Rhythmic Gymnastics, Raffaeli Gold in Baku: “Dedicated to Mattarella”

Sofia Raffaeli he conquered thegold in the all around in the World Cup in the stage that is taking place in Baku (Azerbaijan) with an overall score of 113.400 on the four apparatus. A success dedicated to the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella for her constant closeness to the world of sport. The Olympic bronze medalist from Paris 2024 was second halfway through the race after the hoop and ball tests, then the Italian put on a show with clubs and ribbon and managed to overcome Ukraine Taisiia Onofriichuk who concluded her performances in second place (113.250). The third step of the podium was occupied by the Bulgarian Stiliana Nikolova (113.150) “I am very happy, especially for having concluded a race without errors – Raffaeli declared - After having won only one final in Sofia, for me this is a nice revenge. Now we start again from here and tomorrow I hope to do even better, adding some elements that I didn't do in qualifying, just to avoid risks. For now I'm very satisfied with the work we're doing. A dedication? In addition to Fabriano, Fiamme Oro and my Federation, I would like to dedicate this result to President Mattarella, who has always been very close to us athletes and to whom I wish you a speedy recovery”. Her coach is on the same wavelength Claudia Mancinelli: “Let's stay focused. Today's gold certainly spurs us on even more. Sofia led a very intelligent race, managing the pressure of expectations well and controlling the exercises. Tomorrow we hope to pass a happy Easter to our many fans who will be glued to the TV". The Butterflies of the renewed Italian team were also amazing, with the fourth best score with hoops and balls arriving just a hair's breadth from the all-around podium and reach the second Cup final. A slew of the Italian gymnastics federation which tomorrow will be the only Federation together with Bulgaria, to compete in all the final eight of the World Cup in Baku. In the clubs and ribbon finals, in addition to Raffaeli, the Italian colours will also be defended by the new Friulian policewoman Tara Dragas, who today ranked eleventh. From 12:7 on Sunday, all the matches will be broadcast live on LaXNUMXd.