Asia D'Amato explained

Asia D'Amato
Fullname:Asia D'Amato
Birth Date:2003 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy
Height:1.5m
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Natlteam:2015 – present (ITA)
Club:Fiamme Oro
Gym:Brixia
Headcoach:Enrico Casella, Monica Bergamelli, Marco Campodonico
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Asia D'Amato (pronounced as /it/; born 7 February 2003) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She represented Italy at the 2020 Olympic Games. She was a member of the teams that won bronze at the 2019 World Championships and gold at the 2022 European Championships. Individually she is the 2021 World vault silver medalist, the 2022 European all-around champion and vault silver medalist, the 2019 and 2020 Italian national champion, and the 2018 Junior European vault champion. She is a member of the Italian National Team and is the twin sister of Alice D'Amato.

Early life

D'Amato and her twin sister, Alice, were born in Genoa, Italy on 7 February 2003. She and her sister began gymnastics at the age of 7 at the Andrea Doria Sports Club in Genoa, Italy.[1] They currently train at the International Academy of Brixia in Brescia.[2]

In December 2020, Alice and Asia received the Athlete of the Year award in the Liguria region of Italy.

Junior gymnastics career

2015–2017

D'Amato made her international debut at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy as part of Italy's Young Dreams team alongside Giorgia Villa.[3]

In 2017 D'Amato competed at the Italian National Championships where she placed first on vault, second on floor exercise, and third on uneven bars.[4] She later competed at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Elisa Iorio and Alice D'Amato. There she helped Italy win silver behind Russia. Individually she placed second in the all-around behind Ksenia Klimenko of Russia, third on vault behind Valeria Saifulina of Russia and Denisa Golgotă of Romania, third on uneven bars behind Iorio and Klimenko, and second on balance beam behind Klimenko.

2018

D'Amato competed at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy in April where Italy placed first in the team competition.[5] She continued her national and international dominance on vault, winning gold at International Gymnix, all Italian Serie A competitions, and at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. In August D'Amato competed at the 2018 European Championships alongside Alice D'Amato, Alessia Federici, Elisa Iorio, and Giorgia Villa where Italy won team gold and individually D'Amato won gold on vault.[6]

Senior gymnastics career

2019

In April D'Amato was officially named to the team to compete at the 2019 European Championships alongside Giorgia Villa, Elisa Iorio and Alice D'Amato.[7] During qualifications she placed eleventh in the all-around but did not qualify to the final due to Alice D'Amato and Giorgia Villa scoring higher. She qualified to the vault final in fourth place.[8] During finals she once again finished in fourth, behind Maria Paseka of Russia, Coline Devillard of France, and Ellie Downie of Great Britain.[9]

In August D'Amato competed at the Heerenveen Friendly where she helped Italy win gold in the team competition ahead of the Netherlands and Norway and individually she finished fifth in the all-around behind Giorgia Villa, Eythora Thorsdottir, Naomi Visser, and Alice D'Amato. Additionally she recorded the third highest vault and balance beam scores.[10] On September 4 D'Amato was named to the team to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany alongside her sister, Villa, Elisa Iorio, and Desirée Carofiglio.

During qualifications at the World Championships D'Amato helped Italy qualify to the team final in eighth place; as a result Italy also qualified to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She scored high enough to become the second reserve for the all-around final but did not due to teammates Villa and Iorio scoring higher than her.[11] In the team final, D'Amato helped Italy win the bronze medal – Italy's first team medal since the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. They ended up finishing behind the United States and Russia but ahead of China, who originally qualified to the final in second place.[12]

2020

In late January it was announced that D'Amato would compete at the Stuttgart World Cup taking place in March.[13] The Stuttgart World Cup was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[14] In November D'Amato competed at the Italian National Championships where she tied for first with Giorgia Villa. During event finals she won gold on vault, bronze on the uneven bars (behind Villa and Martina Maggio) and on balance beam (behind Maggio and Villa), and silver on floor exercise once again behind Villa.[15]

2021

D'Amato was named to the team to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Alice D'Amato, Giorgia Villa (later replaced by Vanessa Ferrari),[16] and Martina Maggio.[17] The team qualified for the team finals and placed fourth with a total score of 163.638.[18] In October D'Amato was selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships.[19] While there she qualified to the all-around and vault finals, becoming the first Italian female gymnast to qualify to the latter.[20] During the vault final she performed a Yurchenko double and a half on full twist. She won the silver medal behind reigning Olympic vault champion Rebeca Andrade. This was Italy's first World medal on vault in women's artistic gymnastics.

2022

D'Amato competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge. Her scores on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam contributed towards Italy's second-place finish. Individually D'Amato won silver on vault. D'Amato next competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. She helped Italy finish second as a team and individually placed second in the all-around behind Konnor McClain. During event finals she finished second on vault behind Coline Devillard, fifth on balance beam, and sixth on uneven bars.[21]

In June D'Amato competed at the Mediterranean Games alongside Angela Andreoli, Alice D'Amato, Martina Maggio, and Giorgia Villa. Together they won gold in the team competition, over five points ahead of second place France.[22] Individually D'Amato won silver in the all-around and on balance beam behind compatriot Maggio and won gold on vault and floor exercise.[23]

D'Amato next competed at the European Championships. On the first day of competition she won gold in the all-around ahead of Alice Kinsella of Great Britain and compatriot Maggio. She is the second Italian woman to win the all-around title after Vanessa Ferrari did so in 2007.[24] Additionally D'Amato helped Italy qualify to the team final in first place and individually she qualified to the vault and balance beam finals. During the team final D'Amato contributed scores on all four apparatuses towards Italy's first place finish.[25] During event finals D'Amato won silver on vault behind Zsófia Kovács. D'Amato injured her ankle when landing her second vault and therefore withdrew from the balance beam final. An MRI later revealed that D'Amato would need to undergo surgery to repair ankle ligaments and she would be unable to compete at the upcoming World Championships.[26]

2023

D'Amato returned to competition at the European Championships where she helped Italy finish second as a team. Additionally she finished second on vault behind Coline Devillard. D'Amato next competed at the Cairo World Cup. She qualified to the vault and balance beam finals. During the vault final D'Amato won silver behind Joscelyn Roberson but injured her knee when landing her second vault. As a result she withdrew from the balance beam final.[27] An MRI later revealed that D'Amato tore her ACL and meniscus and would require surgery to repair them.[28]

2024

D'Amato returned to competition at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy finish first as a team and individually she won bronze in the all-around and on balance beam. She next competed at the European Championships alongside Alice D'Amato, Angela Andreoli, Elisa Iorio, and Manila Esposito. During the qualification round, while competing on floor exercise D'Amato once again injured her ACL. Although she was unable to compete in the team final, Italy still won gold ahead of Great Britain.[29]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
Junior
2015 align=left 22
align=left Golden League
2016 align=left 10 8
align=left Italian Junior Friendly 9
align=left Italian Championships
align=left Tournoi International
2017 align=left 1st Italian Serie A 6
align=left International Gymnix 5
align=left 7 4 6
align=left 2nd Italian Serie A
align=left 3rd Italian Serie A
align=left Italian Gold Championships
align=left FIT Challenge
align=left German Junior Friendly
align=left
align=left Italian Championships
align=left 4th Italian Serie A
2018 align=left 1st Italian Serie A
align=left International Gymnix 8 6
align=left 5
align=left 2nd Italian Serie A
align=left 3rd Italian Serie A
align=left Youth Olympic Games Qualifier 4
align=left 4
Senior
2019 align=left 1st Italian Serie A
align=left 7 6
align=left 2nd Italian Serie A
align=left 4
align=left 3rd Italian Serie A
align=left Heerenveen Friendly 5
align=left Italian Championships
align=left
2020 align=left 1st Italian Serie A
align=left 3rd Italian Serie A
align=left National Championships
2021 align=left
align=left Olympic Games 4
align=left 12
2022 align=left 1st Italian Serie A
align=left 2nd Italian Serie A
align=left
align=left 6 5
align=left
align=left
2023 align=left 8
align=left
align=left
2024 align=left 7
align=left

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics D'AMATO Asia. live. 2021-07-28. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726084052/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1333927-d-amato-asia.htm . 2021-07-26 .
  2. Web site: La genovese Asia D'Amato campionessa italiana a Civitavecchia. Liguria Sport. December 1, 2016. Italian.
  3. Web site: 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy Final Results. The Gymterent. March 28, 2015.
  4. Web site: 2017 Italian Championships Results. The Gymternet. September 2, 2017.
  5. Web site: 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results. The Gymternet. April 19, 2018.
  6. Web site: 2018 European Championships Results. The Gymterent. August 6, 2018.
  7. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, Europei 2019: le convocate dell'Italia, quattro Fate volano a Stettino. C'è Giorgia Villa. OA Sport. IT. April 4, 2019.
  8. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, Europei 2019: l'Italia sbanca Stettino, 3 Finali di Specialità. Villa prima alla trave, festa per le gemelle d'Amato. IT. OA Sport. April 11, 2019.
  9. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, Europei 2019: Asia d'Amato sfiora la medaglia al volteggio, podio a 8 centesimi! Trionfa Maria Paseka. OA Sport. IT. April 13, 2019.
  10. Web site: 2019 Heerenveen Friendly Results. The Gymternet. August 31, 2019.
  11. Web site: Ginnastica, Mondiali 2019: Italia senza finali di specialità, azzurre avanti con la squadra. Villa e Iorio in finale all-around. OASport. IT. October 6, 2019.
  12. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, ITALIA: SEI LEGGENDARIA! Bronzo mitologico nella gara a squadre, impresa della vita. Fate da antologia. OASport. IT. October 8, 2019.
  13. Web site: Olympic, World champions gear up for star-studded Stuttgart World Cup. International Gymnastics Federation. January 30, 2020.
  14. Web site: Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the upcoming FIG events. International Gymnastics Federation. March 11, 2020.
  15. Web site: Ginnastica, gli Assoluti rilanciano l'Italia. Fate al top, le azzurre illuminano i tricolori. E le Olimpiadi…. it. November 9, 2020. OA Sport.
  16. Web site: Tokyo - Giorgia Villa si infortuna a Napoli e perde i Giochi. Ferrari in squadra, Lara Mori individualista.. it. Italian Gymnastics Federation. July 13, 2021.
  17. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, Olimpiadi 2021: le convocate dell'Italia. 4 Fate per la squadra, Vanessa Ferrari individualista. Artistic gymnastics, 2021 Olympics: the summons of Italy. 4 Do for the team, individualist Vanessa Ferrari. July 5, 2021. OA Sport. it.
  18. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results. live. 2021-07-28. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725192239/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/results-women-s-team-fnl-000001-.htm . 2021-07-25 .
  19. ginnasticaartisticaitaliana.it. MONDIALI DI KITAKYUSHU 2021: CONVOCAZIONI GAF. it. October 6, 2021. CUrejUkNCh-.
  20. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, Mondiali 2021: Asia D'Amato in Finale al volteggio! Impresa storica, prima italiana a riuscirci. OA Sport. it. October 19, 2021. Artistic gymnastics, World Championships 2021: Asia D'Amato in the vaulting final! Historic feat, the first Italian to do so.
  21. Web site: U.S. athletes earn 14 medals, six gold, on final day of 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy. USA Gymnastics. April 10, 2022.
  22. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, l'Italia vince i Giochi del Mediterraneo. Le Fate si laureano Regine del Mare Nostrum. June 26, 2022. it. OA Sport. Artistic gymnastics, Italy wins the Mediterranean Games. The Fairies graduate Queens of the Mare Nostrum.
  23. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, Martina Maggio vince i Giochi del Mediterraneo! Splendida doppietta all-around con Asia D'Amato. June 28, 2022. OA Sport. it. Artistic gymnastics, Martina Maggio wins the Mediterranean Games! Splendid all-around double with Asia D'Amato.
  24. Web site: Asia D'Amato claims women's all-around title as world qualifiers decided at 2022 European Gymnastics Championships. International Olympic Committee. August 11, 2022.
  25. Web site: Italy win artistic gymnastics team gold at European Championships. August 13, 2022. International Olympic Committee.
  26. ChXuivAr8Y8. August 17, 2022. Purtroppo le cose non sempre vanno come vorresti.... asic2003.
  27. Web site: Kovtun, Roberson adorned in gold at Cairo World Cup. May 2, 2023. International Gymnastics Federation.
  28. CryvOQQtWOa. asic2003. May 3, 2023. È difficile d’accettare ma purtroppo è così.
  29. Web site: Italy's Asia D'amato Will Miss Paris 2024 With Knee Injury. International Olympic Committee. May 7, 2024.

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