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An Italian Winter Olympics broadcaster who was connected the mic for the opening ceremonial earlier the Milan Cortina Games began past week faced immense backlash and a onslaught telephone for galore blunders during the show.
RaiSport manager Paolo Petrecca had a nighttime to hide aft misidentifying vocalist Mariah Carey, mistaking the Olympics’ main arsenic the Italian president’s girl and confusing the determination of the opening ceremonial were among immoderate of the things that distressed fans and, apparently, journalists astatine the company.
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RaiSport journalists announced Monday that they would follow protestation measures, including strikes, erstwhile the Winter Olympics were implicit connected Feb. 22.
A spokesperson for Rai, the Italian state-owned web that is broadcasting free-to-air sum of its location Games, told The Associated Press that Petrecca was removed from commentary for the closing ceremonial aft gathering with CEO Giampaolo Rossi.
Petrecca welcomed viewers to Stadio Olimpico, which is located successful Rome. The opening ceremonial took spot successful the iconic shot stadium, San Siro.
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"The amusement continues with Mariah Carey," Petrecca said arsenic the camera panned to histrion Matilda De Angelis. The histrion took it successful stride, penning successful a consequent Instagram post, "Please, telephone maine Mariah."
Italian President Sergio Mattarella walked into the stadium with International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry to applause. The 2 were adjacent U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha. Mattarella described Coventry arsenic Mattarella’s daughter.
"We person each been embarrassed, nary 1 excluded, and done nary responsibility of our own," a connection from the journalists’ union, Comitato di Redazione, read. "It is clip to marque our voices heard due to the fact that we are facing the worst-ever fig of RaiSport successful 1 of the astir eagerly awaited events ever."
The national said determination would beryllium 3 days of strikes aft the Games were complete.
Petrecca was thrust into the commentary role, replacing Auro Bulbarelli, who removed himself aft spoiling the astonishment accomplishment of Mattarella aboard 1 of the city’s trams.
For now, the choler appeared to person simmered but is expected to boil.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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