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Italy’s Arianna Fontana extended her speedskating reign, defending her gold medal in the 500m short track event Monday at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 31-year-old finished with a time of 42.488, beating Suzanne Schulting of The Netherlands by .71 seconds.
History! 👏
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 7, 2022
Arianna Fontana wins #Gold in #ShortTrackSkating - Women's 500m, her 10th Olympic medal to tie Stefania Belmondo as the most decorated Italian female Olympian in history!#Beijing2022 | #StrongerTogether | @ItaliaTeam_It | @AryFonta
Fontana’s 500m performance marks her tenth Olympic medal, with her silver in short track mixed team relay Saturday making the Italian the most decorated short track speedskater in Olympic history.
Canada’s Kim Boutin rounded out the 500m podium, earning bronze, while Americans Maame Biney and Kristen Santos were eliminated after the quarterfinals.
The lawsuit also targets former coach Peter Foley.
Shiffrin is one short of tying the record.
And another record could await the star American skier.
Shiffrin came up short again this weekend.