“I’m just honored to be able to represent Italy at the Games”. With these words, Valentina Gottardi liquidates the emotion of with extreme seriousness Paris 2024. The sand of the French capital awaits you and your partner Marta Menegatti, the latter having reached its fourth Olympics. For Valentina, born in Modena in 2002, it is the first. “Marta helped me grow up fast”, he confides.
there is never time for anxiety
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“They told me that the first Olympics you never forget – he says – because it overwhelms you with unexpected emotions. But I’m just trying to enjoy this approach. without agitation. To be honest, there is no time to feel anxious. We still have two tournaments and we want to give our best there too. The motto is “day by day, step by step“. The blue beacher It has a reactive capacity that leads it to immediate adaptation. To put it in numbers: one month after the transition from volleyball to beach volleywas already catapulted into the indoor season; after just over 3 years of playing on the sand, today he awaits his first five-circle challenge.
the love for the beach and the supporting team
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“Beach volleyball – explains Gottardi – is more suitable for mecompared to volleyball, for what it requires: more dynamism, a two-person game without substitutionsthe search for solutions in short time and teamwork which becomes one. Obviously, we are not alone on this journey. Thanks to Fipavour team is nourished and strong“. Gottardi is keen to mention them all: “The coaches Hector Marcovecchio e Caterina de Marinisthe physiotherapists Diego di Castro and Manuela Velleccothe athletic trainer Marco Ceccacci and the psychologist Giuseppe Vercelli”.
strategies towards Paris
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Technically speaking, Valentina Gottardi e Marta Menegatti I’m in the midst of improvements: “We’re working hard on the fundamentalsThe technique of the first and second touch must be iron. Then – admits Gottardi – we try to add something extracome the attack in second e the jumping lift”. The Gottardi-Menegatti combo is made up of beachers who are “equally determined and gritty. Two styles of different gamein mutual support mode, with a common goal: to be there best version of ourselves and win“.
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Olympic mind
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Training in view of Paris is also mentalThe psychological work of the two athletes is based on the “sphere” of Giuseppe Vercelli: “Synchrony, strengths, energy, rhythm and activation. We work assiduously on all these elements which are connected to each other, however reach balance“. Looking towards Paris, Gottardi declares: “We have all the means at our disposal to do of our best. And we will prove it.”
