Alice D’Amato gold on parallel bars at the European Championships, silver on vault for her sister Asia

ANTALYA – Best Italian ever on uneven bars: Alice D’Amato he also confirmed himself at the European Championships in Antalya, winning gold in the individual finals. The twenty-year-old from Liguria won with a score of 14.466, surpassing the British Rebecca Downie (14.233) and the German Elizabeth Seitz (as he just missed the podium Georgia Villa, fourth at the end). D’Amato revealed herself for the first time on this apparatus with bronze in Stettin in 2019, followed by silver in Munich in 2022. For her, agent of the Fiamme Oro, it is the third medal in Turkey, after the silver in the team and bronze in the individual general competition on Friday.

It was not only a magical day for Italian gymnastics, but also for a Genoese family that has seen two enormously talented twin girls grow up. Alice’s twin also won a medal in Antalya, Asia D’Amatowho takes European silver on vault behind the Frenchwoman Coline Devillard. For her too it is a confirmation after the place of honor in Monaco 2022, and above all the silver at the post-Olympic World Cup in 2021. The two D’Amatos, together with Vanessa Ferrari And Martin Maywere protagonists of the memorable fourth place at the Tokyo Games behind Russia, the United States and China.