Gold: Francesca Lollobrigida (Italy) – 6:46.17
Silver: Merel Conijn (Netherlands) – 6:46.27
Bronze: Ragne Wiklund (Norway) – 6:46.34
Francesca Lollobrigida’s dream Olympics on home ice continued with a win in the women’s 5,000 meters.
Lollobrigida, who won the 3,000 meters earlier in the Games, got off to a phenomenal start and held on to the winning time on the final lap.
The 35-year-old Italian eked out the victory by one-tenth of a second over Merel Conijn of the Netherlands.
Lollobrigida joined Karlsson as the only women to win two individual gold medals at the Milan Cortina Games. Five total athletes have won multiple golds across individual and team events.
