An impressive husky showed up on Wednesday during the cross-country skiing events at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. He even had the right to his photo finish at the finish.

Published on: 02/18/2026 - 6:45 p.m.

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The dogs are at the gates of the Olympics. A husky dog, to be precise. In a surreal scene, a canine managed to make its way onto the Val di Fiemme cross-country ski track during qualifying for the women's team sprint event

He started running behind cross-country skiers, including the Greek Konstantina Charalampidou who laughed a lot at the episode:

“He was cute and not aggressive, so it was OK,” she said. “The race wasn't great, I'm not very proud of myself” but “I became famous because of a dog that crossed the finish line and now everyone wants to interview me,” added Charalampidou. “This is the first time I’ve given interviews,” she was surprised.

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"After crossing the finish line, he was going towards everyone. I wanted to pet him but I didn't have time because I didn't manage to find him afterwards," added the Greek cross-country skier, last in qualifying with her partner Nefeli Tita.

A photo finish and an identified owner

The dog ended up passing the finish line, even giving rise to his own photo finish. However, the organization did not rank it.

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The husky wore a collar and was taken care of by organizers who identified its owner. According to AP, it was not a spectator who had managed to sneak in his impressive animal despite the IOC ban but a local. The latter assured that his dog had escaped before the race

The exclusion was logical: this dog, unlike Snoop Dogg, was not accredited.

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