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Milan Cortina, never-ending party: short track Azzurri still scoring, bronze medal arrives

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Another medal in short track for the Azzurri at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics. Thomas Nadalini, Pietro Sighel, Andrea Cassinelli, and Luca Spechenhauser won bronze in the final of the 5,000-meter relay.

The Azzurri were preceded by the’Netherlands and South Korea at the end of a spectacular race, which saw the oranje always in the lead.

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 the 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 place

Italy battled for second with the Koreans for a long time, but could not withstand the last assault of the Asians, who took silver. Canada fourth.

For Italy it is the 27th medal in this historic edition of the Olympic Games, the 13th bronze. Nadalini, Sighel and Spechenhauser also won gold in the mixed relay, first medal instead for Cassinelli.

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