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Dirk Libbey

One Surprising Issue Our Olympians Keep Having After Jumping Up And Down With Their Medals On

Gold medal USA Figure Skating Team with hands on hearts on podium.

I am an absolute junkie for the Olympics, so I’ve been watching every event I can find time for with my Peacock subscription. And while I have my share of issues with the way the streamer is covering the Olympics, the events themselves have been full of everything I love. Exciting and beautiful competition, thrilling moments, Minions-themed figure skating routines, and emotional victory. Unfortunately, it seems that some of the winners are getting a little too excited when they win, and it's causing problems with their medals.

U.S. Athlete Breezy Johnson was certainly happy to win the Women’s Downhill event at the Winter Olympics this year, despite teammate Lindsey Vonn's terrible crash. However, in a press conference that’s going viral on Instagram, she revealed that in a moment of excitement, where she jumped up and down while wearing her medal, she broke the pin that holds the medal to the ribbon.

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