Sofia Raffaeli is a master storyteller on the floor. The young Italian has one sole aim: enchant the judges and fans at her first Olympic Games, Paris 2024.
Raffaeli has long been on a mission to elevate rhythmic gymnastics to new artistic heights. The Italian stood out at the 2023 World Championships by winning three individual silvers and a team bronze. In a sport dominated by classical music, she performed with choreographies inspired by Alfred Hitchcock horror movies, cancer battles, and Frank Sinatra hits, to dazzle the judges.
"Every exercise this year has its own story. It's really something emotional that gets to the heart of the spectators, and that, I think, is the most beautiful thing about rhythmic gymnastics. It is crucial that when I take the floor, I am able to convey all the emotions that one can feel," she explained in an interview with Olympics.com.
"Rhythmic gymnastics is my life."
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