Zero medals, disastrous times, blues always far from the podium and performances on paper within their reach. Whose fault is it? Filippo Magnini, as a good veteran of the blue swimming expedition, decided to address the issue publicly and fired at zero, first on television then (in more sweetened tones but with the same substance) on Twitter, against the coaches and the Federation: “We need a reckoning, speed has got it all wrong”.
The tirade of the two-time 100m world champion also met with a lot of disagreement from some colleagues, who, although they too were disappointing in the pool, preferred to avoid certain utterances ("Dirty laundry is better to wash at home", said breaststroker Chiara Boggiatto) . Federica Pellegrini, also very disappointing with two fifth places, took the defense of her boyfriend even if she candidly admitted on her part that she could not do more.
It being understood that the results are there for all to see, and that therefore it cannot be solely the fault of the individuals (see for example the flops of Dotto and Scozzoli), it is not that in the case of Filippo and Federica a certain media overexposure has also influenced , especially in recent months and still close to the races, on topics - among other things - often frivolous, such as yes or no sex before the races? Have your say on the FIRSTonline survey at Facebook!
