Italy Taunts U.S. In Oh-So-Familiar Style After Winning Speedskating Team Event

Italy borrowed NBA star Steph Curry’s “night-night” gesture to celebrate its victory over the Americans in the speedskating team pursuit on Tuesday.

Italian team pursuit member Andrea Giovannini did the same, placing his cheek on his hands as if falling asleep while reveling in the home ice triumph in Milan by 4 1/2 seconds.

The Americans set the world pursuit record in November and hoped to turn the bronze they won at the 2022 Beijing Olympics into gold this time around, The Associated Press noted.

Instead, it was the Italians winning their first gold in the event since they last hosted the Winter Games in 2006.