Asia D’Amato, an injury … to medal.

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Asia D’Amato silver

Asia D’Amato wins European silver medal on vault but is injured at the finish of the second jump. The Golden Flames officer gets a 14.100 on the Yurchenko with 2 twists. Unfortunately, on the next round-off flic with 180° + forward tense jump with 180°, jumping from 4.80 start, the continental all around champion arrives slightly poor and accuses a blow on her right foot. Immediately rescued by physiotherapist Salvatore Scintu and the German organization’s medical staff, the Azzurra was taken to the hospital for diagnostic tests, accompanied by FGI officials. An internal and external malleolar sprain is suspected.

The jury’s 13.333 on the second run brought the blue medalist’s average to 13.716. Zsofia Kovacs won with 13.933. Bronze for France’s Aline Friess with 13.599. Bad accident also for Bulgarian Valentina Georgieva, who could not complete her race. Asia D’Amato, on the other hand, was awarded to the applause of the entire OlympiaHalle. On the podium in her place was DTN Enrico Casella, who has been following her since she was a child at the Brescia International Academy. In the beam final in place of D’Amato entered the other Italian Martina Maggio, sixth in qualification with 13.400, but out because she was the third Italian. For this reason, the Brianzola has right of first refusal over the first reserve, Britain’s Alice Kinsella, who had scored ninth.

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