It was a very happy birthday for Francesca Lollobrigida. Lollobrigida, competing today on her 35th birthday, brought home the gold for Team Italy in the women’s speed skating 3000m — and set an ...

Finally an Olympic champion on the day she turned 35, Italian speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida couldn’t wait to run over to hug her 2 1/2-year-old son, Tommaso, after winning the women’s 3,000 ...

Lollobrigida tore around the oval to smash the Olympic record, stopping the clock at three minutes and 54.28 seconds - 2.26 seconds clear of Wiklund - to secure Italy’s first-ever women’s speed ...

After winning two Olympic gold medals, Italian speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida drew criticism for bringing her young son to public appearances.