MILAN (ITALPRESS) – The 30th medal for Italy at the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina 2026 with the bronze by Andrea Giovannini in the men’s final comes from the skating of speed. The blue is surprised, like the whole group of big, from the initial escape: the Dutch Jorrit Bergsma and the Danish Viktor Hald Thorup detaching everyone, arriving halfway ahead. Try to chase them the Belgian Medard, but it collapses in the final and opens a brooch: Giovannini, fifth at the start of the last lap, is good at exploiting it and winning the fly for the third place. Gold at Jorrit Bergsma (68 points), which is 40 years old and gives the ninth success to Holland, and silver to Denmark with Thorup (47 points). Giovannini is third with 21 points, giving the 14th bronze to Italy in these Games.
The long-awaited medal for Francesca Lollobrigida in the female mass start, which saw her defend the bronze conquered four years ago in Beijing. The blue was one of the favourites, given the two ori already conquered in Milan-Cortina 2026 and the second place in the semifinals, but it does not go beyond the fourth place. Francesca is very watchful in the first part of the race, not participating in any of the intermediate sprints, then she launches along with the rivals in the battle for gold. Here the blue leaves perhaps with a moment of delay, failing to sew the gap with the medals and closing in fourth place with ten overall points. Gold for the Netherlands, which makes the bis with the male race and celebrates the victory of Marijke Groenewoud (60 points), passing Italy and taking the top-3 of the medalist. Silver goes to the Canadian Ivanie Blondin (40 points), bronze for the American Mia Manganello (20 points). 30 medals remain for Italy, which tomorrow will have a last chance to go podium in the bob to four.
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