'She could get mad at me anytime': Actress-turned-coach Claudia Mancinelli goes viral for bold move at Olympics
At the 2024 Olympics, it's not just the athletes capturing attention¡ªItalian coach Claudia Mancinelli has gone viral too. Her fearless challenge to judges over a scoring error that threatened gymnast Sofia Raffaeli's medal hopes has amassed over 34 million views in a single day.
The 2024 Olympics has delivered its share of wins, losses, controversies, and viral moments. But this time, it's not an athlete stealing the spotlight¡ªItalian coach Claudia Mancinelli is captivating audiences with her fearless attitude, support for her athletes, and well, the person that she is.
Here's the video that has got everyone talking about Italian gymnast coach Claudia Mancinelli:
this coach could get mad at me anytime she wants pic.twitter.com/62yJavINNr
¡ª kira ? (@kirawontmiss) August 9, 2024
In the all-around final, Italian gymnast Sofia Raffaeli¡¯s chances at a medal were at risk due to the initial judges' score.
Coach Claudia Mancinelli stepped in boldly, challenging the judges and demanding a score review to ensure Raffaeli's hard work was recognised.
She walked over confidently, reasoned with the judges and walked back determinedly after standing up for her athlete - and it's safe to say the clip shared on social media quickly went viral, racking over 34 million views in a day.
Raffaeli won bronze in the women's rhythmic individual all-around competition, marking Italy's first-ever individual medal in rhythmic gymnastics.
But it was Mancinelli that captured everyone's attention.
Check out what people have been saying about her:
?Olympic Paris 2024.
¡ª TOM (@ExploreworldTom) August 10, 2024
Claudia Mancinelli the woman that you are. pic.twitter.com/Is7t3cygYt
Yo por esta mujer, esta Pers¨¦fone, esta Helena, me robo la torre Eiffel y genero un conflicto digno de leyenda.
¡ª Hewlett Packard? (@hardpaella) August 10, 2024
Claudia Mancinelli ??pic.twitter.com/4JAeYFH1RP pic.twitter.com/cUihJAww3N
claudia mancinelli. pic.twitter.com/jffa4ymojA
¡ª mai ?? (@lilyvansancler) August 10, 2024
Sofia Raffaeli's Italian ?? coach - Claudia Mancinelli - is breaking the internet
¡ª Mambo Italiano (@mamboitaliano__) August 10, 2024
She looks like a real Queen ? pic.twitter.com/3xteLYhzQt
Hear me out omg pic.twitter.com/B2J2KSSTlb
¡ª 4KT WHO YOU HATE (@royal_bobby24) August 9, 2024
Who is Claudia Mancinelli?
Google reveals that Claudia Mancinelli is an actress, known for movies such as The Tourist (2010), Nine (2009) and Unique Brothers (2014).
So, what is she doing coaching the Italian gymnastics team at the Olympics, you might wonder?
Before her acting career took off, Mancinelli was deeply immersed in gymnastics from a young age. She trained under Kristina Ghiurova and Mirna Baldoni, helping her club climb from Serie B to Serie A1.
Just ten months before the Paris Olympics, Mancinelli took over as the head coach of Italy's rhythmic gymnastics team after Julieta Cantaluppi stepped down due to personal reasons.
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