Actress and current coach Claudia Mancinelli caused a sensation with her brave step at the Olympics

The 2024 Olympics have delivered their share of wins, losses, controversies and viral moments. But this time, it's not one athlete who's in the spotlight – Italian coach Claudia Mancinelli is captivating audiences with her fearless attitude, her support for her athletes and, well, the person she is.

Here is the video that has everyone talking about Italian gymnastics coach Claudia Mancinelli:

this trainer could be angry with me at any time pic.twitter.com/62yJavINNr

– Kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) 9 August 2024

In the all-around final, Italian gymnast Sofia Raffaeli’s medal chances were jeopardized due to the judges’ first score.

Coach Claudia Mancinelli bravely stepped in, challenging the judges and demanding a review of the scores to ensure that Raffaeli's hard work was recognized.

She walked over confidently, talked to the judges, walked back determinedly after standing up for her athlete – and it's safe to say that the clip shared on social media quickly went viral, being viewed over 34 million times in one day.

Raffaeli won bronze in the women's rhythmic all-around, Italy's first individual medal in rhythmic gymnastics.stics.

But it was Mancinelli who caught everyone's attention.

Check out what people say about them:

🧵Olympics Paris 2024.
Claudia Mancinelli, the woman you are. pic.twitter.com/Is7t3cygYt

— TOM (@ExploreworldTom) 10 August 2024

She is a woman, a personal woman, a Helena, I call the Eiffel Tower and have a conflict for the world.
Claudia Mancinelli 😍🥰pic.twitter.com/4JAeYFH1RP pic.twitter.com/cUihJAww3N

— Hewlett Packard (@hardpaella) 10 August 2024

Claudia Mancinelli. pic.twitter.com/jffa4ymojA

— may 🇧🇷 (@lilyvansancler) 10 August 2024

Sofia Raffaeli's Italian trainer Claudia Mancinelli causes a sensation on the Internet

She looks like a real queen 👸 pic.twitter.com/3xteLYhzQt

– Mambo Italiano (@mamboitaliano__) 10 August 2024

Listen to me, oh my God pic.twitter.com/B2J2KSSTlb

– 4KT YOU HATE (@royal_bobby24) 9 August 2024

Who is Claudia Mancinelli?

Google reveals that Claudia Mancinelli is an actress who became known through films such as “The Tourist” (2010), “Nine” (2009) and “Unique Brothers” (2014).

You may be wondering what she is doing as coach of the Italian gymnastics team at the Olympic Games?

Before her acting career took off, Mancinelli was heavily involved in gymnastics from a young age. She trained with Kristina Ghiurova and Mirna Baldoni and helped her club to promotion from Serie B to Serie A1.

Just ten months before the Olympic Games in Paris, Mancinelli took over as head coach of the Italian national rhythmic gymnastics team after Julieta Cantaluppi resigned for personal reasons.

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