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GS Fiamme Oro [Italy]

In early 2022 she began experiencing pain in her left foot, which was later found to be a cartilage issue. She had surgery on the foot in July 2022. (ginnasticando.it, 07 Jul 2022; Instagram profile, 05 Jul 2022)

In October 2020 she suffered a torn Achilles tendon during training and required surgery. (oasport.it, 05 Oct 2020)

A knee injury meant she was unable to compete at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. She underwent surgery and returned to training in September that year. (Instagram profile, 18 Sep 2018, 26 Jun 2018; federginnastica.it, 23 Jun 2018; mbnews.it, 19 Jun 2018)

2016 (poliziamoderna.poliziadistato.it, 30 Jun 2020)

She began the sport at age four in Rozzano, Italy, and started competing at age 13. (sportdonna.it, 15 Apr 2020)

Her parents were gymnastics instructors, so she spent much of her childhood at the gym. "I started this sport early on, so my passion for the sport was always there and I continued to practise it." (sportdonna.it, 15 Apr 2020; Facebook page, 02 May 2019)

She was part of the group that won Italy's first artistic gymnastics team medal at the world championships for 69 years, claiming bronze in the women's team event in 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. (ilcittadinomb.it, 09 Oct 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Nov 2022)

She trains up to six hours a day. (sportdonna.it, 15 Apr 2020)

Winning a bronze medal in the team event at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. (sportdonna.it, 15 Apr 2020)

US artistic gymnasts Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and Sunisa Lee, Russian artistic gymnast Aliya Mustafina. (sportdonna.it, 15 Apr 2020)

"Work until your idols become your rivals." (Facebook profile, 05 Sep 2019)