DAY #12 SPORTS FOCUS: Italy’s ‘Blond Angel’ Fontana wins her 11th Olympic medal as South Korea tops the Beijing 2022 short track medals table
Arianna Fontana narrowly missed winning her third career Olympic gold in the women’s 1500m as South Korean Choi Min-jeong defended her Olympic title. Fontana, having competed at her fifth Olympics, returns to Italy with three medals – 500m gold and two silver. Choi’s gold and men’s 5,000m relay silver boosted South Korea to five medals, highest in the Beijing 2022 medal count.