Cycling golden girl Emma Finucane reveals she knew Australian boyfriend Matthew Richardson was going to defect to Team GB before Olympics - as she shares snaps of new lavish life

Olympic gold medallist Emma Finucane has revealed she knew Australian boyfriend Matthew Richardson was going to defect to Great Britain before the Olympics. Emma Finucane recently attended the Italian Grand Prix with boyfriend Matthew Richardson Finucane, 21, has been dubbed cycling's 'golden girl' after a stellar run at the 2024 Paris Olympics Gold medalist Ellesse Andrews of Team New Zealand, silver medalist Lea Friedrich of Team Germany and bronze medalist Emma Finucane of Team Great Britain ) pose on the podium after the Women's Sprint, Finals on day 16 of the Paris Olympics at Saint-Quentin-en-Yveline​s Velodrome on August 11, 2024 Camarthen-born Finucane began training at her local velodrome when she was six The triple Olympic medal winner enjoyed some downtime after the Olympics concluded earlier this year 'But I did better than I thought I might at keeping it a secret.' The 21-year-old Finucane became the first British woman to win three medals at the same Olympics since Mary Rand in 1964 Finucane poses with British F1 superstar Lando Morris and Richardson, 25, at the Italian Grand Prix 'All the negative comments and hate that's been getting thrown around are from people that probably don't even know what sport I play,' he told the outlet. In addition to gold for the team sprint, Finucane earned two individual bronze medals at this year's Olympics Finucane, who began training at her local velodrome when she was six, won gold in the team sprint alongside Katy Marchant and Sophie Capewell on the first day of racing at the Olympics.