NBC broadcast cameras are littered all around Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, to capture all of the highlights, lowlights and emotions of athletes during the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.
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One of the most memorable moments caught on camera early in the 2026 games was the heartbreaking crash of former gold medalist Lindsey Vonn. There was the highlight of Jordan Stolz earning the 1000m gold medal in speed skating.
Seven-time gold-winning medalist Simone Biles knows all about the emotions athletes go through during the Olympics. However, the gymnast participates during the summer competitions.
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Biles has been on-scene at the 2026 Games to cheer on competitors for Team USA. On Friday, Biles was interviewed on the big screen during the men’s single figure skating final at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
Biles talked about the “Kiss-and-Cry” section that figure skating and gymnastics athletes have to wait in before learning their scores. Broadcast cameras are focused in on the athletes to capture every emotion, good or bad, when they learn if they won a medal or not–a harsh spot for competitive athletes to be put in during nerve-racking moments.
Biles isn’t a fan of the cameras, but has become accustomed to the tactic.
“We’re not huge fans of it, but we’re so used to it,” Biles said, via USA Today. “Gymnastics adopted it.”
The “Kiss-and-Cry” section started with figure skating. It makes for captivating television for viewers at home, even if it can make athletes feel uncomfortable being viewed at their lowest moment.
There’s a reason why the tactic moved to the Summer Games.
Biles, 28, noted similarities between figure skating and gymnastics, but the gymnast feels no calling to try to perform those moves on frozen water. She’s more at home in warm weather.
“I think the difference is the weather and the temperature,” Biles said of the difference between the summer and winter games. “I’m used to hot and this is very cool. So, I wish the athletes the absolute best and to stay chill.”
And maybe a bit of privacy off the ice.
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