The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics may be over, but the clips, memes and viral moments from this year's Games will live on forever.

Whether it was Snoop Dogg, a gold-medal dog (good boy!) or a scandalous curling controversy, the Winter Olympics had something for everyone.

If you have been unplugged or simply want to relive some of the moments that were undoubtedly shared across group chats, read on for the funniest, craziest and all-around best viral moments from the Milan Cortina Games...

Following his many appearances at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Snoop Dogg had to one-up himself in Milan. Snoop was everywhere during the 2026 Games, cheering on Team USA in custom shirts featuring the faces of star athletes. From rooting on Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse in the curling mixed doubles tournament (next to Dropkin's mother) to meeting Ilia Malinin ahead of his Olympic debut, Snoop made sure to make his mark.

Martha Stewart joined her friend in Italy during the Games, and the two seem to have had some great adventures. The pair called the women's short program, and viewers could even watch the Snoopcast during the U.S. men's hockey quarterfinal match vs. Sweden.

To watch Snoop try his hand at winter sports and gallivant around Italy, visit NBCOlympics.com.

Weather played a critical role during this year's Games. Heavy snow in Livigno postponed freestyle skiing events several times, ski jumping finals were cut short by a blizzard, and fog engulfed downhill training action. When race officials called it off, U.S. skier Keely Cashman transformed into a dance instructor.

Watch as she teaches her Team USA teammates the "Electric Slide."

My personal favorite moment of the 2026 Winter Olympics was Nazgul's late entry into the cross-country team sprint.

Two-year-old Nazgul is a "stubborn, but very sweet" Czechoslovakian wolfdog, his owner said. He was quickly collared by race officials and returned to his home nearby.

"He was crying this morning more than normal because he was seeing us leaving — and I think he just wanted to follow us," the owner said.

Nazgul sprinted across the finish line and seemed to have a little more energy than the skiers who collapsed upon completing the race.

The curling mixed doubles tournament was one of the biggest stories of the first week of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Dropkin and Thiesse's run to the gold medal game earned them celebrity status. However, they might not have been the biggest stars on the sheet. That title belongs to River Schwaller.

The son of Switzerland's mixed doubles curling team of Yannick Schwaller and Briar Schwaller-Hurlimann was in attendance for his parents' matches, and appears to be destined to follow in their footsteps. Following a win from his folks, River gravitated to his mom's broom, and did some sweeping of his own. If River were to one day make it to the Olympics, he would be a third-generation Olympian on both sides of his family. 

"I got my son after the game, cuddled him, he wanted to get down pretty quickly,” Briar told Reuters. “He saw the curling broom, took it and held it like a rock star and threw off the whole entire show."

River was not the only curling child to leave an impact in Italy. Luke Gallant, son of Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant, also greeted his parents after a win. He used his VIP seats to work on his photography skills. 

Canada's Luke Gallant, son of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant, cheers on his parents during their mixed doubles curling win over Norway on Day 2 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Dual moguls made its Olympic debut at this year's Games, and it is fair to say it was must-see TV. Canadian Mikael Kingsbury won gold, earning his fifth medal and second of the 2026 Games. However, it was not Kingsbury who went viral. 

In the quarterfinals, Ikuma Horishima crossed the finish line backwards, but still managed to beat his opponent, Nick Page. Horishima scored a 26, followed by a 21 in the semis. His stylish run in the quarterfinals directly led to a silver medal.

Curling — perhaps the epitome of sportsmanship at the Olympics — with a scandal? 

It shocked the internet, as Canada — yes, CANADA — cursed at Sweden after being called out for illegally touching the granite part of the stone during a throw. Canada vehemently denied the accusation, but footage revealed they had, in fact, committed the infraction. Apparently, Sweden had seen Canada get away with it in other matches and set up their own camera to catch them in the act. The next day, the Canadian women were called for the same violation by an umpire. Again, Canada denied it, and again, video evidence showed otherwise. 

While it is hard to tell just how much an illegal touch or double-touching impacts a shot, it is against the rules, and despite Canadian vice skip Marc Kennedy's objections, the internet was ready to call them cheaters. Kennedy's push was the subject of many memes as social media users inserted him into other Olympic moments. 

Canada got the last laugh, though, winning gold in the men's tournament and bronze in the women's. 

Typically, Olympians display world-class sportsmanship. It is an honor just to compete at the Olympics. Nowhere in sports do you see athletes as happy to finish 2nd, 3rd or sometimes off the podium entirely.

But that wasn't the case for Norwegian Alpine skier Atle Lie McGrath. Heading into the final run of the slalom with a massive half-second lead, McGrath straddled one of the first gates leading to his immediate disqualification. The reaction was strong. He hurled his poles, clicked out of his skis and exited the course, walking toward the woods before finding a place to lie down and process what had happened.

What could be seen as a tantrum is more easily understood given its context. McGrath shared that his grandfather had passed during the Opening Ceremony, and he did not even know if he could ski through his grief.

For the first time in Olympic history, a camera operator is on the ice with figure skaters, capturing intimate moments that overhead and fixed-angle cameras cannot.

Jordan Cowan, a former U.S. competitive ice dancer, combined his passions to create a job unlike any other. Once Cowan retired as a skater, he began filming competitions as a way of staying in the sport, while also exploring his love of film. With an engineering background, Cowan was able to construct his own rig that requires him to use manual focus and zoom.

Dressed in an all-white tuxedo, the 35-year-old tries to be as invisible as possible as he films skaters leaving the ice, creating moments that will live on in Olympic history. From Malinin shadow-boxing the camera to Alysa Liu saying, "That's what I'm f—king talking about," following her gold-medal free skate, Cowan has produced authentic, humanizing moments that add to an already emotionally rich sport.

“The best compliment I get from skaters is that they forgot I was even on the ice with them," Cowan said. "That’s the gold standard if you’re still able to capture something as it truly was, without interfering and affecting it."