After eleven medals, Olympic Italy seems to register an empty step. Today’s breaking latest news more than anything else tells of disappointments, starting with that of Luca De Aliprandini in the giant slalom. Sixth in the first heat, crashed in the second. Disappointment also for Dorothea Wierer after the bronze in the sprint, who sees the podium in front of the 10 km pursuit of biathlon fade. The blue, second for a large part of the race, pays the 2 errors at the last polygon and the slowdown on skis in the final: he closes with an honorable sixth place. Missed podium also for Pietro Sighel, who fell in the final in the 500 meters of short track. Gold to the Hungarian Shaoang Liu, silver to the Russian Konstantin Ivliev and bronze to the Canadian Steven Dubois.
Curling, first victory in Italy. Beaten Switzerland 8-4
At the Beijing Games, Italy’s first victory in curling, which after four defeats overtakes Switzerland 8-4. The success keeps the hopes of qualification of the blue team lit. Italy will play tomorrow at 14.05 local time against Canada.
Speed skating, Italy stops in the quarters
The blue team pursuit of speed skating stops in the quarter-finals. Andrea Giovannini, Michele Malfatti and Davide Ghiotto do not overcome South Korea in their battery and finish the attempt in seventh place overall. Norway, USA, Russia and Holland pass the turn.
Short track, Holland wins women’s relay. Italy closes fifth
Holland won the women’s short track relay at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. Silver to Korea, bronze to China. So Canada ends at the foot of the podium. Italy, which won the final b, thus closes in fifth place.
Biathlon; Hofer fourth in the pursuit, gold to France
The blue Lukas Hofer finished fourth in the 12.5 km pursuit of biathlon at the Beijing Olympics. Gold went to Frenchman Quentin Fillon Maillet, his third medal in these Winter Games. Silver medal for the Norwegian Tarjei Boe and bronze for the representative of the Russian Olympic Committee Eduard Latypov, who managed to resist the return of Hofer, author of a trial without any error at the shooting range
Nordic skiing, Russian Committee wins men’s 4×10 gold
The Russian Olympic Committee won the gold medal in the men’s 4×10 km cross-country skiing relay at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. After the victory in the women’s relay, the Russians with the team made up of Chervotkin, Bolshunov, Spitsov and Ustiugov , dominated the competition stopping the time trial at 1 hour 51’49 “4 inflicting more than a minute on Norway (Iversen, Golberg, Holund and Klaebo). Bronze at 1’16” 4 on France (Jouve, Lapalus, Parisse and Manificat). Italy was eighth at 5’25 “9 from the Russians. Federico Pellegrino, Francesco De Fabiani, Giandomenico Salvadori and Davide Graz were third after the first change also because they were guided by the splendid action of Pellegrino who was able to keep up with the terrible pace imposed by the Russians .