After 10 years the women’s 10km speaks Italian again, thanks to the phenomenal Ginevra Taddeucci. The Italian beats all the competition with a terrifying last km, winning gold in 2h07’49″9. On the podium the tricolor flies twice, because behind the Hungarian Viktoria Mihalyvari (silver) there is the splendid bronze won by Linda Caponi (+13″5). I missed the gold in the 10 km.” Then she almost belittles her ride: “It wasn’t a competitive race, I felt like I was alone… There were three opponents absent.