A Polish woman responds after the scandal at the Olympics: I’m glad I became a “quiet legend”
Andżelika Wójcik, a Polish speed skater, spoke out after Winter Olympics 2026. Her words regarding her performance at the Olympics and behind the scenes became very loud.
We reported on the issue that broke out during Winter Olympics 2026 in WPROST. After very honest interviews during the games, right after her start in the 500-meter speed skating race, the Pole became topic number 1. Wójcik suggested that she could not count on support from the federation.
There was also a reaction from the Polish Speed Skating Association. The perspective was completely different from the one presented by the competitor just after taking 11th place in Italy. There was a lot of uproar in the media.
Andżelika Wójcik spoke out about the scandal at the Olympics. Honest post
You had to wait a few days for the entry regarding the whole confusion from the panni player. However, the Polish representative spoke out via social media, posting an entry on Instagram.
11th place in the individual five hundred meters race at the Winter Olympics. Just proud! Just the fact that I stood at the start of the fight against the best athletes in the world with dreams of an Olympic medal DESPITE everything I’ve been through over the last four years – as a warrior, as a person who showed that DESPITE – you can reach for your dreams. It toughened me and showed me that there are no challenges in life that are insurmountable to me.
All the injuries I had to fight, all the adversities, everything that tried to break me as an ambitious athlete, but also as a human being, everything that was not said out loud, because sometimes the only solution was to choose the strategy of silence in order to survive…
I am glad that I have become a “quiet legend” – because a legend only among those from the closest sports environment. Those who know what the truth is. Even those who know, but strongly maintain this construct of double morality, although they do not necessarily do it in bad faith. Regardless of my intentions, it was all these people who witnessed that I was capable of so much, despite all adversities.
That despite all adversities, I fought for myself. In the final stage of “UNO SOLO”, because there was really nothing left to lose
“The truth may be late, but it is never lost”
Therefore, it looks like the speed skater will remain in her position as it was during the 2026 Winter Olympics. And the view from the authorities of the Polish speed skating federation will be different.
Interestingly, in recent days we have also informed about a comment about Wójcik from her teammate. We are talking about another Polish representative who took 6th place in the 500 meters – Kai Ziomek-Nogal. The skater was very surprised by Wójcik’s behavior and words.
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.
