'Don't jump in them': Olympic athletes' medals break during celebrations
Sports,Olympics,Winter Olympics,Athletes
Handle with care. That's the message from gold medalist Breezy Johnson at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other athletes found their medals broke within hours.
Olympic organizers are investigating with "maximum attention" after a spate of medals have fallen off their ribbons during celebrations on the opening weekend of the Games.
"Don't jump in them. I was jumping in excitement, and it broke," women's downhill ski gold medalist Johnson said after her win Sunday. "I'm sure somebody will fix it. It's not crazy broken, but a little broken."...
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