After the disappointment for yesterday's missing gold in All Around, the Farfalle climb to the top of Europe in the two
specialty finals
at the European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel.
It was from Guadalajara 2018 that the blue of the Air Force did not get on the first step of the specialty podium and, before that, in Turin 2008.
This time, however, the European booty is the richest ever.
Maurelli and her companions returned to the Israeli platform by winning the gold medal in the five circles and with ribbons and balls
, which are added to yesterday's silver in the All around and team ranking.
In the first exercise, mounted on the notes of a medley "Mercy in darkness and Strength of Thousand Men" of Bergesen / Phoenix, the blue warriors won 36,650 points, winning over Israel, silver with 36,450 points and over Bulgaria, bronze with 34,750.
In the routine with the 3 tapes and the 2 balls, built on Michael Jackson's song, "
They don't care about us
", they close the 38 / o European with the second gold medal.
The Italian national team, bronze in Tokyo 2020, closes with 34,250 points, leaving behind Spain with 31,950 and Azerbaijan with 31,900.
"We are happy with our performance in this European Championship both for the two gold medals today and for the two silver medals yesterday - said captain Alessia Maurelli -. It is useless to deny that we regret the second place yesterday because certainly the The path that brought us closer to the European Championships promised something else for us. Let's not get discouraged, let's go ahead and show who we are on the platform.
We are worth what we have today around our necks
. Thanks to all those people who supported us yesterday and today. today I am also a little bit for them ".
