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Olimpiadi: Barp e Pellegrino, due generazioni di olimpionici conquistano il bronzo nello sprint a squadre di sci

18 February

Olympics: Barp and Pellegrino, two generations of Olympians, win bronze in the ski team sprint.

Elia Barp and Federico Pellegrino, Bronze Medal, Olympics

CORTINA – Elia Barp and Federico Pellegrino won bronze in the freestyle team sprint cross-country skiing event. The Italians finished 3.3 seconds behind Norway, whose champion Johannes Klaebo and Einar Hedegart took gold. The United States took silver. Pellegrino, 35, is the veteran of Italian cross-country skiing. He already has two Olympic silver medals under his belt, in the sprint in PyeongChang and Beijing. He was world champion in Lahti in 2017. Barp, a 23-year-old from Belluno, won a medal in his Olympic debut.

16 February

Olympics: Flora Tabanelli wins bronze in freestyle big air with a torn cruciate ligament

Big Air Freestyle, Flora Tabanelli, Livigno, Olympics

LIVIGNO – Italy secured another women's medal, which after yesterday's performance seemed to be a bit of a stingy day today, but this evening Flora Tabanelli secured a bronze medal in the freestyle big air. The 18-year-old from Bologna, competing with a torn cruciate ligament, finished the final with a score of 178.25, surpassed only by Canada's Oldham, gold with 180.75, and China's Gu, silver with 179.00. This is the first Olympic podium for Italian freestyle. The other Italian competitor, Maria Gasslitter, finished ninth (159.25).

Olimpiadi: è bronzo per Michela Moioli nello snowboard cross. È la sua terza medaglia olimpica

13 February

Olympics: Michela Moioli wins bronze in snowboard cross. This is her third Olympic medal.

curtain, Bronze Medal, Michela Moioli, Olympics, Snowboard Cross

CORTINA - Michela Moioli won the bronze medal in snowboard cross. The 30-year-old from Bergamo finished the Big Final behind Australian Baff and Czech Republic's Adamczykova. This is her third Olympic medal, following the gold medal at PyeongChang 2018 and the silver medal at Beijing 2022. The Italian athlete had a solid run to the final, winning the round of 16 heats, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. The other Italians competing included Sofia Groblechner, who advanced to the quarterfinals, and Liasa Francesia Boirai, who advanced to the semifinals.

Olimpiadi: Arianna Fontana conquista l’argento nello short track. È la sua 13ª medaglia olimpica, la prima a Torino 2006

12 February

Olympics: Arianna Fontana wins silver in short track. It's her 13th Olympic medal, the first in Turin 2006.

13th Olympic medal, Silver by Arianna Fontana, Olympics, Short Track, Velzeboer

MILAN - Arianna Fontana won the silver medal in the 500m short track despite a technical problem with her skates. The Italian (gold medalist in PyeongChang and Beijing at this distance) finished behind Dutchman Velzeboer and ahead of Canadian Sarault. This is the 35-year-old from Sondrio's 13th Olympic medal (tying fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti's record), having won it since Turin 2006.

Olimpiadi: argento azzurro nel Biathlon misto dietro solo ai francesi

08 February

Olympics: Italy takes silver in mixed biathlon, behind only the French

Blue Silver Biathlon, Giacomel, Hofer, Olympics, Vittozzi, Wierer

MILAN-CORTINA - The mixed biathlon team takes silver. The 4x6km mixed relay team, composed of Tommaso Giacomel, Lukas Hofer, Dorothea Wierer, and Lisa Vittozzi, has to give way only to the very strong French team. On the Antholz circuit, the French team takes the lead from the first few runners. The Italians battle within tenths of a second with Germany and Norway. The final difference comes from the two shots of the last Italian runner, Lisa Vittozzi: she scores consistently, and fast ones at that. Germany completes the podium.