Olga’s Gold Medal is Coming Home!
The discus gold medal won by Olga Fikotová-Connolly at the Melbourne Olympics 70 years ago has been brought back to Prague and is set to go on public display at the National Museum. It was brought ‘home’ by her daughters Merja and Nina.This exceptional item has […]
Numbers Notes and Curiosities From Milano Cortina 2026
The dual hosting and widespread geographical nature of the 2026 Games—split between the city of Milan and mountains of Cortina d’Ampezzo and other alpine resorts in Northern Italy—presented a unique set of stories for both the Olympics and […]
Klaebo Winter Champion Supreme
It was appropriate that the last gold medal of Milano Cortina 2026 should be awarded to Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. He led Norway to a clean sweep of medals in the 50 kilometres cross-country mass start which not only confirmed Norway’s status as […]
A golden chain from Albright to Liu
The performance of figure skating gold medallist Alyssa Liu in Milan delighted her legions of fans but few were more pleased than Tenley Albright who won gold when the Winter Olympics were first staged on Italian soil 70 years ago in Cortina d’Ampezzo. […]
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