Dog gives Olympics organisers paws for thought

He crossed the finishing line, his moment of glory curtailed as he was collared by the organisers and led away.

19 Feb 2026 02:02pm
A dog wanders on the ski trail during the women's team cross country free sprint qualification event of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Lago di Tesero (Val di Fiemme). Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP
A dog wanders on the ski trail during the women's team cross country free sprint qualification event of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Lago di Tesero (Val di Fiemme). Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

TESERO - A dog decided he would bid for an unlikely Olympic medal on Wednesday as he joined the women's cross country team free sprint in the Milan-Cortina Games.

The dog ran onto the piste in Tesero in northern Italy and gamely, even without skis, ran behind two of the competitors, Greece's Konstantina Charalampidou and Tena Hadzic of Croatia.

He crossed the finishing line, his moment of glory curtailed as he was collared by the organisers and led away -- his owner no doubt will have a bone to pick with him when they are reunited. - AFP

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