MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Valerie Maltais said being pushed by Italian Francesca Lollobrigida helped her stay focused as she skated to the podium in the women's 3,000 metres at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday.
Maltais finished behind Lollobrigida, who set an Olympic record in front of a home crowd, and Norway’s Ragne Wiklund in a race that unfolded as a time trial rather than a direct duel.
