MILAN – This is actually the second Olympics that Matthew and Brady Tkachuk remember representing the United States. AdvertisementBut 20 years ago, Matthew and Brady were also in Italy for the 2006 Olympics, only 80 miles away in Torino. They were running around the Olympic village, just like they are now. “Not sure how we got into the Olympic village,” Brady Tkachuk recalled, “but we somehow did.”Matthew Tkachuk, almost 22 months older than Brady, remembers how it happened. “I don’t know if you can even do that anymore,” Matthew Tkachuk told The Athletic.

Source: International New York Times February 17, 2026 21:05 UTC