{"id":1810846,"date":"2026-03-06T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1810846"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:01:00","slug":"how-team-oakley-won-gold-at-milano-cortina-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1810846","title":{"rendered":"How Team Oakley won gold at Milano Cortina 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/380-88-2620-1746\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440402.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/fashion\/article\/69828\/1\/how-team-oakley-won-gold-at-milano-cortina-2026\" data-article-id=\"69828\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.49\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eileen Gu wears Oakley \" class=\"img\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440402.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Adam <span class=\"nowrap\">Pretty\/Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-06T10:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"06 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"6\">6,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>How Team Oakley won gold at Milano <span class=\"nowrap\">Cortina 2026<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>At this year&#8217;s Olympics, the brand proved that it does winter sports like no <span class=\"nowrap\">one else<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-06T10:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"06 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"6\">6,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-06T10:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"06 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"6\">6,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isobelvandyke\">Isobel Van Dyke<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Picture this: you\u2019re 2000 metres up a mountain in the Italian Alps. You\u2019ve never skied or snowboarded before. You don\u2019t know if the goggles are meant to go under or over your helmet, and you\u2019ve got no idea what all the various vents in your jacket are for. This was the situation I recently found myself in, surrounded by snow as far as the eye could see while navigating the slopes in Livigno, a ski resort on the Swiss-Italian border.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thankfully, as I scrambled up the mountain \u2013 moving sideways, like a goat \u2013 the dome of an enormous grey igloo revealed itself. Above the door read a word that any seasoned alpine adventurer will know very well: Oakley. Unlike me, the American sportswear brand isn\u2019t new to snowy terrains or mountainous landscapes; in fact, it\u2019s been selling ski goggles for more than four decades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It wouldn\u2019t be surprising to spot the Oakley logo on the slopes, after all, the brand has become to winter sports what Mr Zog\u2019s Sex Wax is to surfing \u2013 an essential. What is surprising, however, is the scale and physics of the temporary igloo-shaped pop-up that stands before me. For instance, how the hell did they get it up here? The Oakley Outpost, as it has been named, sits at the base of the Oakley Flowpark, a purpose-built terrain created especially for riders of all abilities to show off their tricks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"62238e3f-8a2e-426b-8cfb-b40400ffc2ba\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440403.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oakley Outpost \" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440403.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">The Oakley Outpost <span class=\"nowrap\">in Livigno<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Oakley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>From my mountain position, standing in the outpost\u2019s doorway with an ice-cold Corona, I watch as professional snowboarders launch themselves onto rails and boxes, pirouetting magnificently through the air. I\u2019m taken back to my teenage years, sneaking off to the local village skatepark with a stolen can of my dad\u2019s beer, blushing as the boys skated circles around me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mostly, those shredding down the Livigno mountains have been skiing and snowboarding for as long as they could walk, and occasionally, the odd Olympian drops by. And for good reason: uncoincidentally, we\u2019re here at the same time as the 2026 Winter Olympics. This year\u2019s Games, Milano Cortina, are split predominantly between \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 Milan and Cortina. However, Livigno has become the unofficial third Olympic village, host to the snowboard and freestyle competitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At one point, Swiss Olympic skier Mathilde Gremaud glides down to the Oakley Outpost, where she enjoys a glass of champagne, and everyone sings her \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d. She pops her gold medal down on the table while she tucks into a slice of birthday cake. Naturally, she\u2019s dressed head to toe in Oakley\u2019s brand new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69469\/1\/prada-armani-nike-winter-olympics-milano-cortina-2026\"><span>Aura collection<\/span><\/a><span> (inspired by the athletes themselves).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"bc19949f-b460-4993-a689-b40400fffe9a\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440404.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mathilde Gremaud in Oakley\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440404.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Mathilde Gremaud winning gold <span class=\"nowrap\">in Oakley<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Michael <span class=\"nowrap\">Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Caio Amato, Oakley\u2019s Global President, is nearby, also taking it all in. \u201cTo be frank, we don\u2019t care much about the medals,\u201d he tells me. \u201cWe do celebrate them, but what really matters are the humans behind the goggles and glasses \u2013 their struggles, their vulnerabilities, their stories. If someone walks out of the Oakley Outpost and realises that performance can also be human, vulnerable, emotional, or even rebellious, then we\u2019ve done our job.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Moments like this one, not only remembering but celebrating Gremaud\u2019s birthday, while her shiny new gold medal is plonked beside her, summarise the Oakley attitude. Once you become a part of Team Oakley, you accidentally become part of an extended family that will push you to be the best you can be, but cares about you above anything else. \u201cWhen an athlete stands at the top of a mountain on the biggest sports stage in the world wearing Oakley, that\u2019s not exposure, that\u2019s trust,\u201d says Amato.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Oakley athletes have to trust that their kit will protect them, even in the most extreme situations. \u201cAt the 2026 Winter Olympics, we witnessed one of those moments in sport that freezes time. Milliseconds between glory and real, life-threatening risk \u2013 a brutal crash involving Kamila Sellier [the Polish short track skater who suffered a facial injury]. Razor-sharp blades at a maximum speed. It could have been a fatal tragedy, but it wasn\u2019t. And that is the greatest achievement we can have as a brand, to support athletes when they need it the most.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Of all the achievements Oakley could list from this year\u2019s Olympics \u2013 the Outpost, the Flowpark, the countless athletes who stood on the podium wearing the latest Oakley kits \u2013 Amato describes the almost-tragedy with Sellier as his greatest achievement. \u201cMy biggest highlight was when I could speak to Kamila after the accident and we celebrated her life together.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As for me, a first-time-skier who never quite managed to put her balaclava on correctly, my worries seem minute in comparison to the Olympians risking their lives for their sports. That being said, it can be hard to let go of that seed of doubt when you\u2019re so new to something \u2013 it\u2019s pretty scary when you\u2019re used to ambling around Victoria Park and suddenly find yourself halfway up a mountain. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Picture this: you\u2019re 2000 metres up a mountain in the Italian Alps. You\u2019ve never skied or snowboarded before. You don\u2019t know if the goggles are meant to go under or over your helmet, and you\u2019ve got no idea what all the various vents in your jacket are for. This was the situation I recently found myself in, surrounded by snow as far as the eye could see while navigating the slopes in Livigno, a ski resort on the Swiss-Italian border.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thankfully, as I scrambled up the mountain \u2013 moving sideways, like a goat \u2013 the dome of an enormous grey igloo revealed itself. Above the door read a word that any seasoned alpine adventurer will know very well: Oakley. Unlike me, the American sportswear brand isn\u2019t new to snowy terrains or mountainous landscapes; in fact, it\u2019s been selling ski goggles for more than four decades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It wouldn\u2019t be surprising to spot the Oakley logo on the slopes, after all, the brand has become to winter sports what Mr Zog\u2019s Sex Wax is to surfing \u2013 an essential. What is surprising, however, is the scale and physics of the temporary igloo-shaped pop-up that stands before me. For instance, how the hell did they get it up here? The Oakley Outpost, as it has been named, sits at the base of the Oakley Flowpark, a purpose-built terrain created especially for riders of all abilities to show off their tricks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"62238e3f-8a2e-426b-8cfb-b40400ffc2ba\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440403.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oakley Outpost \" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440403.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">The Oakley Outpost <span class=\"nowrap\">in Livigno<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Oakley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>From my mountain position, standing in the outpost\u2019s doorway with an ice-cold Corona, I watch as professional snowboarders launch themselves onto rails and boxes, pirouetting magnificently through the air. I\u2019m taken back to my teenage years, sneaking off to the local village skatepark with a stolen can of my dad\u2019s beer, blushing as the boys skated circles around me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mostly, those shredding down the Livigno mountains have been skiing and snowboarding for as long as they could walk, and occasionally, the odd Olympian drops by. And for good reason: uncoincidentally, we\u2019re here at the same time as the 2026 Winter Olympics. This year\u2019s Games, Milano Cortina, are split predominantly between \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 Milan and Cortina. However, Livigno has become the unofficial third Olympic village, host to the snowboard and freestyle competitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At one point, Swiss Olympic skier Mathilde Gremaud glides down to the Oakley Outpost, where she enjoys a glass of champagne, and everyone sings her \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d. She pops her gold medal down on the table while she tucks into a slice of birthday cake. Naturally, she\u2019s dressed head to toe in Oakley\u2019s brand new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69469\/1\/prada-armani-nike-winter-olympics-milano-cortina-2026\"><span>Aura collection<\/span><\/a><span> (inspired by the athletes themselves).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"bc19949f-b460-4993-a689-b40400fffe9a\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440404.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mathilde Gremaud in Oakley\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440404.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Mathilde Gremaud winning gold <span class=\"nowrap\">in Oakley<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Michael <span class=\"nowrap\">Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Caio Amato, Oakley\u2019s Global President, is nearby, also taking it all in. \u201cTo be frank, we don\u2019t care much about the medals,\u201d he tells me. \u201cWe do celebrate them, but what really matters are the humans behind the goggles and glasses \u2013 their struggles, their vulnerabilities, their stories. If someone walks out of the Oakley Outpost and realises that performance can also be human, vulnerable, emotional, or even rebellious, then we\u2019ve done our job.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Moments like this one, not only remembering but celebrating Gremaud\u2019s birthday, while her shiny new gold medal is plonked beside her, summarise the Oakley attitude. Once you become a part of Team Oakley, you accidentally become part of an extended family that will push you to be the best you can be, but cares about you above anything else. \u201cWhen an athlete stands at the top of a mountain on the biggest sports stage in the world wearing Oakley, that\u2019s not exposure, that\u2019s trust,\u201d says Amato.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Oakley athletes have to trust that their kit will protect them, even in the most extreme situations. \u201cAt the 2026 Winter Olympics, we witnessed one of those moments in sport that freezes time. Milliseconds between glory and real, life-threatening risk \u2013 a brutal crash involving Kamila Sellier [the Polish short track skater who suffered a facial injury]. Razor-sharp blades at a maximum speed. It could have been a fatal tragedy, but it wasn\u2019t. And that is the greatest achievement we can have as a brand, to support athletes when they need it the most.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Of all the achievements Oakley could list from this year\u2019s Olympics \u2013 the Outpost, the Flowpark, the countless athletes who stood on the podium wearing the latest Oakley kits \u2013 Amato describes the almost-tragedy with Sellier as his greatest achievement. \u201cMy biggest highlight was when I could speak to Kamila after the accident and we celebrated her life together.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As for me, a first-time-skier who never quite managed to put her balaclava on correctly, my worries seem minute in comparison to the Olympians risking their lives for their sports. That being said, it can be hard to let go of that seed of doubt when you\u2019re so new to something \u2013 it\u2019s pretty scary when you\u2019re used to ambling around Victoria Park and suddenly find yourself halfway up a mountain. 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