Italian Olympic speed skater keeps it for Team USA

Italy’s skaters took home gold in the team pursuit on Tuesday with a win over Team USA, and Andrea Giovannini let them know.

Giovannini skated around the ice after securing the gold, hitting Stephen Curry’s “go to sleep” taunt as he celebrated. Curry infamously performed the move when he hit the dagger in the men’s basketball gold medal game against France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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“The last lap we were in control,” he said via the New York Post. “And I was just waiting for the finish line to mimic Steph.

“[It’s] emblematic of being cold-blooded.”

Giovannini admitted he planned the celebration with his teammate days before the final race and was worried he would “forget.”

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Team Italy with Davide Ghiotto, white armband, Andrea Giovannini, red armband, and Michele Malfatti, blue armband, compete for the gold medal in the men’s team pursuit speed skating final at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The moment was brief with a photographer capturing the emotion as he skated down the ice. Giovannini’s teammates Davide Ghiotto and Michele Malfatti also helped guide Italy to a gold. They finished with a time of 3:39.20 in the team pursuit.

Team USA’s Ethan Cepuran, Casey Dawson and Emery Lehman finished with a time of 3:43.71 to claim the silver medal. The team set the world record for the race back in November in Salt Lake City. They had a time of 3:32.49 in that race.

Casey Dawson of the United States, Emery Lehman of the United States and Ethan Cepuran of the United States celebrate winning silver in the men’s team pursuit on February 17, 2026. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

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It is the second Olympic medal for the trio. They won a silver at the 2022 Beijing Olympics with Joey Matia.