Golden on Home Ice: Italy's Historic Medal Run at Milano-Cortina 2026

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What a festa it was! The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics have officially come to a close, and our hearts are overflowing with Italian pride. For sixteen days, the eyes of the world were fixed on the majestic Dolomites and the vibrant streets of Milan, but it was our very own Azzurri who truly stole the show.

Competing on home soil, or more accurately, home snow and ice, Italy delivered a performance for the ages as well as the history books. Surpassing all previous records, the Italian national team finished the Games with an incredible 30 medals: 10 Gold, 6 Silver, and 14 Bronze. This marks Italy's most successful Winter Olympics ever, beating the legendary 20-medal haul from Lillehammer in 1994.

From the breathtaking slopes of Cortina d'Ampezzo to the high-speed tracks in Bormio, the Italian spirit was everywhere. We saw veteran icons cement their legacies and young stars rise to the occasion, all fueled by the enthusiastic cheers of the local tifosi.

The legendary Arianna Fontana once again proved why she is the "Queen of the Ice." By anchoring the Mixed Relay to gold and taking silver in the 500m, she reached a career total of 14 Olympic medals: 3 gold, 6 silver, and 5 bronze. She is now officially the most decorated Italian Olympian of all time, surpassing the great fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti.

On the slopes, Federica Brignone was a force of nature. Capturing two gold medals in the Super-G and Giant Slalom, she showed the world the technical mastery and fighting spirit that Italian skiing is known for. And let us not forget Francesca Lollobrigida, who dominated the long-track speed skating events, bringing home two individual golds that kept the Milan crowds roaring.

As we look back on these Games, it is not just about the medals around their necks, but the way these athletes represented our heritage. They showed the world that when it comes to passion, talent, and style, nobody does it quite like the Italians. Viva l'Italia!

Medal	Name	Sport - Event
Gold	Francesca Lollobrigida	Speed skating - Women's 3000m
Gold	Elisa Confortola Arianna Fontana Thomas Nadalini Pietro Sighel Luca Spechenhauser Chiara Betti	Short-track speed skating - Mixed 2000m relay
Gold	Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer	Luge - Women's doubles
Gold	Emanuel Rieder Simon Kainzwaldner	Luge - Men's doubles
Gold	Federica Brignone	Alpine skiing - Women's super-G
Gold	Francesca Lollobrigida	Speed skating - Women's 5000m
Gold	Federica Brignone	Alpine skiing - Women's giant slalom
Gold	Lisa Vittozzi	Biathlon - Women's pursuit
Gold	Davide Ghiotto Andrea Giovannini Michele Malfatti	Speed skating - Men's team pursuit
Gold	Simone Deromedis	Freestyle skiing - Men's ski cross
Silver	Giovanni Franzoni	Alpine skiing - Men's downhill
Silver	Tommaso Giacomel Lukas Hofer Dorothea Wierer Lisa Vittozzi	Biathlon - Mixed relay
Silver	Arianna Fontana	Short-track speed skating - Women’s 500m
Silver	Lorenzo Sommariva Michela Moioli	Snowboarding - Mixed team snowboard cross
Silver	Elisa Confortola Arianna Fontana Chiara Betti Arianna Sighel	Short-track speed skating - Women's 3000m relay
Silver	Federico Tomasoni	Freestyle skiing - Men's ski cross
Bronze	Dominik Paris	Alpine skiing - Men's downhill
Bronze	Sofia Goggia	Alpine skiing - Women's downhill
Bronze	Lucia Dalmasso	Snowboarding - Women's parallel giant slalom
Bronze	Riccardo Lorello	Speed skating - Men's 5000m
Bronze	Dominik Fischnaller	Luge - Men's singles
Bronze	Daniel Grassl Matteo Rizzo Lara Naki Gutmann Sara Conti Niccolò Macii Charlène Guignard Marco Fabbri	Figure skating - Team event
Bronze	Stefania Constantini Amos Mosaner	Curling - Mixed doubles
Bronze	Verena Hofer Emanuel Rieder Simon Kainzwaldner Dominik Fischnaller Andrea Vötter Marion Oberhofer	Luge - Team Relay
Bronze	Michela Moioli	Snowboarding - Women's snowboard cross
Bronze	Davide Graz Elia Barp Martino Carollo Federico Pellegrino	Cross-country skiing - Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze	Flora Tabanelli	Freestyle skiing - Women's big air
Bronze	Elia Barp Federico Pellegrino	Cross-country skiing - Men's team sprint
Bronze	Andrea Cassinelli Thomas Nadalini Pietro Sighel Luca Spechenhauser	Short-track speed skating - Men's 5000m relay
Bronze	Andrea Giovannini	Speed skating - Men's mass start