For most people, the Olympic Games are a quadrennial television event, but for athletes, they are the culmination of decades of pain, sweat, and sacrifice. When American speed skater Sarah Warren finished her performance at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan, she didn’t head to the closing ceremony party but to a small tattoo parlor in the Porta Venezia district. The five interlocking rings, soon to appear on her skin, are not just a fashion statement. In the world of professional sports, they are a pass into the planet’s most exclusive club, a symbol that you have officially become part of history, regardless of your place on the podium.