16,015]

 speed skater Patrick Roest is competing, but because of his injury issues of the past years he now hasn't even qualified for the Dutch Olympic qualifiers (I believe he got a wildcard, but the way he's been riding...he is nowhere fit)

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 Seth Jarvis (most likely) (Ice Hockey)

 

Spoiler

Screw the Florida Panthers

 

[Josh 11,564]

22 hours ago, Josh said:

Oh I’m not done yet, unfortunately. From the names that could be back but are still injured
 

Courtney Hoffos

Mikael Kingsbury (should be back before the Olympics)

Connor Howe (he returned, but nowhere close to his best so his injury is still giving him issues)

Connor Bedard

Meryeta O’Dine

Megan Oldham

And Hannah Schmidt

Marielle Thompson

Rachael Karker

Hallie Clarke

Marion Thenault

 

 My enthusiasm for the Olympics is quickly going down, ridiculous stuff

 

Brendan Mackay/Cassie Sharpe are still unsure but haven’t competed at the last two WC stops. 

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[copravolley 512]

1 minute ago, Josh said:

And Hannah Schmidt

Marielle Thompson

Rachael Karker

Hallie Clarke

 

 My enthusiasm for the Olympics is quickly going down, ridiculous 

 

Brendan Mackay/Cassie Sharpe are still unsure but haven’t competed at the last two WC stops. 

When the Olympics were held in Vancouver, were Canadian athletes can practice on the speed skating and short track facilities early? By that I mean 1-2 months earlier, so let's say December-January 2009/2010. Do you remember that?

[Josh 11,564]

24 minutes ago, copravolley said:

When the Olympics were held in Vancouver, were Canadian athletes can practice on the speed skating and short track facilities early? By that I mean 1-2 months earlier, so let's say December-January 2009/2010. Do you remember that?

I wasn't even watching sports back then 

 

How old do you think I am?

[copravolley 512]

1 minute ago, Josh said:

I wasn't even watching sports back then 

 

How old do you think I am?

I have no idea... But I'm interested because the Italian team doesn't have that option right now

[heywoodu 16,015]

9 hours ago, copravolley said:

I have no idea... But I'm interested because the Italian team doesn't have that option right now

Juniors were there recently and the track was awful

 

Although that's not necessarily bad. Tracks don't all need to be fast, a slow track (like the horribly slow one in Poland) simply favors a different style of athletes. Training a lot there doesn't really give much extra advantage though, not like in sliding sports where of course as host country you make sure your athletes know every single meter a year before the Olympics. 

 

And to get back on topic: speed skater Elisa Dul broke her tibia and fibula in a training fall yesterday and will obviously be out of the OQT and so the Olympics. 

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2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Juniors were there recently and the track was awful

 

Although that's not necessarily bad. Tracks don't all need to be fast, a slow track (like the horribly slow one in Poland) simply favors a different style of athletes. Training a lot there doesn't really give much extra advantage though, not like in sliding sports where of course as host country you make sure your athletes know every single meter a year before the Olympics. 

awful...

the track is as fast (slow) as in Hamar

Meike Veen skated the same time in the 1500m and Serena Pergher did the same in the 500m

I think by February it will be even faster