For over twenty years praised, praised and rewarded, now driven out by her own environment. Emanuela maccarani The technical director of the Italian rhythmic gymnastics or ‘Butterflies‘ Which under his guide won everything, world cups, World Cup (7 gold), European and four Olympic medals (silver at Athens 2004 and three bronzes, London 2012, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024). The news of the non -reconfirmation of the Lombard ‘Professor, who had made his academy, Dacia and Roccaforte in Desio, is certainly sensational but had been in the air for a few weeks while remaining’ underground ‘.
Maccarani, 58 years old, former athlete, very strong character, has made the blue rhythmic gymnastics as a coach: in fact, from 1996 to today it has been the supreme capable of the absolute sector (previously he had followed the junior for some seasons). Twenty -nine, someone would talk about ‘dictatorship’ considered subsequent developments, driving an all -female, difficult, complicated sector where there were to manage the needs of individual girls, envy and pressure. The ‘boredom’, those related to the Sports and ordinary justicefor Maccarani they started in October 2022. Two ex ‘butterflies’, Nina Corradini and Anna is enough They wanted to notice some heavy situations that would have experienced firsthand, linked to the technical management of rhythmic gymnastics. Corradini and enough have spoken of harassment, abuse and offenses – physical violence never emerged – which, according to them, influenced the psychological aspect. Everything would have happened around the International Academy of Desio managed by Maccarani and his assistant Olga Tishina.
Federgym tried to buffer, the former President Tecchi tried to shed light with an internal investigation commission – at a press conference the Minister of Sport Abodi and the president of Coni Malagò had also intervened – Desio commissioned but then gave the federal structure in the hands of Maccarani. In short, a story where one procedure closed and another was opened. Member of the National Council in the Coni, when the story emerged, Maccarani had self -soups and then returned on 26 October 2023, a month after the warning of the court of the Gymnastics Federation of Italy.
Judicial problems are, however, continued. Just a few weeks ago the investigating judge of the Court of Monza formulated the provision of the forced charge of the super-breeder who following the new elections they had elected Andrea Facci A federal president had already fallen from the position of technical commissioner of the Italian national team. Furthermore, towards Maccarani, the CONI general prosecutor’s office is evaluating whether to start a new sports process after the former had led to a warning. The investigating judge of Monza, in asking for the forced imputation for Maccarani, asked for the storage for Tishina. The case was reopened by Anna as long as it had opposed the archive of the criminal file asking for an investigation supplement. A difficult position, embarrassing for the entire federation.
The number one of Federginnastica, do us in announcing the removal of Emanuela Maccarani from the technical direction of rhythmic gymnastics said that “the early termination of Professor Maccarani’s contract was a choice adopted unanimously”. “A very long technical management is concluded, which lasted over 30 years, an absolute unicum – said the number one of Federgym – the previous management had guaranteed the continuity of the project, but the current councilors and the undersigned decided that The cycle was exhausted And that the team could have a different guide. I thank Emanuela Maccarani for all his successes, we look to the future with optimism, trust and new energy “.
Facci, who will take the technical guidance of gymnastics until 30 June, speaking of how much two and a half years ago, he admitted: “The environment was very impressed by this affair, the fact that it lasted so much has had an emotional relapse in the environment that has not benefited, personally I believe that we tried to manage a situation according to the function of theOlympics goal“. New or new manager,” is not there, “he clarified that tomorrow will be in Desio to meet the coach and gymnasts to explain that another type of course will start.
Appointed new federal vice president, Fabrizia D’Ottavio At the press conference he added: “Emanuela (Maccarani, ed) was a very present figure in my sports career and the problems that have been spoken of persist in the section for some time, in different ways, but they are dynamic that we have been waiting for for some time to be able to modify” specifying that “the results, even in the high level, must go hand in hand with the psychophysical well -being of the athletes”.