Sofia Raffaeli
| Sofia Raffaeli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 2004 Chiaravalle (AN)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fabriano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Julieta Cantaluppi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Kristina Ghiurova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Bilyana Dyakova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | The Raffaeli “RF”– Side Scale Pivot on relevé with bent leg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World ranking | 2nd 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sofia Raffaeli (born 19 January 2004) is an Italian rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships winning three silver medals (rope, clubs, team). She participated in the 2021 Sofia World Cup, winning the bronze medal in ribbon and the silver medal in clubs. She participated in the 2021 Tashkent World Cup, winning two silver medals with the Hoop and the Ribbon. At her senior world championship debut, she won a bronze medal in the hoop finals at the 2021 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships behind of Alina Harnasko and Dina Averina
Career[]
Junior[]
She represented Italy at the 2018 Junior European Championships in Guadalajara, Spain, where she qualified to Clubs final and she finished in 5th place. As the only junior individual gymnast from Italy, she competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia. She won three silver medals - Team, Rope and Clubs, she also placed 8th in the Ball final and 7th in the Ribbon final.
Senior[]
She won a bronze medal in All-Around finals at the 2020 Italian National Championships behind Milena Baldassarri and Alexandra Agiurgiuculese. She also won a gold medal in clubs and a silver medal in ball.[3]
In 2021 Season, Raffaeli made her senior international debut at the 2021 Sofia World Cup. She finished 10th All-Around behind of Sabina Tashkenbaeva and qualified to two apparatus finals, where she won a silver medal with the clubs and a bronze medal with the ribbon.[4] On April 16-18, Raffaeli then competed at the 2021 Tashkent World Cup where she finished 4th All-around behind of Anastasiia Salos, she also qualified to three apparatus finals, winning a silver medal with the hoop and the ribbon and placing 4th in clubs.[5] In May, Raffaeli participated at the 2021 Pesaro World Cup where she placed 8th in the All-round behind of Laura Zeng and she qualified to 2 apparatus finals placing 6th in clubs and 5th in ribbon. In June, she won a silver medal in the All-around final at the 2021 Italian National Championships behind of Milena Baldassarri and in front of Alexandra Agiurgiuculese. She also managed to enter all 4 apparatus finals winning 1st in clubs, 2nd in hoop and 3rd in ball and ribbon. Raffaeli was then selected to compete at the 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, in Varna, Bulgaria, along with Alexandra Agiurgiuculese (She was previously chosen as a reserve for the Italian team but Milena Baldassarri canceled her registration). She managed to get into the individual all-round final and the clubs final, where she finished 8th all round behind of Katrin Taseva and placing 8th in clubs behind of Viktoriia Onopriienko. At the 2021 Marbella Grand Prix Final, Raffaeli placed 4th All-around behind of Anastasia Simakova and she also placed 1st in clubs, 3rd in ball and ribbon, and 7th in hoop.
She was selected to represent Italy at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, her first one, she won a bronze medal in the Hoop final. Raffaeli also made it into the individual all- round final, finishing in 6th place behind of Viktoriia Onoproenko. She also won a silver medal in the team competition, together with Milena Baldassarri, Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, and the Italian group.
Routine music information[]
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hoop | It's All Right by Ray Charles |
| Ball | Main Theme (From "Pink Panther") by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Clubs | Marajà by Vinicio Capossela | |
| Ribbon | The Penguins of Madagascar by Lorne Balfe |
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rope | Far From Over by Frank Stallone, From "Staying Alive" Soundtrack |
| Ball | Amara Terra Mia by Ermal Meta | |
| Clubs | Money by Alan Cumming | |
| Ribbon | The Penguins of Madagascar by Lorne Balfe |
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hoop | Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy by Jennifer Thomas |
| Ball | Oogie Boogie's Song by Danny Elfman | |
| Clubs (1st cut) | Aha! by Imogen Heap | |
| Clubs (2nd cut) | Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto | |
| Ribbon | Tango De Amor (The Addams Family Ost) by Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth |
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hoop | Montagues & Capulets by Richard Clayderman, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Deyan Pavlov |
| Ball (1st cut) | Oogie Boogie's Song by Danny Elfman | |
| Ball (2nd cut) | The man with the harmonica Song by Ennio Morricone | |
| Clubs | Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto | |
| Ribbon | Tango De Amor (The Addams Family Ost) by Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth |
References[]
- ^ "RAFFAELI Sofia". FIG. 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Doppio Argento Per Sofia Raffaeli Ai Mondiali Di Mosca". FIG. 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Folgaria – Campionato Assoluto: Milena Baldassarri cala il tris nelle finali. Sofia Raffaeli miglior ginnasta alle clavette" (in Italian). 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Stunning in Sofia, Raffaeli rising to Tashkent Rhythmic World Cup challenge". FIG. 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Tashkent - Sofia ha l'argento vivo! Due piazze d'onore a cerchio e nastro per la più giovane della tappa di Coppa del Mondo" (in Italian). 18 April 2021.
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