For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or not
- Posted on February 14, 2026
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For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or not
Nobody is forced to come to the Olympics. The athletes in Milan and Cortina dreamed about these two weeks long before the flames were lit in northern Italy. For others who arrived here as the bold-faced names in their sport and heavy medal favorites, the business of the Olympics is more complicated.
