Italy’s Farfalle fly onto the Paris podium: bronze in the team all-around

Italia Team continues its impressive streak of podium finishes in the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics team all-around competition.

Following a silver in Athens 2004 and bronze in both London 2012 and Tokyo 2020, Italy’s Farfalle (Butterflies), comprised of Alessia Maurelli, Martina Centofanti, Agnese Duranti, Daniela Mogurean, and Laura Paris (photo by Simone Ferraro/CONI), secured the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Games, repeating their success from three years ago in Japan.

The Italian team earned their place in the final eight with the second-highest score in the qualifications (69.350), trailing only Bulgaria (70.400). In the final, they opened with a score of 36.100 in the hoops routine, followed by 32.000 in the mixed apparatus routine with ribbons and balls, achieving a total score of 68.100. The Italian formation finished behind China with a total of 69.800 points and Israel (68.850).

For Italia Team, this is the 37th medal of these Olympic Games, surpassing the totals from the Los Angeles 1932 and Rome 1960 Games.