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Arianna Fontana, fades the'last medal

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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. The’other Italian Elisa Confortola had been eliminated in the semifinals.

Luca FranzosiCaos in the battery, what a scare for Arianna Fontana: photo

Caos in battery, what a scare for Arianna Fontana
What a scare for Arianna Fontana in the 1500-meter short track race at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics
The Italian multiple medalist, competing in the sixth heat, was involved in a high-speed fall

She suffered a bad blow to her right arm and back
The carom was triggered by U.S. Santos-Griswold, who ran over Sellier
The Polish suffered a blow to the face and was injured

In turn Sellier hit and ran over Arianna Fontana
The race was interrupted and the sixth heat then restarted, without Santos-Griswold, who was disqualified, and Sellier, who was injured.
Although sore Arianna Fontana took to the track and managed to qualify in second position

Fontana had gained access to the final despite a disastrous fall during the batteries, when she was swept by Poland&#8217s Sellier, who in turn was knocked down by an American athlete.

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 could be sta’s the last ever of the Games for Arianna Fontana.

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