Beijing Olympics, Lollobrigida silver in speed skating. First medal for Italy

The first tricolor arrow immediately hits the mark. Francesca Lollobrigida dresses silver in the 3000, confirming the great expectations of the eve. She had arrived here with the second entry time and at the end of the seven and a half laps of the Pekingese ring she bowed only to the Dutch Irene Schouten, who beat her by 1 ”13. The one conquered by the frascatana is a silver with a historical flavor: the Lollobrigida is in fact the first blue on the long track to get on the podium in five circles. No Italian had ever succeeded before her, so the value of her result is immense. The Lazio skater was in the lead up to the second kilometer, when the Dutch rival lit the arrow and detached it. The blue appeared very excited on the podium while she received the Olympic mascot. For the medal you will have to wait for tomorrow night instead.