CORTINA (ITALPRESS) – Four medals, two holes that illuminate the Home Games, as well as a silver and a bronze, and a total that rises at altitude 17. Italy lives another exciting page in Milan-Cortina 2026 and consolidates its leading role in medallion. Starting from the end, Arianna Fontana’s silver in the 500-metre short track placed it more and more in the legend: 13th Olympic medal, equaled Edoardo Mangiarotti. The first acute of the day comes from the Olympia delle Tofane where, under the eyes of President Mattarella, Federica Brignone performs the new masterpiece of his career, perhaps the most beautiful. 10 months after the terrible injury, the Tiger of La Salle wins the supergiant by putting the fourth Olympic medal at its neck but the first gold medal. An almost unpredictable venture for the same 35-year-old Valdostana, which until a few weeks ago did not even know if there would be: “I wouldn’t have expected it, never in life, it’s really something special. I dedicate the medal to myself and to all the people who have allowed me to express myself at the best on the track”, the words of the Brignone, whose victory is to stand at the half-track exit of Sofia Goggia.
In the afternoon, however, to open the dances is the super mom, Francesca Lollobrigida, who after that in 3000 also wins the gold of 5000, distance where among other things appeared as champion of the world in charge. Simply amazing race for the Lollo: fast start, control in the central stage of race and new vibrant acceleration in the last three laps. For the new 35-year-old of Frascati – the first Italian ever to triumph in two individual Olympic races in speed skating – is already the fourth five-round medal considering also silver and bronze won in Beijing. “It was important to me, because last year I won the title iridate on this distance – he admitted – Repeating with the Olympic is a dream. It was a race against time, but also against myself.”.
The sledge, meanwhile, brings the blue chest his fourth medal: Verena Hofer, Dominik Fischnaller (formerly single bronze) and the two golden couples, Rieder/Kainzwaldner and Voetter/Oberhofer, grab the bronze in the relay team, giving only to Germany and Austria.
The only stunned note of the day is snowboardcross male, where Lorenzo Sommariva is the best of the blue but stops in the semifinals. Two defeats for female curling (against Switzerland and Korea).
– photos: at the top right IPA Agency, at the left IPA Agency; at the bottom left Quirinale, at the right IPA Agency –
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