Rhythmic World Cup, Sofia Raffaeli gold all-around in Sofia

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Extraordinary Sofia Raffaeli at the Sofia Rhythmic World Championships. The blue won the gold medal in the All around with a score of 133,250. Historic gold for the champion of the Gold Flames, the first Italian to win the individual general competition. The 18-year-old from Marche, called ‘Formica Atomica’, has triumphed in three Specialty Finals (circle, ball, ribbon), and has now completed poker in the general competition, also winning a pass for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Raffaeli concludes this World Cup with 4 gold medals and one bronze. Milena Baldassarri’s fifth position should also be noted with 124,900, just over a tenth from fourth place. Raffaeli won over the German Darja Varfolomeev (132.450) silver and the Bulgarian Stiliana Nikolova (128.800) bronze.