Now six years removed from the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy were able to enjoy the presence of their family members as they competed for the world.

Maybe more than ever before, those family members included children of Olympic athletes. 

From Francesca Lollobrigida's moment of glory with her son, to the “Curling Babies” antics on the sheet, to the gaggle of bobsled kids, here are some of the many moments where the kids shared the stage with their Olympic parents...

Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida broke an Olympic record and won Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games and skated immediately off the track to find her son, Tommaso. The 35-year-old took a break from speed skating after the 2022 Winter Olympics to start her family. Just eighteen months after returning from the birth of her son, Lollobrigida showed the world just what parents can do.

Gold medalist Francesca Lollobrigida from Italy poses with her son Tommaso after competing in the speed skating women's 3000m Feb. 7, 2026, at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Switzerland’s mixed doubles curling team of Yannick Schwaller and Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann picked up a win on Day 1 of competition on Wednesday. But after the extra-ends win, all eyes were on the youngest Schwaller.

Following the victory, Briar walked over to the stands while waving and blowing a kiss to her son, River Schwaller, who is a year-and-a-half old.

Briar's family handed River to her over the railing, and the young athlete naturally gravitated to his mom’s broom, showing curling probably does run in the family.

Kendall Coyne Schofield’s son, Drew, is a fixture at his mother’s hockey games, but it was the U.S. game against Canada in the group stage that elevated him into a pint-sized celebrity. When a puck soared into the crowd, Coyne Schofield’s husband, Michael Schofield, knocked it down and into Drew’s hands. In an interview with NBC’s Maria Taylor, Schofield detailed the experience, and the joy of watching his son grow up surrounded by the talented athletes on the U.S. women's hockey team.

The dads were in on the action as well across Italy, including a trio of dual moguls skiers, Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury, Japan’s Ikuma Horishima and Australia’s Matt Graham holding up all their trophies during the medal ceremony. 

Mikael Kingsbury, Ikuma Horishima, and Matt Graham celebrate with their family members during the medal ceremony for the men's dual moguls final on day nine of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy.

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Other dads included U.S. Alpine skier Bryce Bennett, who shared a touching moment with his wife, Kelley, and daughter, Kate. And Australian snowboarder Scotty James, who shared a funny moment with his son after securing silver in the snowboard halfpipe competition when Leo appeared less than impressed with the medal around his neck.

U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has had her kids with her for two Olympics, but her sons Nico and Noah got to celebrate Meyers Taylor’s first gold medal with her, 

Fellow American pilot, Kaillie Humphries, who won silver in the monobob and the bronze in two-woman bobsled, is also a mom to a year-and-a-half old son, Aulden. The two household names aren't the only sledding sport athletes to also claim the title of "parent." Humphries' push athlete Jasmine Jones is mother to her daughter, Jade. Across the sliding sports, more and more female athletes have made the decision to become parents and work to stay at the top level of their sports. 

On the U.S. men's side, two-man and four-man pilot Frank Del Duca, shared a moment after his two-man event with his wife, Haley, and son, Seb.

If anything has become clear at this Winter Olympics, beyond the strength and resiliency of athletes and the teams that get them there, it's that the Olympics have truly become a family affair.