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Italy Pulls Off a Stunner in Olympic Men’s Speedskating Team Pursuit, Earns First Gold Since 2006
Canada and Netherlands women and U.S. and Italy men advanced to the Olympic speedskating team pursuit finals after strong semifinal performances.
- On Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, the women's semifinals saw Canada face the U.S., and the Netherlands compete against Japan in Milan, with finals scheduled later. The U.S. men's trio will race Italy for gold in Milan on Tuesday.
- After quarterfinal seeding produced the four fastest teams, the semifinal winners advanced to the medal races, with Team USA reaching the final after a dominant win over China.
- Mechanically, the clock stops when a team's third skater crosses the line, making teamwork vital as three skaters use single-file drafting and lead rotations; Italy clocked 3:38.88 to beat the Netherlands in the men's semifinal.
- Italy claimed men's gold after a late-race comeback in the final; the United States took silver after falling behind around 4.5 seconds, while China secured bronze.
- Canada's defending champions, Valerie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin, and Isabelle Weidemann, return after winning four years ago, while Norway was eliminated in the quarterfinals and Italy's only men's medal was in 2006.
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