There's a bit of cycling at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. Yesterday, under the gaze of Rio 2016 Omnium gold medalist Elia Viviani, sitting in the stands with his wife Elena Cecchini and the Paris 2024 Madison winning couple Chiara Consonni-Vittoria Guazzini, flag bearer Arianna Fontana and teammates conquered success in the mixed relay.

Among the Italian short track athletes who won the most precious medal is Thomas Nadalini, who grew up with cycling to the point of sending a truly special birthday message yesterday to Caterina Giurato (wife of Stefano Casagranda and mother of Andrea, ed). "Happy birthday ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ this is just the beginning. Thank you for making me feel at home when I was cycling" reads the WhatsApp message made public on social media by the Veloce Club Borgo director.

Nadalini is from Pergine and today continues to pedal for training, like most skaters. In recent years, he participated in the 24h of Feltre together with other yesterday's medalists, in a team for the occasion with his regional teammate Daniel Oss.

Another cyclist-turned-athlete is Amos Mosaner, bronze medalist in mixed doubles curling with Stefania Constantini, after the well-deserved gold in 2022. At the time, we had dedicated an article to his past as a cyclist. The winter sports champions who are former cyclists started strong at Milan-Cortina 2026 and the five-ring event has just begun... The cycling world is cheering for them and the entire Italy Team.