2024 Olympics, her boyfriend's marriage proposal, live, to Alessia Maurelli, captain of the Butterflies, after the bronze she just won.

Excited, incredulous, with trembling hands, and happy, Alessia Maurelli after the race with her colleagues from the Italia team, and after the podium won with the bronze medal, receives a sweet and exciting, sudden gift, the joy of the podium mixes with the presence of her boyfriend, Massimo Bertelloni, who kneels in front of the athlete, and live worldwide "discovers" the ring and asks her to marry him.

A beautiful image, and an immense emotion for Alessia, who incredulous and trembling with emotion and joyful surprise, accepts the proposal.

An emotional moment for the captain of the Butterflies, Alessia Maurelli, adding a personal and romantic touch to an already memorable day for Italian rhythmic gymnastics.

During the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Italian rhythmic gymnastics team, known as the “Butterflies,” won the bronze medal in the team competition. The team, made up of Martina Centofanti, Agnese Duranti, Alessia Maurelli, Daniela Mogurean and Laura Paris, obtained a total score of 68.100, placing them behind China and Israel, gold and silver respectively. Despite an error during the hoops exercise which caused an apparatus to fall, the Farfalli managed to maintain third place.

This result represented the 37th medal for Italy at the Paris Games and continued a strong streak for the nation, which achieved at least one medal every day of the Olympics. Italy's streak of Olympic successes had already begun in Rio 2016 and continued in Tokyo 2021, demonstrating the consistency and talent of Italian athletes.