Overview
- During team sprint qualifying at the Lago di Tesero cross-country stadium in Val di Fiemme, a dog entered the piste and ran with competitors to the line.
- The moment was recorded on broadcast cameras and even the photofinish, with clips and images spreading widely online.
- Event staff quickly approached, calmed the animal and removed it from the track, and no athletes were harmed.
- Reports differ on the breed, describing the dog as a husky or a Czechoslovak wolfdog, and one outlet reported the name as Nazgul.
- The dog wore a collar, sought attention rather than showing aggression, and was seen nosing near Slovenia’s Lucija Medja and Argentina’s Nahiara Diaz Gonzalez.