Italian Biathlete Competes in Winter Olympics After Attributing Doping Test to Nutella
Rebecca Passler Rejoins Italian Biathlon Team After Successful Appeal Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler was reinstated to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics team on Monday after successfully contesting her suspension for doping following a positive test for the banned substance letrozole. The 24-year-old athlete claimed in her appeal that the letrozole contamination originated from the spoon […]
‘Father of Nutella’ Francesco Rivella dies at age 97
According to various news outlets, Italian chemist Francesco Rivera, best known as the inventor of Nutella, passed away on Valentine's Day. He was 97 years old. Called Nutella's “father” by Italian media, Rivera helped create the world's most famous hazelnut spread. Rivera began working for Ferrero, an Italian chocolate and confectionery company. In 1952, news […]