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Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida wins host Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics

MILAN (AP) — Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida won host Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday, taking the women’s 3,000 meters in an Olympics-record time.With fans rising to their feet and roaring for her as she competed on her 35th birthday, Lollobrigida finished in 3 minutes, 54.28 seconds, more …

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Lindsey Vonn tests injured left knee in Olympic downhill training, pumps fist after successful run

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonnopened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful downhill training run on Friday — two days before the race. Vonn got tight with her line midway down and only narrowly cleared …

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The Milan Cortina Olympics officially open with a multi-site ceremony for a spread-out Winter Games

MILAN (AP) — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina …

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