Idman.biz
Italian speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida won the 3000m event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, setting a new Olympic record.
İdman.Biz reports that she completed the distance in 3 minutes 54.28 seconds.
Thus, the athlete won the first gold medal for Italy.
Norwegian athlete Ragne Wiklund took second place, 2.26 seconds behind the winner. Canadian Valerie Maltais won the bronze medal, 2.65 seconds behind.
The previous record (3:56.93 seconds) was set at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing and belonged to Dutchwoman Irene Schouten.
