Slovak Superfan Trades Olympic Dream for Prison Nightmare in Milan
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Cimon Asselin
Feb 12, 2026 (6:07 PM)
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Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
You can't make this stuff up. A Slovak fan travels all the way to Milan, dreams of Olympic glory, and ends up leaving in silver bracelets instead.
Talk about a blown coverage.
This 44-year-old national thought he could slip into Italy unnoticed. He was wrong. Dead wrong.
The guy had a warrant hanging over his head from 2010. That's 16 years ago. Most of us can't remember what we had for lunch yesterday, but the Italian legal system has a long memory.
He was wanted for a string of shop thefts. Not exactly a master criminal, but the law is the law.
His mistake? He checked into a guesthouse on the outskirts of Milan.
That's a rookie move. In 2026, that's like lighting a flare and waving it at the police station. The moment he registered, the digital alarms went off.
The Carabinieri didn't waste time. They swooped in Wednesday evening and bagged him before he could even smell the arena popcorn.
Now he's looking at 11 months and seven days in the slammer.
The Real Tragedy Happened on the Ice
Here is the kicker that really stings.
He came to watch Slovakia open their tournament. And they didn't just play; they put on a clinic.
Slovakia crushed Finland 4-1 at the Santagiulia Arena. It was a massive statement win. The atmosphere must have been electric.
And where was our guy? Sitting in a cell at San Vittore prison.
He risked his freedom to see his boys make a run for a medal. Instead, he missed the best game Slovakia has played in years.
That is a gut punch.
He has nearly a year to think about those shoplifting charges now.
Let's hope the guards at San Vittore are hockey fans and let him watch the highlights. Otherwise, this is going to be the longest penalty kill of his life.
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