Olympics-Speed skating-Fans delighted by silver medallist Lollobrigida's film star connection

2022 Beijing Olympics - Speed Skating - Women's 3000m - National Speed Skating Oval, Beijing, China - February 5, 2022. Silver Medallist Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy reacts after competing. REUTERS/Susana Vera

BEIJING (Reuters) - Speed skating fans were excited to discover on Saturday that women's 3,000 metres Olympic silver medallist Francesca Lollobrigida was the great-niece of Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida.

"Speed skater -- surname Lollobrigida, so of course I wonder any relation? Answer- YES! Gina is her great auntie! Fantastic," one Twitter user said on Saturday.