Couch Gymnast has been telling us that the Italian Juniors are the up-and-coming gymnasts in Europe for some time.
Here’s some evidence.
The Italian team upset Romania for the women’s team title Wednesday at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Trabzon, Turkey. ..
Defending champion Russia — competing without the services of injured gymnasts Anastasia Grishina and Anastasia Sidorova — struggled on uneven bars and balance beam to place fourth. …
Full results on IG – Italian Women Triumph in Trabzon at EYOF
Couch Gymnast has some video from Day 1 – Italy takes Team EYOF Title
Larissa Iordache (57.800) dominated the AA in prelims. AA and Apparatus Finals are yet to come.
Click PLAY or watch Larissa’s Beam on YouTube.
Despite the good results there is bad news from Italy too – Enrico Pozzo, their top male AA gymnast, has been kicked out of his gym.
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