Italy has whipped their home fans into a frenzy with an incredible start to the Winter Olympics, winning the most medals of any nation across the first two days of official competition. And on Sunday they achieved a feat never seen before in 102 years of Winter Olympics history.
The host nation picked up a total of six medals on Sunday – the most Italy has ever won in a single day of competition at the Winter Olympics. Dating back to 1924 when the Winter Games were first held, Italy had never won more than three medals on one day.
Lucia Dalmasso (centre) and the Italian figure skaters (left and right) won two of the six medals on the day. Image: Getty
But they smashed that record on Sunday with a whopping six – one silver and five…