Request to the Bologna Government to double the award! Mihai Tentea and George Iordache were called by the President of Romania
Article by David Marinescu – Published Sunday, February 22, 2026, 6:42 p.m. / Updated Sunday, February 22, 2026, 6:59 p.m.
Mihai Tentea and George Iordache ranked 5th in the bob-2 event at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games, the best performance of the tricolors after Sapporo 1972. The two were called by the President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, and the ANS decided to double the value of the prize that the Executive will award.
Mihai Tentea and George Iordache achieved an extraordinary result for Romania at the Olympic Games in Milan: 5th place in the two-person bobsled.
The two athletes achieved the best performance of the tricolors in bobsled after Sapporo 1972. The only medal won by Romania at the Winter Olympics dates back to 1968, being brought by Ion Panţuru and Nicolae Neagoe in the two-person bobsled.
Mihai Cristian Tentea and George Iordache were called by the President of Romania, Nicușor Dan
Just one day after the important success for Romanian sport, Mihai and George received a phone call from the President of Romania, Nicușor Dan.
The head of state congratulated the two for the result they achieved at the Winter Olympic Games and told them that he is waiting for them to return home healthy.
ANS will ask for the doubling of the prize. The government has the final decision
At the same time, the president of the National Sports Agency, Bogdan Matei, announced that the prize for the two is to be doubled by the Executive.
Bogdan-Constantin Matei, president of ANS
GSP learned that ANS will make a request in this regard to the Romanian Government, the final decision to be taken during a meeting of the Executive, led by Ilie Bolojan.
As the initial prize is €42,000, they would receive €84,000 for the result in Italy.
Final of the Winter Olympics
Today at 21:00 the grand spectacle of the closing ceremony of this year's edition of the Olympic Games will take place. Organizers have already revealed some of the names that will be on the bill for the ceremony, from Roberto Bolle, one of the world's most famous classical dancers, to Verona-born pop singer Achille Lauro.
At the closing ceremony, Romania is represented by the State Counselor for Romanians everywhere, Ana-Maria Geană, from the Presidential Administration, and by Tanczos Barna, Deputy Prime Minister of Romania.
Beauty will not only be shown, but experienced, shared and felt. We want the audience to be an integral part of a story that combines emotion and reflection, body and soul. All means of expression, dance, music, cinematography, architecture, are integrated in a choral choreography
Maria Laura Iascone, director of ceremonies at Milan-Cortina 2026
