{"id":64289,"date":"2026-02-07T17:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/speedskater-francesca-lollobrigida-wins-italys-first-gold-medal-of-milano-cortina-olympics-after-upset\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T17:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:23:21","slug":"speedskater-francesca-lollobrigida-wins-italys-first-gold-medal-of-milano-cortina-olympics-after-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/speedskater-francesca-lollobrigida-wins-italys-first-gold-medal-of-milano-cortina-olympics-after-upset\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida wins Italy&#8217;s first gold medal of Milano Cortina Olympics after upset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Italy won its first gold medal of the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/milan-winter-olympics-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Milano Cortina Games<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on Saturday, and it came from a roaring speedskating upset that saw the dominant Netherlands pushed out of the women&#8217;s 3000 meters podium for the first time since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Francesca Lollobrigida set a new Olympic record \u2014 on her 35th birthday \u2014 of 3 minutes, 54.28 seconds, shaving more than two-and-a-half seconds off the mark set by Dutch legend Irene Schouten four years earlier in Beijing. It was also two seconds ahead of runner-up Ragne Wiklund of Norway. Canada&#8217;s Valerie Maltais finished third.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/07\/e151f9a4-dee4-4c5a-ad2f-4e6523b4f783\/thumbnail\/620x414g2\/2cb71e7c4be84038c50e06a2dac475ab\/gettyimages-2259783246.jpg#\" alt=\"Speed Skating - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 1 \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/07\/e151f9a4-dee4-4c5a-ad2f-4e6523b4f783\/thumbnail\/620x414g2\/2cb71e7c4be84038c50e06a2dac475ab\/gettyimages-2259783246.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/07\/e151f9a4-dee4-4c5a-ad2f-4e6523b4f783\/thumbnail\/1240x828g2\/6c49fded48e26e12cd47245e5cde27aa\/gettyimages-2259783246.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy competing in the Women&#8217;s 3000m at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joris Verwijst \/ BSR Agency \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dutch skater Joy Beune, the reigning world champion in the 3000m, finished off the podium in 4th. It was the first time since the 2010 Vancouver Games that the Netherlands had not won a medal in this distance.<\/p>\n<p>Lollobrigida is from Frascati, a hill town just outside Rome, and well-known for its white wine, and her great aunt was the late Gina Lollobrigida, a star actress of the 1950s and &#8217;60s.<\/p>\n<p>This was the fourth Olympics for Francesca Lollobrigida and her first gold. She collected two medals at Beijing four years ago: a silver in the 3,000 and a bronze in the mass start.<\/p>\n<p>A last-minute addition to Saturday&#8217;s race was that of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-speedskater-greta-myers-3000-meters-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">American skater Greta Myers<\/a><\/span>, who was added to the lineup after Czech skater Martina Sablikova&#8217;s withdrawal. The 21-year-old American did not initially qualify for the event but secured the first reserve quota spot after her performances on the 2025-26 World Cup circuit. 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