Croatian cross-country skiers Tena Hadžić (21) and Ema Sobol (18) took 19th place in the team sprint freestyle qualification at the Winter Olympic Games in Teser, which was not enough to qualify for the final, where the 15th fastest pairs from the qualification will compete.
Interestingly, both Hadžić and Sobol overcame the given section in 3:42.57 minutes, they were 55.21 seconds behind the fastest Swedes, Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist, while the 15th Chinese Dinigeer Yilamujiang and Chunxue Chi, the last to go to the finals, “ran away” in 12.14 seconds.
At the end of the race on the track the animal ran out which was not on a leash. She did not threaten the competitors, but she ran behind Tena Hadžić when entering the finish line.
We reached out to Ivan Cizelj, director of the City of Zagreb Zoo, who did not rule out the possibility that it was a wolf.
I would say it’s a dog, you can see the collar. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that it is a wolf. Swiss wolves know how to descend the Italian Alps. It is difficult to determine based on the photo only because there are also crossbreedshe said, reports 24sata.hr.
🐺 Incredible. ¡Un perro lobo suelto en #MilanoCortina2026!
😵⛷️ Impressionantes imágenes del precioso animal assaulting la recta de meta del esquí de fondo pic.twitter.com/6UDasqhrJD
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) February 18, 2026
With this, Hadžić and Sobol ended their performances at the ZOI in Italy, Hadžić was 66th in the individual sprint, while she took 97th place in the 10km race, while Sobol was 75th in the sprint, and 88th in the 10km race.
(China | Photo: Profimedia)
