The medal ceremonies at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan have had an odd addition. Each competitor who gets a medal also gets a stuffed animal. After the USA-Canada gold medal hockey match, it was ...
NBC New York: Why are athletes getting stuffed animals at the Olympics? They actually play a big role
Upon medaling at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, some athletes have been given rather fuzzy keepsakes: stuffed animals. That was the case when Team Italy clinched bronze in the figure skating team ...
Why are athletes getting stuffed animals at the Olympics? They actually play a big role
NBC Washington: Why are athletes getting stuffed animals at the Olympics? They actually play a big role
NBC 10 Philadelphia: Why are athletes getting stuffed animals at the Olympics? They actually play a big role
Yahoo! Sports: What's the stuffed animal given to USA, Canada after Olympic hockey gold medal match?
What's the stuffed animal given to USA, Canada after Olympic hockey gold medal match?
Yahoo! Sports: What happened to Matthew Tkachuk’s stuffed animal before Olympic gold medal celebration?
What happened to Matthew Tkachuk’s stuffed animal before Olympic gold medal celebration?
BEIJING, China — Bing Dwen Dwen, the stuffed version of the astronaut panda mascot of the 2022 Olympics, is an item on demand that's seemingly impossible to find. The word "Bing" is commonly a ...
MSN: Olympic hockey players receive stuffed animals. Meet Tina, Milo, the Flo
As the U.S. and Canadian hockey players received their medals — gold for the U.S. and silver for Canada — Olympic officials also handed them a stuffed animal. Each player received the Olympic mascot, ...