The first stage of the 2024 Inline Freestyle Skating World Cup concluded yesterday in Milan
Team Azzurro highlighted with Demuru and Luciani
Final day yesterday in Milan for the initial stage of the Hero Battle Cup. The first chapter of the 2024 Inline Freestyle World Cup, which took place last weekend, ended with a great success. Piazza Duca D’Aosta, in front of the Central Station, theater of the event which saw the stars of freestyle skating competing for medals and giving the large audience of enthusiasts and onlookers an extraordinary show. The event is part of the most important international inline skating circuit which has also been held in Italy for 13 years. The event is one of the main events of Senstation Summer, the calendar of initiatives proposed by GSR (Grandi Stazioni Retail), in response to the public notice launched by the Municipality of Milan to liven up the summer.
Promoted by Fisr and World Skate (Italian and international roller sports federations), the Hero Battle Cup leaves the Marche region for the first time, where it was born and raised thanks to the commitment of the Conero Roller sports association of Castelfidardo (Ancona), for arrive in Milan. The event was an appetizer of what will be the most important event for roller sports, the next 2024 World Championships, the World Skate Games hosted in September in Italy. A race, the one in Milan, which recorded extraordinary numbers. Registrations sold out in just 48 hours from the opening, more than 260 athletes from 20 nations, including Spain, France, Poland, Ukraine, India, China, Iran, Korea, Japan, as well as of course Italy, ready to compete in the two categories, junior and senior, and to amaze the public and jury with their tightrope walking and breathtaking acrobatics. The competition was part of the three-star category, the most coveted by athletes from every corner of the globe.
Yesterday was a decisive day, with the Italians leaving their mark. The reigning world champion Lorenzo Demuru won gold in the senior men’s category, and the very young Viola Luciani in the junior women’s category. Azzurri also highlighted in the battle competitions. In the Jump discipline, however, everything as expected with the confirmation of the two world champions, the Senegalese Dame Fall and the Italian Gianmarco Savi, who finished with a great score. Competitions which this year too have highlighted the very young global talents of freestyle skating. A sport that filled the square with color and dynamism, with the desire to be there and healthy positive competition. The performances of the other Azzurri in the previous days are noteworthy. Italian team which saw, among the junior men, Manuel Moretti, who came first, and Daniele Salzillo, second. Among the senior men, Lorenzo Guslandi also stood out with excellent scores, finishing second and Valerio Degli Agostini, in third place.
After Milan, the Hero Battle Cup moves to Senigallia, on the Marche coast, with the second 3-star stage, within the great action sports event Xmasters, scheduled from 18 to 21 July.
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Here is the HBC 2024 presentation video
