Overview
- During the Milano–Cortina 2026 opening ceremony at Milan’s San Siro, RaiSport’s Paolo Petrecca introduced Matilda De Angelis as “Mariah Carey.”
- De Angelis responded on Instagram with “Please, call me Mariah” and joked about splitting royalties from All I Want for Christmas.
- Petrecca compounded the mistake moments later by calling the actress “Matilde” instead of her correct name.
- Reports highlight additional errors in the same broadcast, including misidentifying IOC figure Kirsty Coventry and failing to recognize several volleyball world champions.
- Volleyball stars Simone Giannelli and Simone Anzani traded tongue-in-cheek comments on Instagram as memes amplified criticism of Rai’s coverage.