Cipressa and members, golden girls, Italfioretto returns to the top of the podium

the protagonists

We were left at the Olympic bronze medal by Erica Cipressa in Tokyo, at the National team asking for the head of the father-city Andrea. Five months later, in the first stage of the World Cup in Saint Maur (France), Erica does even better: the blue foil quartet, at the first exit of the “new” selector Stefano Cerioni, takes the gold. Japan beaten 43-40, with a formation that only halfway followed that of the Games: with confirmed Alice Volpi (who scored on Saturday in the individual) and Cipressa, there are Camilla Mancini and Martina Favaretto from Noalese.

After having liquidated the Singapore practice in the second round, the Italians beat China 44-41 to the quarters. Then the semi-final victorious over Canada, defeated 45-37. A result that opens the doors to the final, where Italy unexpectedly finds the Japanese, able, in the previous round, to oust Russia from the game. The Italfioretto conquers the last act for three points, the Japanese make us suffer. Cipressa places a precious 5-0 over Azuma, then folds Ueno 4-2. Instead he gives 8-3 to Miyawaki, bringing his opponents back into the game. The latest hits come from Favaretto and Volpi, who suffers a heavy 10-4 from Ueno. Luckily, there was a stack of points to defend. Treasure that allows you to keep the Japanese at a distance.

An excellent result for Cipressa, a valuable business card in the first season without the father-city. Season that had started uphill, thanks to Covid which had hit her – as a vaccine – at the end of October, forcing her to a long stop in training. So the French trip must be archived as better it could not: the gold in the team event was preceded by the 13th place of the individual, who had seen the policewoman of Fencing Mogliano stopped (in the second round, 15-8) “alone” from companion Volpi, then climbed the top step. But Elisabetta Bianchin and Martina Sinigalia also competed in Saint Maur, called this year to leap in quality: they finished 41st and 46th, with the Ponzano di Scherma Treviso skewered 13-12 in the blue derby with Elena Tangherlini.

Tricolor sword. Meanwhile, the season of the female sword has also started. In Erba (Como), in the first absolute test (zone 1, Northern Italy), Eleonora De Marchi (Fiamme Oro-Scherma Treviso) hits the third step, surrendering in the semifinal 15-6 to Federica Isola, then overcome in the final 13-11 by Giulia Rizzi. After a few seasons tarnished, Flavio Puccini’s pupil will try to raise the level, aiming to climb the tricolor ranking. In the background, the dream of giving himself the blue jersey for the Paris ’24 Games. –

Mattia Toffoletto

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