Stop the presses — I have a new favoriteWinter Olympian. And unlike the rest of you, it's not Jutta Leerdam.
No, this one is of the canine variety.
During the women's cross-country team sprint qualifying race in Lago di Tesero, Italy, a 2-year-old Czech wolfhound named Nazgul broke out of his enclosure, sprinted onto the course and decided he, too, would like a shot at Olympic glory.
NBC's cameras captured Nazgul trotting across the finish line behind Croatian skier Tena Hadzic, prompting one announcer to observe, "The biggest cheer of the day, and it's not for any of the skiers so far," while another joked, "Anybody lost their dog?" and noted, "it's a fairly nice mutt there, not hindering anybody's progress. One of those moments you have to laugh about."
While the crowd and the announcers were delighted by Nasgul, he managed to give Hadzic a bit of a scare.
"I was like, 'Am I hallucinating?" Hadzic said. "I don't know what I should do, because maybe he could attack me, bite me."
Fortunately, this good boy had no interest in attacking or biting anyone.
Omega — the official timing sponsor — even gave the puphis own photo-finish momentwhen he was automatically recorded by its Scan'O'Vision ULTIMATE camera.
Race officials eventually caught up with Nazgul and returned him unharmed to his home at a nearby bed-and-breakfast.
As for why he joined the race in the first place?
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