Rhythmic gymnastics: Brazil takes unprecedented gold in World Cup stage

The Brazilian gymnastics team achieved yet another unprecedented achievement by winning the gold medal in the Portimão (Portugal) stage of the World Cup. This Sunday (7), the group formed by Duda Arakaki, Nicole Pircio, Giovanna Silva, Victoria Borges and Sofia Madeira (and Julia Kurunczi as a substitute) enthralled the public with an impeccable presentation that received a score of 34,600, surpassing powers in the modality, such as Spain (34,450) took silver, and Italy (33,800) bronze. IT’S GOOOOOOOOOOO! 🥇🤸‍♀️🇧🇷 And it’s historic gold for rhythmic gymnastics in Brazil! Portimão 🇵🇹 stage champions of the World Cup, in the 5 arches test Unprecedented achievement, with 34,600 points. 🖼️ @cbginastica pic.twitter.com/wu4Xc2TSZ4 — Time Brasil (@timebrasil) May 7, 2023 “Fortunately, they managed to make a presentation without visible errors. We know that, if we don’t fail, we’ll go to the podium. Also, we still got the gold, which we didn’t expect, because it was Italy’s turn to miss. Certainly, this result will strengthen everyone’s confidence, so that we can remain firm on this journey”, evaluated coach Camila Ferezin, in a statement to the Brazilian Gymnastics Confederation (CBG). For the coach, the support from the Portuguese crowd that cheered and clapped during the presentation was an additional stimulus for the great performance of the Brazilians. “I think that because of the proximity of the two peoples, the Portuguese adopted our team and embraced us. This support and their vibration gave an apotheotic character to the achievement”, acknowledged Ferezin. Cue the celebrations: it’s a historic World Challenge Cup GOLD 🥇 for the Brazilian Group 🇧🇷 in #Rhythmic #Gymnastics! 🎉 Bolstered by a huge cheering section, Brazil brought the energy — and danced off with the title. #FIGWorldCup pic.twitter.com/tzj9iIC60b — FIG (@gymnastics) May 7, 2023 Since last year, the country has been rising on the international stage. In September, he got his best result in history when he was in the top 5 overall at the World Cup, in Sofia (Bulgaria). This season, in April, 23-year-old Bárbara Domingos, from Paraná, won bronze in the ribbon on the 7th – the country’s first medal in the individual competition – at the World Cup stage, in Bulgaria; and a week later she won an unprecedented gold, also on tape, at the Grand Prix of Thiais (France). Olympic cycle for Paris 2024 In the search for a place in the team competition at the Paris Games (France) – there will be 14 sets (with five gymnasts each) – Brazil will have to compete for one of the five places available in the World Championship of the modality, among 23 and August 27, in Valencia (Spain). If he fails, he will have one last chance to qualify if he is champion at the Pan American Championship, scheduled to take place between April and May 2024. The individual dispute in Paris will have 24 gymnasts, with a limit of two representatives per country. The World Cup in Valencia will distribute 14 places, while the Pan American Championship will award the champion athlete. Brazil has never won medals in rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympics. The best individual performance was the 23rd place of Natália Gaudio, at Rio 2026. In the team competition, the country reached the eighth position twice, in the editions of 2000, in Sydney (Australia), and 2004, in Athens.


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