Tthe last day of competitionwith many medals up for grabs, scheduled today at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics. The two blue stars are back on track of skates: Francesca Lollobrigida and Arianna Fontanaboth very ready to once again write the history of their disciplines.
In the morning there will be space for acrobatic skiing (skicross specialty) with Jole Galli, native of Livigno, aiming for the podium. In the afternoon instead Tommaso Giacomel will be the captain of the Italian biathlon mass start team in a race that promises great entertainment. Late in the evening instead Pietro Sighel will look for redemption in the short track relay after the unfortunate performances of the previous days
Olympics competition schedule for today February 20th. Francesca Lollobrigida chasing her third gold
After the splendid medals achieved in the 5,000m and 3,000m, Francesca Lollobrigida returns to the track at 4.30pm for the 1,500m race. The Roman skater he is in amazing form and dreams of a historic hat-trick precisely in the format that established it on the international scene.
Bronze in Beijing 2022, Francesca has already won a world silver this year in the specialty and is ready to set the Milan Speed Skating Stadium on fire once again. The race will be broadcast live on Rai 2RaiPlay and the Eurosport, Discovery+, DAZN platformsHBO Max, TIMVision and Prime Video.
Francesca Lollobrigida at Milano-Cortina 2026. (Getty Images)
Arianna Fontana and the dream of medal number 15 and Pietro Sighel’s desire for revenge
Now a legend of Italian sport, Arianna Fontana will be chasing another medal in the 1500m race of short tracks. The quarter-finals will begin at 8.15pm, the semi-finals at 9.00 pm and the final at 10.00 pm. Also Elisa Confortola has a good chance of medaling but both will have to contend with the very strong Koreans Kim Gil-li and Choi Min-jeong.
The blue short track quartet will compete at 9.30pm in the men’s 5000m relay. Together with Andrea Cassinelli, Thomas Nadalini and Lorenzo Previtali, Pietro Sighel will try to mix up the cards. There is no shortage of rivals but during this season’s Short Track World Tour, Italy has reached the podium four times out of four. This final will also be broadcast live on Rai 2RaiPlay and the Eurosport, Discovery+, DAZN platformsHBO Max, TIMVision and Prime Video
The updated medal table: Italy drops to third position
1 – Norway (16 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze)
2 – United States (9 gold, 12 silver and 6 bronze)
3 – Italy (9 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze)
4 – France (6 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze)
5 – Netherlands (6 hours, 7 silver and 3 bronze)
6 – Sweden (6 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze)
7 – Switzerland (6 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze)
8 – Germany (5 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze)
9 – Austria (5 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze)
10 – Japan (5 gold, 7 silver and 12 bronze)
The other races and the Italians chasing medals at the 2026 Olympics: today’s program
10:00 Acrobatic skiing – Women’s ski cross, seeding (Andrea Chesi, Jole Galli)
12.35pm Acrobatic skiing – Women’s ski cross, quarter-finals
12.54 Acrobatic skiing – Women’s ski cross, semi-finals
1.10pm Acrobatic skiing – Women’s ski cross, finals
2.15pm Biathlon – Mass start men (Tommaso Giacomel, Lukas Hofer, Nicola Romanin)
4.30pm Speed skating – 1500m women (Francesca Lollobrigida)
6.00pm Bob – Two-woman bob, heat 1 (Giada Andreutti, Anna Costella, Simona De Silvestro, Alessia Gatti)
7.50pm Bobsleigh – Two-woman bobsleigh, run 2
8.15pm Short track – 1500m women, quarter finals (Elisa Confortola, Arianna Fontana, Arianna Sighel)
9.00pm Short track – women’s 1500m, semi-finals
9.29pm Short track – Men’s 5000m relay, final (Andrea Cassinelli, Thomas Nadalini, Lorenzo Previtali, Pietro Sighel, Luca Spechenhauser)
10.03pm Short track – 1500m women, final A (possibly Elisa Confortola, Arianna Fontana, Arianna Sighel)
