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Arianna Fontana addresses fans after rant

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Great disappointment for Arianna Fontana in the Olympic 1,000-meter final: the Italian champion failed to get on the podium partly because of a contact with Chinese rival Gong Li, an episode that changed the face of the race and ignited controversy in the aftermath of the race: “It is infuriating to finish a final in this way, so it is impossible to fight for the podium. There is a lot of bitterness for that ‘splash’, the contact took away my chance to play it” she said. In the hours after the race, Arianna Fontana entrusted her thoughts to a Facebook post.

Ernesto VillaObscene messages to Jutta Leerdam, photos of the champion

Obscene messages to Jutta Leerdam, photos of the champion
Unfortunately, not all users remember that there are limits even in the world of social
Under Jutta Leerdam’s latest posts obscene messages appeared
Sexist insults and absolutely inappropriate comments: a disgrace
In many cases users have fictitious names and photographs that do not represent them, in this way it becomes difficult to trace the true authors of the comments
The vulgar words addressed to Jutta Leerdam have gone around the web and so many have been outraged
Unfortunately, obscene comments often remain visible for only a few hours, then they are censored
In the case of Jutta Leerdam, this is not the first time this has happened: it had happened before
Unfortunately, the Dutch skater is among the athletes most targeted by the uncivilized
Being the great champion that she is, Jutta Leerdam does not give much weight to comments under her photos
The champion is totally focused on the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina
The Dutchwoman is going strong: she won gold in the 1000 meters and silver in the 500 meters

The star athlete from Sondrio especially wanted to explain the tears she shed after the race: “Today I finished fourth. A difficult race, a race that took away more from me than it gave me. I was angry. I tried to stay strong, to keep everything inside, as I always did. Then I saw you guys. My family. My friends. And there I couldn’t take it anymore. Tears flowed without asking permission. Not because of the outcome. But for everything behind it. Because with you I can be myself”.

“Even fragile. Even wounded. Even tired. You really know me. You know who I am when no one is looking, when the stopwatch stops, when the medals do not speak. You always support me. Regardless of the number next to my name. And that is what makes me strong. That’s what keeps me standing. Thank you to those who were there. Thank you to those who hugged me without saying anything. Thank you to those who cried with me. Thank you to those who love me not because of what I win, but because of who I am. I lost a race today. But I go home with something much bigger. My people. My strength. My why” he wrote.

Thousands of fans commented on her post with messages of encouragement, but disposing of the great anger will be tough, not least because the champion is seeking the all-time record for Olympic medals for an Italian athlete (a record currently shared with fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti).

Born in 1990, the Yellow Flames athlete has 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 5 bronze medals in her trophy case. In Beijing 2022 she became the most medal-winning Italian athlete ever among women, and in Milan Cortina brought the medal tally for Italy in Olympic short track to 17. Of these, in 13 there&#8217s her hand.

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