American figure skater Andrew Torgashev earned a unique nickname at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
The Olympian is called “The Pizza King” because of his unconventional diet in 2022.
Determined to regain a critical leap, Torgashev started a pizza diet, eating pizza for 53 days straight.
Surprisingly, that diet plan worked for him.
Torgashev stated, “I ended up losing weight and getting my square loop back during this time. So it was a success. Since then, I’ve cut back on the amount of pizza I eat.”
The 24-year-old Floridian is currently embracing this cheesy claim to fame while on the world stage.
Billing himself on Instagram as Team USA’s figure skating pizza ambassador, the young man is relishing the role, citing barbecue chicken and honey prosciutto as prime pizza ingredients.
On the ice, its effectiveness seems clear as it helped the U.S. secure a gold medal in the team event earlier in the games.
In the men’s individual short program on Tuesday 10 February, Torgashev produced an impressive display, with his score of 88.94 placing him second in the middle of the competition.
