Milan Cortina Olympics Speedskating
Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates after competing in the women's 3,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
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Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida has won host Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games by taking the women’s 3,000 meters in an Olympics-record time. With fans rising to their feet and roaring for her as she competed on her 35th birthday, Lollobrigida finished Saturday's race in 3 minutes, 54.28 seconds. That was more than two seconds faster than runner-up Ragne Wiklund of Norway. Valerie Maltais of Canada was third. Lollobrigida was competing in her fourth Olympics and earned her first gold. She collected one silver and one bronze four years ago in Beijing.
