On her 35th birthday, Francesca Lollobrigida gives herself the best possible gift: it is a gold medal for the Italian athlete, who gives the first triumph to women’s speed skating in the Winter Olympic Games. The 3000 meters are a crescendo of emotions for the Italian, who seals the victory with a simply sensational final rush. Lollobrigida is gold with a time of 3.54.28, a new Olympic and Italian record, and the last two heats do nothing but certify her success: silver to the Norwegian Ragne Wiklund (+2.26), bronze to the Canadian Valerie Maltais (+2.65).
After the gold medal in the 3000 meters of speed skating, Francesca Lollobrigida celebrates her Olympic triumph holding her son Tommaso, born in May 2023, in her arms and with a tricolor wrapped around her. The Olympic champion dissolved into tears, for a moment of great emotion