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Fourth Place at Milano-Cortina Becomes a Defining Test for Olympians

Athletes describe the sting of finishing one step short of the Olympic podium.

Overview

  • German snowboarder Annika Morgan lost bronze in slopestyle when Zoi Sadowski Synnott’s final run moved her to fourth, a result she summed up as “It sucks a lot.”
  • France’s Nils Allègre finished fourth in the super-G by 0.03 seconds and noted a career pattern of near-misses after multiple fourths in recent World Cup races in Val Gardena.
  • U.S. bobsledders Frankie del Duca and Joshua Williamson placed fourth behind three German teams, echoing their fourth-place results in both two- and four-man events at the 2025 World Championship.
  • Britain’s Kirsty Muir finished fourth in both slopestyle and big air, calling the outcome “bittersweet” while expressing pride in how she performed under pressure.
  • The reporting underscores how years of preparation can end without podium recognition, even as many near-miss athletes emphasize resilience and takeaways for the rest of their careers.