{"id":64615,"date":"2026-02-09T19:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/2026-winter-olympics-committee-looking-into-medals-breaking-and-taking-the-issue-seriously\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:45:56","slug":"2026-winter-olympics-committee-looking-into-medals-breaking-and-taking-the-issue-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/2026-winter-olympics-committee-looking-into-medals-breaking-and-taking-the-issue-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Winter Olympics committee looking into medals breaking and &#8220;taking the issue seriously&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Milan \u2014<\/em>\u00a0The 2026 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee told CBS News it was &#8220;aware of an issue affecting a small number of medals and is investigating the matter,&#8221; after some athletes who won medals in the games reported they had broken.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t jump in them,&#8221; <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/breezy-johnson-team-usa-gold-medal-milano-cortina-womens-downhill-lindsey-vonn\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Breezy Johnson, who won the gold medal<\/a><\/span> in downhill skiing for Team USA on Sunday, told reporters after her race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was jumping in excitement and it broke. 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