Is the glass half empty, or half full? On Sunday, Jean-Michel Saive reviewed the performance of the Belgian delegation during the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic GamesThe president of the COIB was understandably disappointed that Belgium only managed to secure [a certain number of points]. a single medal, in bronze, whereas she had obtained two in Beijing: " Our ambitions are constantly rising. With the largest delegation in Team Belgium's history, expectations and ambitions are increasing. And even though all indicators are up, we have one less medal than in Beijing. »
On the other hand, " This is the third time in a row that we have won a medal at the Olympic Games and the third time in a row that we have more top 8 finishes than the previous edition (eight, involving 12 athletes) "He's delighted," he says. It means that 40% of our athletes have reached a top 8 finishIt was 4% in Pyeongchang in 2018 and 16% in 2022. We had four top 8 finishes eight years ago and six top 8 finishes four years ago. »
Besides the bronze medal in the mixed short-track relay, Belgium also thrilled with Armand Marchant's fifth place in the slalom, Sandrine Tas's fourth place and Belgian record in the 5.000 meters (speed skating), or Kim Meylemans' sixth place in skeleton.
