Agiurgiuculese snatches the pass by dominating the competition to the ball and the ribbon to the absolute: it is the first Olympic adventure
/ TREVISO
Rhythmic gymnastics at the Games will speak about Treviso: the dates to be circled are 6 and 7 August. The official pass for Alexandra Agiurgiuculese came from the technical director Emanuela Maccarani: the other individualist will be Milena Baldassarri, no trip to Tokyo for the emerging Sofia Raffaeli.
For those who have not followed the recent events of the blue rhythm, one would say: nothing new on the western front. Considering that the two girls had hit the Olympic cards as early as September 2019. But the passes are not nominal and the postponement of the Olympics was changing the scenario: the disappointing Europeans of Agiurgiuculese, penalized by a delayed preparation due to the Covid contract in the spring , clashed with the leap in quality of the rampant Raffaeli, capable of climbing the international rankings in a few months. But Alex, aware of his qualities, was not demoralized: in the next round of the World Cup, he slipped medals around his neck and saw his prices increase.
The final judgment, however, was linked to the two-day event of the Tricolors: three individualists competing for two places, with the feeling that Raffaeli had already overwhelmed the hierarchies. The opening words of Agiurgiuculese on Saturday were anything but exciting: third in the general competition, it seemed destined for exclusion. But the next day the blue from Cordignano pulled out the claws, showing the determination of the champion: first the gold at the ball with the staff of 26,800, then the encore to the ribbon (24,350) with Baldassarri trailing by only one tenth. Results that led the Italian dt to confirm the five-circle pass of Agiurgiuculese, who will represent Italritmica in Japan with Baldassarri. In practice: the two most “expert”, those who had earned the Olympic cards at the World Championships in Baku 2019. “We witnessed an Italian of very high technical value”, the words of the technical director Emanuela Maccarani given the confirmations that I already imagined: I just needed to check the tightness in the race. After careful evaluations, I decided to bring Agiurgiuculese and Baldassarri, the two veterans who had conquered the Olympic card in Baku 2019. However, there is still one month to go to the Olympics (the individual all-around rhythm will fall in the last weekend; ed), it is important that all three remain at attention to be ready for any eventuality ».
At the age of 20 Alex will be able to enjoy the first Olympic adventure of his career, the dream of when she was a child (and became familiar with the discipline in Romania) realized. The adversities of recent months are behind us. –