A beautiful spectacle in the Arena di Verona. Poland present at the ZIO closing ceremony
The Arena di Verona amphitheater in the city of lovers was the venue for the closing ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games. The Polish national team was also present.
The Polish Olympic team consisted of a total of 60 players. There was no shortage of unique moments on the Apennine Peninsula, which we reported on on an ongoing basis in WPROST. Winter Olympics 2026 turned out to be the games that can be placed on the podium in the category of the best in terms of medals won for Poland.
Closing ceremony of Winter Olympics 2026 at the Arena di Verona. This is what the Polish national team looked like
According to the information provided by the Polish Olympic Committee, the Polish flag was carried by two people during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics – Gabriela Topolska (short track) and Wladimir Semirunnij (speed skating).
Arena di Verona witnessed a beautiful conclusion to the Olympic emotions. Apart from the typical artistic layer – prepared by the hosts – there was also a traditional procession of athletes who remained on the Apennine Peninsula until the end. The Polish national team was also among them.
The red and white team waved flags with smiles, thanking them for their shared emotions.
Where’s the next Winter Olympics? We will stay in Europe. This time the host will be France, specifically in the French Alps. However, the winter competition will have to wait until the next Olympics, i.e. the four-year period until 2030.
Winter Winter 2026: Four Olympic medals for the Polish team
The Games on the Apennine Peninsula were quite successful for the Polish team. Looking at the medal achievements, this is the best performance of the Olympic team in red and white colors in over 12 years.
Medals for the Polish national team during the 2026 Winter Olympics were won mainly by ski jumpers. One of them, a 19-year-old Olympic debutant – Kacper Tomasiak – won three of them. The leader of coach Maciej Maciusiak’s team was silver on the normal hill, bronze on the large hill in Predazzo and again the Olympic vice-champion in the duet competition. In the latter case, Paweł Wąsek formed a two-person team with Tomasiak.
We also cannot forget about the first medal for Polish men at the Winter Olympics since 2014. Vladimir Semirunniy reached for it. “Władek” became the Olympic vice-champion in the 10 km distance.
In its history of participation in the Winter Olympics, the Polish team has won a total of 27 medals – seven gold, ten silver and ten bronze, respectively. Interestingly, the first bronze medal for Poland was won by Franciszek Gąsienica-Groń (Nordic combined) almost exactly 70 years ago, during the Olympic Games in… Cortina d’Ampezzo. This year, history has come full circle in a beautiful Italian-Polish Olympic circle.
Speaking of history, another special story happened during Winter Olympics 2026. Namely, Klaudia Adamek was the first in the history of Polish Olympism to take part in both the summer and winter games. A former athlete and participant of the Olympic Games in Tokyo (2021) in the 4×100 meters relay, she completed the Olympic set by starting in Italy (2026) in the bobsled doubles.
