( NewsNation) — A dog made its Olympic debut Wednesday when it unexpectedly showed up during the women’s cross-country team ...

The wolf-dog Nazgul became the unexpected star of the day on Wednesday at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, after running onto the women’s team sprint cross-country skiing course.

There was a welcome addition to the end of Wednesday’s Olympic women’s cross-country skiing team sprint free race, when a dog joined some of the athletes for the final sprint to the line.

The four-legged one finished the race strong.

In the women’s cross-country skiing team sprint qualification, a dog ran onto the course and zoomed with two skiers across ...

Good boy gone rogue as dog wanders onto course during Olympic cross country skiing race.

A dog crashed the finish line during a women's cross-country race at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.