A lot can change in sport over two decades - but not Arianna Fontana's ability to collect Olympic medals.

She collected three on home ice at Milano Ice Skating Arena, becoming Italy's most decorated Olympian of all time.

Fontana helped Italy win the mixed team relay, before she had to settle for silver in the women's 500m - as the title she won in 2018 and 2022 was taken by Netherlands' Xandra Velzeboer.

Then, after narrowly missing out on a medal in the 1000m - she was pipped into fourth place - she claimed another silver with her Italian compatriots in the 3000m relay.

Fontana has won at least one medal in every Olympic short track speed skating distance.

The 35-year-old - the only woman to have finished on the podium in six consecutive Winter Games - now has 14 medals, surpassing the tally of fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti to stand alone as her country's all-time record holder at an Olympics.

Fontana said she had extra motivation after feeling she was impeded in the 1000m final.

"I'll try to turn this anger into extra fuel to add to the fire," she said.

But when reigning champions Netherlands crashed out of the race, it was down to Fontana and co to keep their cool.

After a neck and neck race with Korea, in which the Italians briefly took the lead but were overtaken on the penultimate lap, the hosts took silver and Fontana got her medal.

And if she carries on for one more Games, to French Alps 2030, she could equal Norwegian cross country skier Marit Bjoergen's all-time Winter Olympics record of 15 medals

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