A shocking confession by a Polish Olympian at the Games! “I preferred this to suffering”

The best Polish woman competing in the 500 meters was, as predicted by Winter Olympics 2026, Kaja Ziomek-Nogal. The Pole was fourth after her start, and ultimately finished the competition in sixth place. Thus, recording the best performance in his career, taking into account only the Olympics.

WINTER 2026: Shocking words of Andżelika Wójcik. An Olympian left to her own devices?

The second best Polish woman in 500 meters was Andżelika Wójcik. The competitor from Lubin in Lower Silesia ultimately took 11th place. After her start at Winter Olympics 2026, she gave a bitter, honest interview.

It must be admitted that the Olympian revealed quite shocking details of her preparations. The representative who took part in the Olympic event had to prepare alone, without a coach.

– For this Olympic year, I was left without care, without the preparation of a coach (…) I am sorry that it was left to me, so to speak. She had to take care of herself. True. I preferred this to suffering, simply – said Wójcik in an interview with Piotr Karpiński from Eurosport after her start.

As for her club affiliation, Wójcik – at least theoretically – is a player of MKS Cuprum Lubin. However, as we heard in the conversation at Winter Olympics 2026, the speed skater summa summarum had to fend for herself.

Winter Olympics 2026 scandal? PZŁS responds to the allegations

Rafał Tataruch commented on Andżelika Wójcik’s allegations. The head of the Polish Speed ​​Skating Association firmly denied the athlete’s words and presented a completely different version of events.

– It is difficult to explain such words of Angelika, who, embittered after the start, tries to shift the blame and blame everyone else but herself. She had full coaching supervision. This is not an easy person. She argued with every trainer possible. He cannot function in a group and argues with everyone. He is an antisocial person who doesn’t know how to fit in, he said.

The president of PZŁS added that “Suggestions that the player did not have coaching are lies and Andżelika Wójcik should apologize, first of all, to the coaches who tried to help her.”

– We had to put out fires all the time. First, with coach Artur Wasio, with whom she did not want to train. Later, we asked her to work with coach Roland Cieślak and that was the case until October, until the World Cup competition in Salt Lake City, where she said that she no longer wanted to train with the group because everyone was against her – he enumerated.

– We asked coach Agata Jabłońska, our team leader, to take care of her, for example by measuring times and helping with the warm-up. It was agreed that Andżelika would implement the plans of coach Roland Cieślak, but she did not even implement it – he added.

The scenario presented by Rafał Tataruch was also confirmed by Konrad Niedźwiedzki, member of PZŁS and head of the Polish Olympic mission.

2026 Games in Italy. Where and when to watch the Poles’ starts?

The Polish national team during the opening games consists of 60 athletes. In the 21st century, there has never been a time when a Polish woman or a Pole was not on the Olympic podium during the Winter Olympics. During the last winter games, Poland finished the competition with one medal. The bronze medal was won by ski jumper Dawid Kubacki in the normal hill competition.

It is already known that Kubacki’s result was beaten at the Winter Olympics 2026 by a debutant among Olympians – Kacper Tomasiak. The 19-year-old great talent won a silver medal in the normal hill competition and a bronze medal in the large hill competition in Predazzo.

Another Olympic runner-up, Vladimir Semirunni, who made his debut at the Winter Olympics, was also runner-up in the 10 km speed skating race.

Broadcasts from Winter Olympics 2026 in Poland are provided by Telewizja Polska (TVP) and the Discovery group (Eurosport). The event will last until Sunday, February 22.