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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle in Livigno

Winter Olympics officials find fix for broken medals and promise repairs

Breezy Johnson shows her broken medal to the media at the Winter Olympics.
Breezy Johnson shows her broken medal to the media at the Winter Olympics. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

After days of embarrassing stories about Winter Olympic medals cracking, snapping, and even breaking in two after falling in the snow, organisers say they have finally fixed the problem.

Officials have also promised to repair any of the medals that were awarded in the opening three days of competition in Milano Cortina, after identifying on Monday that the issue stemmed from the medal’s cord, which is fitted with a breakaway mechanism required by law.

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