Winter Olympics Review: Winners, Losers and Our Ice-Cold Takes

Winter Olympics Review: Winners, Losers and Our Ice-Cold Takes

Author: Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch February 25, 2026 Duration: 1:20:42

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The Milan Winter Olympics concluded last weekend, and in this wrap show, Gareth and Ross look back at the overachievers, the underachievers, and the big stories from Milan, offering insights on who won, lost and captivated our attention. We crown the King of the Games, the best and worst-performing countries, nominate our best performances across the range of sports, from endurance to figure skating (via "stoke"). We also share our biggest disappointments, reflections on what the Winter Games need most, and give our overall ratings to an excellent, thoroughly enjoyable Games.


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