Several Olympians have broken medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the list is growing longer.
Within the first week of competition, at least six athletes broke their medals after winning events. That list includes USA's Breezy Johnson, Alysa Liu and Jackie Wiles, Swedish cross‑country skier Ebba Andersson, plus Dutch skater Jutta Leerdam and German biathlete Justus Strelow.
"It's definitely heavy. Heavier than I expected," Johnson said after winning an Olympic downhill title. "I think that's maybe why it broke."
On Tuesday, Wiles, one of the latest Olympians to have a broken medal, was asked after her women's team combined event bronze medal win if she let hers go. "Maybe just to fix it," Wiles said.
The growing number of mishaps points to a larger question: why are so many medals suddenly breaking?
