Elisabetta Preziosa Explained

Elisabetta Preziosa
Birth Date:21 September 1993
Birth Place:Tradate, Italy
Hometown:Milan, Italy
Height:1.550NaN0
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Club:Gal Lissone
Headcoach:Claudia Ferré and Paolo Bucci
Choreographer:Tiziana di Pilato
Music:Tango (2010), Prelude (2011), The Piano Duet (2012)
Eponymousskills:stand on one leg with foot of free leg in forward hold above head for two seconds (balance beam)
one and a half (540) pirouette with free leg held at 180 split (balance beam)
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Elisabetta Preziosa (born 21 September 1993) is a former artistic gymnast from Italy. She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Junior career

2008

In April, Preziosa competed at the European Championships in Clermont-Ferrand, France. She contributed an all-around score of 54.825 toward the Italian team's fifth-place finish.[1]

In May, Preziosa competed in the senior division of the Italian Championships in Arezzo. She placed fourth in the all-around with a score of 56.000.[2] In event finals, she placed first on balance beam, scoring 15.325, and fourth on floor, scoring 13.950.[3]

Senior career

2009

At the end of June, Preziosa competed at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy. She contributed an all-around score of 55.050 toward the Italian team's second-place finish.[4] In the all-around final, she placed second with a score of 56.450.[5] In event finals, she placed third on balance beam, scoring 14.450, and first on floor, scoring 14.175.[6]

In March, Preziosa competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. She contributed an all-around score of 51.600 toward the Italian team's first-place finish.[7]

In October, Preziosa competed at the World Championships in London. She placed fifth in the balance beam final with a score of 14.200.[8]

2010

In March, Preziosa competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. She contributed an all-around score of 55.150 toward the Italian team's third-place finish.[9]

At the end of April, Preziosa competed at the European Championships in Birmingham. She contributed an all-around score of 52.300 toward the Italian team's fifth-place finish. In event finals, she placed sixth on balance beam with a score of 13.075.[10]

In October, Preziosa competed at the World Championships in Rotterdam. In the team final, she contributed scores of 13.933 on vault and 14.000 on balance beam toward the Italian team's eighth-place finish. In the all-around final, she placed twenty-fourth with a score of 52.933.[11]

2011

In April, Preziosa competed at the European Championships in Berlin. In qualifications, she placed nineteenth all-around with a score of 52.825 but did not move on to the final because of the two-per-country rule. In event finals, she placed third on the balance beam with a score of 14.325.[12]

In October, Preziosa competed at the World Championships in Tokyo. She contributed scores of 14.208 on balance beam and 13.308 on floor toward the Italian team's ninth-place finish.[13]

2012

In January, Preziosa competed at the London Prepares series in London. She contributed scores of 14.100 on balance beam and 13.466 on floor toward the Italian team's first-place finish, which meant that they qualified a full team to the Olympics.[14]

In June, Preziosa competed at the Italian Championships in Catania. She placed eighth in the all-around competition with a score of 51.600[15] and third in the floor final with a score of 13.300.[16]

London Olympics

At the end of July, Preziosa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In qualification, she scored 13.733 on vault, 13.266 on balance beam, and 13.300 on floor to help the Italians qualify for the team final. In the team final, she contributed a balance beam score of 12.833 toward the Italian team's seventh-place finish.[17]

2013

Preziosa competed at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy, where she was part of the Italian team that won silver. She also won an individual bronze medal on the balance beam.[18]

In June, she competed at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. She won a gold team medal and an individual bronze on floor exercise.[19]

2014

Preziosa competed in three Italian Serie A competitions, but due to a knee injury, she was not able to compete at the Italian Championships. Although she initially announced her intention to continue training, she officially retired in early 2015.[20]

Personal life

Preziosa is a star of the reality television series Ginnaste - Vite Parallele on MTV Italy, which follows the lives of seven elite gymnasts who train in Milan.[21]

Eponymous skill

Preziosa has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27th Women's European Artistis Gymnastics Championships Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 12 September 2012. Clermont-Ferrand, France. 6 April 2008. 20 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220061651/http://www.ueg.org/media/results/30/Results_ECh_WAG_Clermont-Ferrand%20FRA%202008.PDF. live.
  2. Web site: The Leading Source of Gymnastics News. 2012-09-12. 2016-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309182207/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=348:parolari-wins-italian-nationals&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221. live.
  3. Web site: The Leading Source of Gymnastics News. 2012-09-12. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051158/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=350:italian-championships-conclude&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221. live.
  4. Web site: The Leading Source of Gymnastics News. 2012-09-12. 2012-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905072652/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=999:french-women-edge-italy-in-pescara&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221. live.
  5. Web site: The Leading Source of Gymnastics News. 2012-09-12. 2013-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002170936/http://intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1004:dufournet-caranobe-win-mediterranean-games&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221. live.
  6. Web site: The Leading Source of Gymnastics News. 2012-09-12. 2012-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905072608/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1011:french-finish-on-top-as-mediterranean-games-end&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221. live.
  7. Web site: The Leading Source of Gymnastics News. 2012-09-12. 2016-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203164912/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=806:parolari-racea-win-in-jesolo&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221. live.
  8. Web site: Events :: Show . 2012-08-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120926155219/http://fig.lx2.sportcentric.com/events/1153 . 2012-09-26 .
  9. Web site: 3° Trofeo Città di Jesolo. Federazione Ginnastica D'Italia. 12 September 2012. Jesolo, Italy. Italian. 27 March 2010. 2 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002110744/http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_032710_jesolo_sr.pdf. live.
  10. Web site: 28th European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Results Book. European Union of Gymnastics. 12 September 2012. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 2 May 2010. 31 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031212148/http://www.ueg.org/media/results/29/Results_ECh_WAG_Birmingham%20GBR%202010.pdf. live.
  11. Web site: 42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Results Book. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 12 September 2012. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 24 October 2012.
  12. Web site: 4th European Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 11 September 2012. Berlin, Germany. 10 April 2011. 28 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728043341/http://www.ueg.org/media/results/15/Results_ECh_Berlin%20GER%202011.pdf. live.
  13. Web site: 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Results . Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique . 11 September 2012 . Tokyo, Japan . 16 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130531071800/http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/GA_Result_Book_Tokyo-Press.pdf . 31 May 2013 .
  14. Web site: Events :: Show . 2012-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120926194251/http://fig.lx2.sportcentric.com/events/5240 . 2012-09-26 . dead .
  15. Web site: The Leading Source of Gymnastics News. 2012-09-12. 2012-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110192721/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3309:ferrari-pozzo-claim-sixth-titles-in-catania&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221. live.
  16. Web site: The Leading Source of Gymnastics News. 2012-09-12. 2012-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110192545/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3311:ferrari-pozzo-win-again-as-italian-nationals-end&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221. live.
  17. Web site: Gymnastics Artistic Results Book . Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique . 11 September 2012 . London, United Kingdom . 7 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120831145352/http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/mag/ga_results_book.pdf . 31 August 2012 .
  18. Web site: 2013 Jesolo Trophy . 2024-02-15 . USA Gymnastics.
  19. Web site: 2013-07-01 . 2013 Mediterranean Games Results . 2024-02-15 . The Gymternet . en.
  20. Web site: 2015-01-06 . Italy’s Elisabetta Preziosa Retires . 2024-02-15 . The Gymternet . en.
  21. Web site: Ginnaste - Vite Parallele. MTV Italy. Italian. 3 October 2012. 30 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120930235054/http://ondemand.mtv.it/serie-tv/ginnaste?from=menu. live.
  22. Web site: 2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics . . 22 January 2022 . 128, 209 . 12 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512092714/https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf . dead .

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