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Italian Francesca Lollobrigida smashes Olympic record, takes 3000m gold at Olympic speed skating opener

Italian Francesca Lollobrigida smashes Olympic record, takes 3000m gold at Olympic speed skating opener
Daniel Derajinski/Icon Sport via Getty Images
Daniel Derajinski/Icon Sport via Getty Images
Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida skated the 3000m in Olympic record time, clinching the country's first-ever Olympic speed skating gold and its first gold medal of the 2026 Olympics.
Italian Francesca Lollobrigida smashes Olympic record, takes 3000m gold at Olympic speed skating opener
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Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida smashed the Olympic 3000m record to open the speed skating competition in Milan, winning Italy's first gold medal of the 2026 Games and its first-ever gold in women's speed skating.

Lollobrigida crossed the 3000m finish line in 3:54.280 minutes.

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