Overview
- Crétier disclosed the theft in new interviews with franceinfo and France 3 reported on January 14.
- The burglary occurred in summer 2025 while he was away, with intruders disabling the alarm and destroying video storage before finding the medal.
- He believes the theft was targeted, noting the medal had been hidden in a sock in a drawer.
- Italian authorities stopped actively searching after a few months of investigation, according to Crétier.
- He has asked the IOC and Japan’s Olympic committee for a replacement, but the 1998 medal maker has died, complicating an exact copy, and he hopes for recognition at the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.