Johnson's teammate Keely Cashman added that the weight of the gold medal may have had something to do with it snapping from the ribbon. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)US figure skater Alysa Liu also posted a clip on social media of her team event gold medal, detached from its official ribbon. It isn't the first time the quality of Olympic medals has come under scrutiny. 'Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they're brand new,' Huston said in the post to his five million followers. 'They're apparently not as high quality as you'd think… It's looking rough… I don't know, Olympic medals, we gotta step up the quality a little bit.'

Source: Daily Mail February 09, 2026 15:40 UTC