Italian speedskater hits Team USA with Steph Curry taunt after gold medal win

Italy’s speedskaters took location the golden successful squad pursuit connected Tuesday with a triumph implicit Team USA and Andrea Giovannini fto them cognize astir it.

Giovannini skated astir the crystal aft securing the golden and deed Stephen Curry’s "go to sleep" taunt arsenic helium celebrated. Curry notoriously performed the determination arsenic helium deed the dagger successful the golden medal men’s hoops crippled against France astatine the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Andrea Giovannini of Italy gestures aft his squad won the golden medal successful the last of the men's squad pursuit speedskating contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.  (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

"The past lap, we were successful control," helium said, via the New York Post. "And I was conscionable waiting for that decorativeness enactment to emulate Steph.

"[It’s] emblematic of having acold blood."

Giovannini admitted that helium planned the solemnisation with his teammate days earlier the last tally and was disquieted helium would "forget."

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Team Italy with Davide Ghiotto, achromatic armband, Andrea Giovannini, reddish armband, and Michele Malfatti, bluish armband, vie to triumph the golden medal successful the last of the men's squad pursuit speedskating contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.  (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The infinitesimal was little with a lensman capturing the emote arsenic helium skated down the ice. Giovannini’s teammates Davide Ghiotto and Michele Malfatti besides helped usher Italy to a gold. They finished with a clip of 3:39.20 successful the squad pursuit.

Team USA’s Ethan Cepuran, Casey Dawson and Emery Lehman finished with a clip of 3:43.71 and picked up the metallic medal. The squad acceptable a satellite grounds for the contention backmost successful November successful Salt Lake City. They had a clip of 3:32.49 successful that race.

Casey Dawson of United States, Emery Lehman of United States and Ethan Cepuran of United States observe winning metallic successful the men's squad pursuit connected Feb. 17, 2026.  (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

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It’s the 2nd Olympic medal for the trio. They won a metallic astatine the 2022 Beijing Olympics with Joey Matia.

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