In October 2017 , Fontana was named as Italy 's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang , South Korea . She was the first short track skater to be selected as flag bearer for the Italian Olympic team and the second flag bearer from the Italian Ice Sports Federation , after Carolina Kostner . She won her first Olympic gold medal there , in the 500 m event . She was the first European to win a 500 m Olympic gold . She also won silver in the team event and bronze in the 1000 m event , becoming the woman with most medals in the sport . It also meant that she had won Olympic medals at every contested distance
opening ceremony
2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Arianna Fontana