Nababasag ang Milano Cortina 2026 Medals Habang Iniimbestigahan ng Organisers ang Depekto

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Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics medals shown on ribbons amid reports of cracked and detached hardware.
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  • Ang sunod-sunod na maagang seremonya ng pag-award ng medalya sa Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics ay natabunan ng mga ulat na ang mga medalya ay nababasag o biglang humihiwalay sa kanilang mga laso makalipas lang ang ilang oras.
  • Ipinakita ng U.S. stars na sina Breezy Johnson at Alysa Liu, ng German biathlete na si Justus Strelow, ng Swedish skier na si Ebba Andersson, at iba pa ang pinsalang mula sa naputol na mga clasp hanggang sa metal na may mga pumutok, nag-chip at nagkabitak.
  • Ayon sa mga organisador ng Games, na pinamumunuan ng chief games operations officer na si Andrea Francisi, lubos nilang alam ang sitwasyon at naglunsad na sila ng imbestigasyon sa posibleng depekto sa disenyo o pagkakagawa.

Sa buong Milano Cortina 2026, sumasalpok ang inaasam-asam na Olympic moment ng bawat atleta sa isang klase ng design fail na walang nakahula. Sa unang mga araw pa lang ng kompetisyon, ilang atleta na ang nasaksihang napuputol ang bagong-award na medalya mula sa kanilang mga laso o nagkakaroon ng lantad na pinsala habang nasa full-on celebration mode pa sila. Ang downhill champion na si Breezy Johnson ay ibinunyag na ang kanyang gold medal ay literal na “nagkahiwa-hiwalay” habang tumatalon-talon siya sa tuwa matapos manalo, iniangat pa sa harap ng mga kamera sa mixed zone ang magkakahiwalay na medalyon, laso, at maliit na connector. Ang figure skater na si Alysa Liu naman ay sumunod sa isang viral na video, pabirong sinabi na “hindi kailangan ng medal ko ang ribbon” habang ipinapakita ang sarili niyang nagkahiwalay na ginto. Ang German biathlete na si Justus Strelow at ang Swedish cross-country star na si Ebba Andersson ay nakaranas din na bumigay ang kani-kanilang bronze at silver na medalya habang nasa venue pa mismo ng Games.

Higit pa ito sa simpleng nakakailang tingnan. Para sa mga atletang ilang taon nang naghahabol para sa ganitong hardware, ang medalya na nabibitak, nagchi-chip, o nalalaglag sa sahig sa loob lang ng ilang oras ay nagbubukas ng seryosong tanong tungkol sa quality control sa isa sa pinaka-binabantayang sporting events sa mundo. Maagang pagsusuri mula sa mga pambansang komite at lokal na media ang nagtuturo sa isang mahina at kritikal na bahagi kung saan nagtatagpo ang mabigat na medalyon at ang mas malambot na pin o clasp system, kaya nagiging vulnerable ang mga medalya kapag tumatalon, sumasayaw, o kahit hinahayaan lang ng atleta na malayang umindayog ang medalya. Nakakabit din ang kontrobersiyang ito sa mas malawak na pattern, na ka-echo ng mga reklamo tungkol sa pagmamantsa at pagkasira ng mga medalya sa Paris 2024, na nagpilit sa mga organisador doon na magproseso ng daan-daang request para sa kapalit nang makauwi na ang mga atleta.

Sa gitna ng lumalakas na pressure, pumasok na sa damage-control mode ang mga opisyal ng Milano Cortina. Kinumpirma ng chief games operations officer na si Andrea Francisi na “lubos na alam” ng mga organisador ang mga aberya at kasalukuyan nang sinusuri, kasama ang kanilang mga partner, kung ano mismo ang naging mali, sa ilalim ng malinaw na mandato na kailangang flawless ang mga medalya sa sandaling isabit ito sa leeg ng isang atleta. Ayon naman sa United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee at iba pang delegasyon, naghihintay sila ng malinaw na gabay tungkol sa posibleng pag-aayos o patakaran sa pagpapalit, habang pinag-iisipan ng organising committee kung kakailanganin ng mas matibay na attachment solution o karagdagang stock bago sumalang sa global feed ang susunod na bugso ng mga podium ceremony.

 

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