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A knockout double for Italy in ski cross at Milan Cortina 2026

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A day to be framed for Italy, which achieved a wonderful and historic double in the ski cross final in Livigno on the penultimate day of competition at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Under the blizzard, it was Simone Deromedis who dominated: lightning-fast from the blocks, he led the entire race in the lead from start to finish without leaving any chance to his opponents, winning a historic gold medal, his first Olympic one.

Luca GiorgettiEstasis of silver for Dorothea Wierer. Photos of the biathlon goddess

Dorothea Wierer wins her third Olympic medal in the mixed relay after bronzes in Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.
"Let’s say it was not so easy today to manage emotions. I was very nervous, I was trembling, my legs were heavy".
Lukas gives her the change in a very good position in the mixed relay that opens the blue Olympic program.
"It’s beautiful to open like this, it’s a nice gift also for all those who work behind the scenes".
France wins the race ahead of'Italy: "It is an outstanding team and deserved success".
Wierer has been the staple of the blue biathlon for years, she began practicing the discipline in 2000.

Incentivized by her brothers, she experiences a'formidable escalation that takes her to the roof of the world.
First ever Italian woman on the Olympic individual podium thanks to bronze in the Beijing 2022 sprint.
In his palmares stand out 12 world medals including three individual golds and one team gold.

In 2019 she became the first tricolor biathlete to win the overall World Cup.

Bis the'following year for a total of six Crystal Spheres counting specialties.
Conquers Specialty Cups: individual in 2016 and 2021, pursuit 2019 and mass start 2020.
Out of the range he loves reading, relaxes with yoga and long bike rides.
She is romantically linked to'former cross-country skier Stefano Corradini, whom she married in 2015.

Behind her, Federico Tomasoni completes the Blue jubilation. The 28-year-old from Bergamo, competing with a sun on his helmet to symbolize his ex-girlfriend Matilde Lorenzi, who tragically passed away on Oct. 28, 2024 after a terrible accident, made a great comeback by overtaking Switzerland’s Alex Fiva at the photo finish after an epic battle for a fantascito silver (first Olympic medal for him as well).

Final Ski cross, the standings:
1 Simone Deromedis (ITA)
2 Federico Tomasoni (ITA)
3 Alex Fiva (SVI)
4 Satoshi Furuno (JPN)

Thanks to these two medals Italy rises to 29 medals, including as many as 10 golds, as well as 6 silvers and 13 bronzes in the medal table securing third place. It is also the first gold medal in freestyle after the bronzes of Lucia Dalmasso (snowboarding) and Flora Tabanelli (big air).

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