Overview
- Biathlete Lisa Vittozzi and speed skater Davide Ghiotto were selected to carry Italy’s flag at Sunday’s Closing Ceremony in Verona.
- The host nation sits on 26 total medals and nine golds and has slipped to third in the table behind Norway and the United States after the latest results.
- Italian officials objected to the IPC’s invitation allowing Russian and Belarusian Paralympians to compete with national symbols, as those athletes train near Cortina and IPC leaders stress their independence.
- Men’s alpine technical coach Mauro Pini resigned following the team’s disappointing results, marking an immediate post-competition shake‑up.
- Late medal bids today feature Arianna Fontana in the 1500 m short track, the men’s 5000 m relay final, Francesca Lollobrigida in speed skating 1500 m, and biathlon mass start, alongside the Olympic debut spotlight on ski mountaineering.