The 35-year-old from Frascati surprised everyone in 2022 by winning silver in the same specialty
Italy’s first gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics arrived immediately. He conquers it Francesca Lollobrigida who on his birthday gives Italy the medal of the most precious metal and in Women’s 3000 meters speed skating he also sets the Olympic record. The 35-year-old from Frascati breaks the bank in Milan and wins a gold medal that is honestly difficult to predict. At the end of a season that saw her in great difficulty, Francesca Lollobrigida pulled off a thrilling performance and put all her opponents on the ropes. First Italian success in this five-circle event thanks to the veteran. The time of 3:54.28 is worth the personal and Italian record, as well as the Milan Speed Skating Stadium, the Olympic track where Lollobrigida’s third medal ever at the Winter Games arrives. A medal that arrives in front of her family, little Tommaso and after a year of ordeal: never on the podium at this distance this season, the Roman had to deal with a viral infection which also led her to think about retiring. He gritted his teeth, responded to the Olympic event at home and won gold: Italy’s first in this edition of the Winter Olympic Gamesthe first for Lollo in his career, which at Beijing 2022 was silver at this distance.
