Arianna Fontana, fades the'last medal

Fifth place for Arianna Fontana and sixth place for Arianna Sighel in the women’s 1500-meter short track final at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Fontana, in the hunt for her 15th career Olympic medal, broke away from the leading athletes in the final of the race, as did her national teammate, and was unable to come back.

Gold went to Korea&#8217s Kim, who finished ahead of compatriot Choi, while Stoddard of the United States took the bronze medal. Elisa Confortola’s other Italian had been eliminated in the semifinals. Fontana had gained access to the final despite a disastrous fall during the batteries, when she was swept by Poland&#8217s Sellier, who was in turn knocked down by an American athlete.

Luca Franzosi

Although sore, the multiple Italian medalist had managed to return to the track and qualify for the next round. It was the’last short track race of the Olympic program, and it may have been the’last ever in the Winter Olympic Games for Arianna Fontana, who has medaled in all 6 Olympics in which she has participated.

The champion said after the race to RAI microphones: “Will I be there in 2030? I don’t know, I have to metabolize everything, the incredible emotions I experienced even when the medals didn’t come. In December I didn&#8217t know what to expect, after the injury in these conditions the goal was to get to the finals, I did them all, for me it”.

“At 35 years old I could not ask for better, 5 finals and three medals. I wanted to say goodbye to everyone, they helped me get back on my feet after the fall, the blow to my gluteus and back was felt, a bad bruise: I tried to fight until the end in the finals”.