Milano Cortina 2026 organizers stumped by broken medals

Perhaps Olympic officials should warn athletes to handle their Milano Cortina 2026 medals with caution.

There have been several cases of medals breaking after coming off their ribbons early in the Winter Olympics, and organizers aren’t quite sure why.

“We are fully aware of the situation, and as you saw yourselves, the picture. We are looking (to figure) out exactly what the problem is,” Milano Cortina 2026 chief Games operations officer Andrea Francisi said through a translator at an IOC press conference on Monday.

“We’re going to pay particular attention to the medals and obviously this is something that everything (should) be perfect when the medal is handed over because this is probably one of the most important moments for the athletes.”

Women’s downhill champ Breezy Johnson of the U.S. told reporters her gold medal broke when she was jumping up and down to celebrate.

American figure skater Alysa Liu posted a video on social media of her medal having broken off the ribbon after the team event.

Medals have proven to be fragile at past Olympics, too.

The BBC reported last year that 220 requests had been made to replace medals won at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Athletes have complained of tarnishing with those medals.