MILAN, Italy — The moment of the first day of the Winter Olympics belongs to Francesca Lollobrigida. The Italian speedskater won the host nation’s first gold medal at these Games on Saturday in a thrilling women’s 3,000-meter race. And on her birthday. Her time of 3 minutes, 54.28 seconds was an Olympic record and more than two seconds ahead of silver medalist Ragne Wiklund of Norway (3:56.54). Canadian Valerie Maltais took bronze (3:56.93). Celebrating her 35th birthday, Lollobrigida skated whi
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