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Medal sportsmen, politicians jumping on the bandwagon

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Here we go again: almost all Italian politicians have rediscovered themselves great sports fans. And their indefatigable social media managers have extra work to do these days: they have to celebrate the medals won by Italian athletes at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina that officially kicked off Friday night.

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Lara Naki Guttman is the'only Italian admitted to the women&#039s single skating event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics.
At 23 years old she combines technique and expressiveness by building programs where music, costumes and storytelling come together.
The middle name Naki means 'firstborn' in Ghanaian, chosen by the parents in memory of a dear friend.
Born in Trent on Nov. 6, 2002, she approaches skating at three years after the 2006 Turin Olympics.
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From 2021 to 2023 she wins three consecutive Italian titles, to which she adds the one in 2026.

In November 2024 she wins third place at Finlandia Trophy, first podium in ISU Grand Prix circuit.
She is summoned to Tokyo for the World Team Trophy where she contributes a historic third place.
In January 2026 she hits bronze at the European Championships in Sheffield, first Italian on the continental podium for eight years.
Growing up inspired by South Korean Yuna Kim, in her free time she loves to read and relax at Lake Garda.
The daily routine involves three hours on the ice and one'hour off-ice workout between dance and pilates.
Study exercise science online in third year, reconciling college and sports career.

He trains in Trent with periodic trips to Switzerland, d'summer he takes breaks at the lake.

In the palmarès four Italian titles, a European bronze and personal best of 204.29 points at Skate America 2025.

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It was a fruitful Saturday for our colors, with the gold won by Francesca Lollobrigida in the 3,000-meter speed skating, the silver placed around the neck by Giovanni Franzoni after the downhill and the bronze brought home by Dominik Paris, who came in third behind the Brescian and the winner, Switzerland’s Franjo Von Allmen.

You only have to take a quick tour on social media to see how the Olympic spirit has infected ministers, senators, deputies, regional presidents, mayors, aldermen and singing company. There are also those who, trounced in the last elections, are trying to put themselves in the spotlight by jumping on the winners’ bandwagon. That is, of young people who have been working hard for four years in preparation for the Five Circles appointment.

The Olympics have just begun: one post will pull the other, one can be sure. Even if those who convey them sometimes don’t even know what skeleton or short track are.

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