Cross-country skiing-No pressure, no regrets as Pellegrino eyes home Olympics last dance

FILE PHOTO: 2022 Beijing Olympics - Victory Ceremony - Cross-Country Skiing - Men's Individual Sprint Free - Zhangjiakou Medals Plaza, Zhangjiakou, China - February 9, 2022. Silver medallist, Federico Pellegrino of Italy celebrates on the podium. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

(Reuters) -Italian cross-country great Federico Pellegrino is preparing to call time on a glittering career, but not before one last campaign on the sport’s grandest stage.

Almost has defined Pellegrino’s Olympic journey. The 34-year-old has twice stood on the podium with silver in the sprint discipline, yet the gold has eluded him.