ʃiː hæd ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɹˈoʊl tə plˈeɪ ɪnðə kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti əlˈɪmpɪks ɪn ɹˈoʊm, dˈuː tə hɜː baɪlˈɪŋɡwəl flˈuːənsi ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd ɪtˈæliən.
She had an important role to play in the coverage of the 1960 Olympics in Rome, due to her bilingual fluency in English and Italian.