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The owner of the dog that crashed a WinterOlympicsThe ski race only became aware he had left their apartment when she saw him running across the finish line on television.

Alice Varesco, 35, a former Olympic skier who currently works in trade marketing, said she was shocked when she saw two-year-old Nazgul rushing through the women’s team cross-country skiing qualification session, according to the Daily Mail.

She and her husband Enrico, who reside just a brief walk away from the Lake Tesero course, had left him confined in his kennel at home when they went to the biathlon, thinking there was no possibility he could escape.

It wasn’t until her friends started sending her videos from the race that she realized the dog sprinting across the track was her “stubborn, yet very kind” Czechoslovakian wolfdog.

I believed it was impossible,” she said. “We had placed him in his kennel and the door was shut, so I couldn’t figure out how it could be him.

She stopped the video, identified his markings, and called the neighbors, who verified that his kennel was vacant and the flat door was left slightly open.

Race officials eventually succeeded in capturing the fleeing dog and guided him away from the track, earning applause from the crowd.

But the tension wasn’t finished. Alice later discovered that Nazgul managed to escape once more shortly after being removed from the track, briefly slipping out of his handler’s grip before being caught again.

I was extremely embarrassed,” she confessed. “When they informed me that he had escaped once more after being captured, I just thought, ‘Oh no, not again.’

She mentioned that the organizers were empathetic and glad that no more severe incident occurred, as Nazgul was swiftly brought back to safety following his second attempt to escape.

“This is the first time he has ever done something like this, so we will definitely need to watch him more closely,” she said.

Footage shared globally depicted Nazgul chasing skiers from Croatia and Greece as they raced toward the final stretch, drawing cheers and giggles from the audience.

Nevertheless, not all people found it humorous.

Tena Hadzic from Croatia said she was shocked by the animal’s unexpected arrival.

“I initially believed it was a wolf and thought I was hallucinating due to the intense run. It was very big, and as I passed by, I feared it might attack me,” she explained.

The fact that he managed to get on the track is not positive. It doesn’t concern me much since I’m not aiming for a medal. However, if this had occurred in the final, where medals are being contested, it could have been risky.

Greek skier Konstantin Charalampidou, who came in last place, adopted a more laid-back perspective.

“Fortunately, he was very well mannered. He stayed with the camera on the final stretch, was adorable, and thankfully didn’t interfere with the race,” she said.

It was amusing. He made me stop thinking about the race, as it wasn’t going well. Because of him, I’m now famous, so I need to thank him.

Alice thinks Nazgul was able to open the latch of his kennel before walking towards the front door of their apartment, which was not secured.

“He must have lowered the handle with his paw, descended the stairs, and somehow reached the track,” she said.

She confessed she was frightened upon realizing what had occurred.

“He is kind, outgoing, and fun, but I was concerned he might get disoriented by the large groups and respond negatively. There was a possibility of something going wrong,” she mentioned.

The race official managed to contact him and remove him – but that’s when he escaped once more.

The Nazgul derives its name from the Ringwraiths in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and was officially recorded with a time by Swiss timing company Omega upon crossing the finish line.

Alice said: “We both enjoy the book, although I didn’t like the name – it was Enrico’s suggestion. I wanted to name him Athos, referencing one of The Three Musketeers.”

He’s a true wild dog, and that’s the kind of people we are. We enjoy the outdoors and the mountains, and he loves taking long walks with us.

It’s not an easy type – you need to put in a lot of effort during their first year – but he is extremely sociable and very kind.

We expressed our apologies to the organizers as we were aware that things might have gone wrong, but they were simply glad that nothing serious occurred.

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