Key Highlights
- Francesca Lollobrigida won Italy's first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games.
- She set an Olympic record with a time of 3:54.28 in the women's 3,000 meters.
- Lollobrigida's victory occurred on her 35th birthday.
- Ragne Wiklund of Norway won silver, finishing in 3:56.54.
- Valerie Maltais of Canada took the bronze with a time of 3:56.93.