Fans are obsessed with the viral pierogi plushie during Poland's skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's where to shop similar plushies.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, it is not just athletes turning heads inside the arena. Team Poland has arrived with an unexpected companion that keeps popping up on camera. Fans are starting to notice,

The Olympics are stuffed with heartwarming moments — and this adorable viral dumpling is the perfect example. Team Poland stepped up to the 2026 Winter Olympics with strong competitors in speed skating,

Vladimir Semirunniy, a Russian-born speed skater who became a Polish citizen last year, won the silver medal in the men’s 10,000 metres at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday.

Japanese ski jumper Nikaido Ren won the silver medal at the men's large hill individual event in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Saturday.

MILAN (AP) — Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek spoke with a straight face and not a hint of irony as he explained how he managed to win an Olympic gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters at age 19 on Friday,

Poland comes to the Winter Olympics with a strong representation in speed skating while also having potential competitors in snowboarding, skiing and figure skating. They've got one thing that no other country's athletes have, though, and that's this stuff pierogi. Maybe he'll make it onto the medal stand. That would be quite Polish.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Lindsey Vonn skis during the Women's Downhill training at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on Feb.

Winning an Olympic medal brings pride to any athlete. Many countries also add cash rewards for those podium finishes. Using data shared by USA Today for the 2026 Winter Olympics (25 countries responded to the site’s query),

Yuma Kagiyama entered tonight trailing Ilia Malinin by 5.09 points — and he’s going to have a difficult time catching him. Kagiyama didn’t have his cleanest performance in the free skate, stumbling lightly after a couple jumps on a night he needed to be both aggressive and perfect.