You might remember the story about Italy’s olympic committee president, Gianni Petrucci, mocking Federica Pellegrini for declining to be flag bearer at the London 2012 opening ceremony because of competition the day after, calling her immature and saying “to carry the flag is not the Way of the Cross”. Well, they’ve made up since then, with Petrucci now praising her as ‘one of Italian sport’s monuments’. Read AGI.it.
“We recently met and hugged at an award ceremony at the Aniene club. She is one of Italian sport’s monuments and the whole country expects great results from her. I will always support her.”
