Your favorite moments at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[Antoricci87 31]

Almost every day, if someone told me before the og that Italy would have come 1 silver short from the top 3 with 10 gold I would have laught so hard, it was a dream

[Quasit 953]

Memorable moments are plenty but my favourite might be Botn's perfect race in the individual. It meant a lot to him and he dedicated it all to Sivert Guttorm Bakken.

 

Also, Eileen Gu looked like she enjoyed all her performances and just being there.

[Andre Han 181]

16 minutes ago, Quasit said:

Memorable moments are plenty but my favourite might be Botn's perfect race in the individual. It meant a lot to him and he dedicated it all to Sivert Guttorm Bakken.

 

Also, Eileen Gu looked like she enjoyed all her performances and just being there.

Eileen Gu only learned of her grandmother's passing after the competition today. Her grandmother had a profound impact on her life. I hope she has more time to calm her emotions and that we will see a happy her again soon.

[NearPup 4,114]

25 minutes ago, Quasit said:

Memorable moments are plenty but my favourite might be Botn's perfect race in the individual. It meant a lot to him and he dedicated it all to Sivert Guttorm Bakken.

 

Also, Eileen Gu looked like she enjoyed all her performances and just being there.

Def beats Sturla Holm Lægreid winning and dedicating his gold medal to his ex girlfriend.

[clemsonbeav 407]

Plenty of moments, but while this one is fresh in my brain...

 

It was the audience singing the national anthem as they raised the  at the end of the men's Ice Hockey game earlier today.

 

Of course everyone knows about the divisiveness of American politics.  Here in the USA, we have so much fighting amongst ourselves, and the division is exhausting and at times worrisome.  Then, when you look abroad, I see the world looking at us, and much of what I hear is negativity towards us.  (This isn't unique to the current administration.)  That even includes being on forums like this one, whose aim is to celebrate Olympic sport and athletes from around the world as they compete in the Olympics, whose aim is to bring unity and good sportsmanship.

 

During the Olympics, it's a time where we in the USA come together.  Though half of my fellow Americans voted differently than I did, we all got to cheer when we scored that OT goal.  We all came together and sang our national anthem.  I don't know the hockey players at all.  They may have voted for our current president, or perhaps not.  Statistically, probably half of them did.  But that doesn't matter here.  We even have ads on TV right now saying "For two weeks, we all come together."

 

My country is more than its political leaders.  (I mean, half of Americans didn't even vote for our president.)  My country is full of beautiful stories, places, and people.  We have amazing athletes.  And when we win a gold medal, we celebrate.  Of course there are aspects of being an American that aren't good...but there's plenty to celebrate.  And I got to hear that audibly today.

 

When you on this forum see me and my fellow Americans celebrating a victory (whether that's in ice hockey or whatever random sport you don't care about), I hope what you see is us celebrating the accomplishments of our athletes.  I hope you don't see me as one who is promoting any political agenda.  (My political beliefs or who I voted for aren't relevant here.) I'm just a guy that likes to watch people from my country go out there and fight as hard as they can to win.  When we do, it's great, and I'll celebrate.  When we don't, I'll congratulate the victors and hope we can come back stronger next time.

 

This isn't a specific moment, but one thing I love most about international sport are the hugs that the athletes give each other after they finish.  They're competitors, and they each want to win...but ultimately, they just want to be their best and beat the best.  I love seeing the sportsmanship that is evident at most times.  So likewise, I hope we fans can be an extension of that Olympic spirit, promoting peace, excellence, and good sportsmanship as we all celebrate sport.

 

And yes, I also recognize there may be some who don't like it when America dominates certain sports.  I feel similarly when I see other countries dominating other areas.  I mean, besides the Germans, who didn't love it when the  sled came and stole bronze in the 4-man bob today?  I think back to the Athletics WCh when  randomly won a shot put medal, I think it was.  I love the underdog story, too, and I celebrate those moments.  Of course it stings if it's an underdog that beats , but again, congrats to the victor, and see you next time.   

[Bear Hollow 9]

Well said Clemsonbeav.  I will certainly agree that the medal ceremony for the hockey was the most memorable moment.  There was a 47 year old man on my couch doing everything in his power not to shed some tears watching that.  I’m sure that one hurt in Canada and frankly we got outplayed (aside from at goal) but I think that was the kind of medicine we need.  

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[Belle 1,041]

Ebba’s historical gold medal in women’s 50km. So sweet. 

[MHSN 3,811]

that little fella in CC skiing trying to beat those two ladies on the finish line sprint. 

 

thinking about it, having a Dog sprint event makes more sense than some events there.

[SGAxJamal 18]

Mens 1500m speed skating with 4 guys breaking the previous OR

[Monzanator 5,070]

Brignone's Super G & giant slalom redemption. Probably cements her as  #2 female all-time behind Compagnoni.

 

Many good speed skating events and obviously biathlon as a whole.