Italy concluded its adventure at the European Junior Championships in a brilliant way 2024 of artistic gymnastics. Our National under 16 team indeed it has won six medals (three gold, two silver, one bronze) in the specialty finals go on stage at Rimini Fairwhich thus add to the silver medals brought home on Friday evening (the team one and Giulia Perotti’s in the individual general competition).
Benedetta Gava triumphed forcefully on vaultalso proposing a splendid double twist (14.033) and triumphing with an average of 13.666 in front of a very solid Emma Puato (13,400). Great success for the class of 2009 who grew up gymnastically at the Artistica ’81 in Trieste under the guidance of Diego Pecar and a splendid Italian double ahead of the French Elena Colas (13.316 for the full lap champion).
Giulia Perotti then placed her big leg on the uneven bars, climbing to the top step of the podium with a score of 13,866 (5.7 D Score). The Piedmontese obtained the same score as Elena Colas and she would also have deserved the solo title, given that the transalpine had a worse execution (8.166 against 7.866), but in this category the tie is not broken. Bronze for the Belgian Sien Ghekiere (12,733).
The star of Libertas Vercellicoached by Enrico Pozzo and Federica Gatti, then came also awarded a nice bronze on beam (12.600, 5.2 the starting point), where the French Maiana Prat won (13.300) ahead of the German Madita Mayr (12.866). Giulia Perotti then let loose in the floor exercise too.
The 14 year oldwho last year triumphed on the quad at the Junior World Championships (where she was third with the team and on the parallel bars)performed a splendid exercise and won the gold medal with the relevant score of 13,400. Another double in Italy, given that Emma Fioravanti finished in second position (13.300, 5.4) preceding the French Perla Denechere (12.933).
