Medal Breakage Sparks Investigation as Leerdam Seals Gold and Gu Earns Silver
TL;DR
At Milano Cortina 2026, Jutta Leerdam won gold in the women's 1000m speed skating and Eileen Gu earned silver in freeski slopestyle, while officials launched a probe into medals breaking at the Games after several athletes reported detached ribbons and some received replacement medals, including Breezy Johnson.
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- Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill, then broke her gold medal USA Today
- Why do Olympic medals keep breaking? Investigation underway at Winter Games as 4 athletes report problems with their prizes Yahoo
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