Milena Baldassarri

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Milena Baldassarri
Milena Baldassarri Guadalajara 2018.jpg
Baldassarri during the European Championships in Guadalajara in 2018
Personal information
Full nameMilena Baldassarri
Nickname(s)Millie
Country representedItaly
Born (2001-10-16) October 16, 2001 (age 20)
Ravenna, Italy
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2015–present
ClubFaber Ginnastica Fabriano
GymKori kori
Head coach(es)Kristina Ghiurova
Assistant coach(es)Julieta Cantaluppi
ChoreographerBilyana Dyakova
Music7 rings
World ranking15 7 () [1]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sofia Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kitakyushu Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia Team
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona All-around
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Holon Team

Milena Baldassarri (born October 16, 2001 in Ravenna, Italy) is an Italian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the first (and only, to date) Italian individual to win the silver medal at the World Championship at the 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Individual all around.[2]

Baldassarri was already a bronze medalist at the 2016 European Junior Championships. On the National level, she is a three-time (2018, 2020, 2021) Italian National All-around champion, 2019 Italian National All-around silver medalist, 2017 Italian National All-around bronze medalist, and 2016 Italian Junior National All-around champion.

Career[]

Junior[]

Baldassarri started practising rhythmic gymnastics in Ravenna. In 2014 she moved to Fabriano, and started being trained by the olympian Julieta Cantaluppi and her mother, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Kristina Guiourova. In 2015 she was selected in the Italian national junior group to compete at the 2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. They placed 6th in Group All-around and 5th in 5 Balls final. At the Baldassarri won team bronze with Alexandra Agiurgiuculese.

Senior[]

In 2017 Season, Baldassarri made her senior international debut at the International tournament " Città Pesaro, where she managed to win the bronze medal in the All-around, silver at the ribbon final and gold at the club's final, ahead of Russian Ekaterina Selezneva.[3] In May 2017 she competed at 2017 Sofia World Cup, her first world cup, where she took the 10th place in the AA,.[4] On 19–21 May, Baldassarri, along with teammates Alexandra Agiurgiuculese and Alessia Russo represented the individual seniors for Italy at the 2017 European Championships, where she qualified in the ribbon finals finishing in 7th place.[5] On August 5–7, Baldassarri finished 8th in the all-around at the 2017 Minsk World Challenge Cup, she qualified in 2 apparatus finals and finished 7th in ribbon and 4th in ball, with the same score of the 3rd (16.650). Unfortunately, the tie is broken in favour of her teammate Alexandra Agiurgiuculese who received the bronze medal.

Together with Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, Baldassarri represented Italy at the 2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Pesaro, where she finished 9th in the All-around ahead of Bulgaria's Katrin Taseva; she also qualified for the ribbon final where she finished in 6th position. She was awarded with Alina Kabaeva Prize.[6]

In 2018 Season, on March 30-April 1, Baldassarri began the world cup events competing at the 2018 Sofia World Cup finishing 12th in the all-around, she qualified in hoop finals finishing in 5th. on April 13–15; Baldassarri competed at the 2018 Pesaro World Cup finishing 9th in the all-around, she qualified in the ribbon final. On April 27–29, she then competed in the event at the 2018 Baku World Cup where she won finished 8th in the all-around behind Japan's Kaho Minagawa, she then qualified in 1 event final. On May 4–6, she competed at the 2018 Guadalajara World Challenge Cup where she had a new highest rank all-around placement finishing 4th in the all-around behind Russia's Arina Averina, Baldassarri had an overall successful event qualifying in all apparatus finals, she won her first world cup medal a silver in ball behind Linoy Ashram, she also won a bronze in clubs, finished 5th with ribbon and hoop. On May 16–17, Baldassarri competed at the 2018 Holon Grand Prix finishing 7th in the all-around behind Salome Pazhava, she qualified in 2 apparatus finals where she won her first Grand Prix gold medal in ribbon, she also won bronze in ball.

Again with Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, Baldassarri represented Italy at the 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia. She won the silver medal at the ribbon apparatus, becoming at 16 years old the first individual Italian gymnast who ever won an apparatus silver medal in the World Championship.[7]

Baldassarri and Agiurgiuculese also represented Italy at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. While Agiurgiuculese could not make it to the finals, Milena Baldassarri qualified 6th, and confirmed the same position during the finals,[8] an historical record for Italian gymnastics.

Routine music information[]

Year Apparatus Music title
2021 Hoop (first) The Weeping Mountains, War Cry by Inro Joo
Hoop (second) Mephisto's Lullaby by Yair Albeg Wein & Or Kribos
Ball L'immensità by Mina
Clubs Bury a Friend by Billie Eilish
Ribbon Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois by Joshua Bell
2020 Hoop The Weeping Mountains, War Cry by Inro Joo
Ball Youkali by Mario Frangoulis
Clubs Bury a Friend by Billie Eilish
Ribbon Vivaldi Storm by 2Cellos
2019 Hoop Dance With the Dragon by Dark Sarah ft. Jp Leppäluoto
Ball Non Andare Via by Petra Magoni
Clubs Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven
Ribbon (first) Beetlejuice (Main Titles / End Titles) by Danny Elfman
Ribbon (second) Basic Instinct (The Games Are Over) by Jerry Goldsmith
2018 Hoop Zhulto by Desi Dobreva
Ball Après Moi by Regina Spektor
Clubs Carmen by Stromae
Ribbon Carol Of The Bells by Tommee Profit
2017 Hoop I will survive by Igudesman & Joo
Ball Guarda che luna by Petra Magoni
Clubs Electrocutango by Retrolonga
Ribbon Paris sera toujours paris by Zaz
2016 Rope Danza Ritual Del Fuego by Paco De Lucía
Hoop I will survive by Igudesman & Joo
Ball Guarda che luna by Petra Magoni
Clubs Monde Inversé by Cirque Du Soleil
Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 6th 99.625 6th 96.050
Mephisto's Lullaby by Yair Albeg Wein & Or Kribos Hoop 7th 25.100 6th 24.550
L'immensità by Mina Ball 5th 25.625 7th 25.700
Bury a Friend by Billie Eilish Clubs 6th 26.500 7th 25.650
Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois by Joshua Bell Ribbon 4th 22.400 14th 20.150

Detailed Olympic results[]

Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 6th 99.625 6th 96.050
Mephisto's Lullaby by Yair Albeg Wein & Or Kribos Hoop 7th 25.100 6th 24.550
L'immensità by Mina Ball 5th 25.625 7th 25.700
Bury a Friend by Billie Eilish Clubs 6th 26.500 7th 25.650
Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois by Joshua Bell Ribbon 4th 22.400 14th 20.150

References[]

  1. ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics BALDASSARRI Milena - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved September 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Pesaro – Clavette d'oro e Nastro d'argento per Milena Baldassarri! Italbaby 6 mitica!". federginnastica.it. April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Ilaria Brugnotti (May 6, 2017). "World Cup Sofia: Baldassarri decima! Agiurgiuculese in finale a palla e nastro". ginnasticaritmicaitaliana.it. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "Results By Apparatus" (PDF). ueg.org. May 21, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Farfalle prevent Russian sweep of World titles … again!". ueg.org. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ginnastica ritmica, Mondiali: Baldassarri è argento al nastro. Italia di bronzo". gazzetta.it. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  8. ^ https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/ravenna/cronaca/milerna-baldassarri-ginnastica-ritmica-1.6673045. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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