Italy’s Home Surge Pushes Milano-Cortina Tally to 16 Medals as Lollobrigida and Brignone Win Gold

Overview

• Francesca Lollobrigida won the 5,000m in speed skating for her second gold of the Games, adding to her earlier 3,000m title.
• Federica Brignone captured super-G gold less than a year after multiple leg fractures, becoming the oldest women’s alpine skiing Olympic champion at 35.
• Italy completed a luge sweep in pairs with men’s and women’s doubles gold, then added team relay bronze as Germany extended its relay winning streak dating to 2014.
• The IOC barred Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych over a commemorative helmet deemed a rule violation, and Ukrainian athletes later kneeled and raised white helmets in protest after the luge team event.
• Italy sits second in the medal table with 16 total medals, including six golds, reflecting a sustained host-nation surge across multiple disciplines.