At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Stephen Curry went viral with his now-famous "Night Night" celebration. Fast forward to 2026 at Milan-Cortina, and Italian speed skaters are following suit.
On Tuesday, the trio of Davide Ghiotto, Michele Malfatti and Andrea Giovannini scored an upset victory over Americans Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Sepura, according to NBC Sports. They won the men's team pursuit in 3 minutes, 39.20 seconds. This was 4.5 seconds better than the Americans.
After crossing the finish line, they joined in a "Night of the Night" celebration to troll the American team.
Steph Curry celebrates 'Night Night' after Italy upsets Team USA for the gold medal in the men's team pursuit in speed skating at the Winter Olympics 🥇😴
(via @NBCSports)pic.twitter.com/fi0wY9jxVl
- ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 17 February 2026
The Italian trio not only won the gold medal, but did so in front of their hometown crowd. Furthermore, they defeated the American team that had previously set the world record time.
"Night Night" festival started in 2022. At the time, Curry and the Warriors were playing against the Denver Nuggets in the NBA playoffs. In Game 3 of the first round, the Warriors took the lead in the fourth quarter as Curry came off the bench after suffering an injury.
After scoring a layup over Nikola Jokic, Curry celebrated "Night of the Night".
From there, it took on a life of its own, especially after the Paris Olympics. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said the moment was one of the greatest moments in basketball history. Additionally, Kerr ended her speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago with the sentiment "night's the night."
Additionally, Buffalo Bills running back James Cook celebrated in the same fashion during the first half of the Bills' game against the Cleveland Browns on December 21.
