Courtney Carrying Olympic Torch

Milano and Cortina in Italy will play host to the 2026 Olympics next month. As it is custom there’s a long torch relay through the host country and this year Courtney Dauwalter had the honor to carry the torch for a bit.

A huge honor to carry the Olympic torch in Italy! Felt the weight of the dreams, the teamwork, the dedication, the patience, the joy, the nerves, and the beauty of trying hard all in this torch as it makes its way towards the opening ceremonies. Thank you for the inspiration! Grazie mille!

Despite everything that’s happening around us, somehow the show must go on.

Just had another thought on this: Courtney is sponsored by Salomon. Salomon is a huge sponsor of the (Winter) Olympics. Salomon is fully behind the push to make trail running an Olympic event. Now this all makes sense.