For a brief moment, Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate of Spain united us all after he was initially prohibited from skating to Minions music at the Olympics. | Jorris Verwijst/BSR/Getty Images

Generally speaking, the athlete stories that come out of the Olympic Games are about the countless hours spent on the ice, on the slopes, and at the gym; the multitude of personal sacrifices made and the support systems that made it all possible; the training routines and nutrition regimens they’ve adhered to with endless discipline; and how all of that comes down to these special moments.

But the stories coming out of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics so far are…weird. Unhinged, even. There’s a chaotic energy that feels different from previous years. Sure, there are always funny viral moments, but when was the last time there was teammate-on-teammate credit card fraud, accusations of dick doping, or public admissions of adultery in the first few days?

We have to ask: What the hell is happening in Milan? Is there something (besides norovirus) in the water? Are the Games simply being influenced by Italy’s commedia dell’arte, and this crop of athletes are the bombastic exaggerations of our most human follies?

One thing we know for sure is that at these Games, the sports have become the sideshow and the stories of weird human behavior are the main attraction.

Don’t believe me? Here’s a quick rundown of all of the unbelievable, shocking, and gross things that have happened at the Winter Games so far (and we’ll keep updating this list as the Olympics go on):

1) Norway’s Sturla Holm Lægreid won bronze and admitted to cheating — not the sports kind.

Lægreid, a biathlete (not to be confused with a bisexual athlete), won the bronze medal in the 20 km biathlon and used his post-win interview to admit that he cheated on his girlfriend. “Six months ago I met the love of my life. The world’s most beautiful, sweetest person,” Lægreid said, crying. “Three months ago I made the biggest mistake of my life and cheated on her.”........

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