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MILAN/CORTINA - The recently concluded Milan-Cortina Paralympics reaffirmed the success of these "diffused" Winter Olympics. With 14 medals, Italy broke the Lillehammer record. Four podium finishes in an emotionally charged day: double wins in the snowboard banked slalom with Perathoner and Luchini, then De Silvestro's triumph in the sitting giant slalom, and Bertagnolli's silver medal in the Vision Impaired category. At the Norwegian Games, the Italian team returned home with one medal less. They also broke the record for gold medals. "Thank you to all our athletes on the Paralympic national team for the excitement and for…