Two medals for Italy on the last day of competitions at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics and improved the result of four years ago in PyeongChang. Above all, the blue flag bearer Giacomo Bertagnolli who, together with his guide Andrea Ravelli, wins his second gold in the Slalom Vision Impaired. The seventh medal of the blues bears the signature of Renè De Silvestro in the sitting category slalom. Italy closes eleventh with 2 golds and 7 medals in the overall medal table of the Games. First China with 61 medals and 18 gold medals, second and best European the surprising Ukraine with 11 golds and 29 medals overall.
“I improved PyeongChang and I can only be happy, it was my goal that I set myself here during the races. It was really difficult to achieve, but race after race and medal after medal, I gave my all. Today we had to risk until the end. to bring home the gold but we did our best and now the goal is to do even better in Milan-Cortina 2026 “. Giacomo Bertagnolli says so. “I have been working with Giacomo for three years – explained the guide Andrea Ravelli – I have always felt comfortable right from the start, there is still room for improvement for both of us but after today’s gold we are actually completely satisfied because it was more than that. impossible to do “.
“With the extraordinary gold of Giacomo Bertagnolli and the exciting bronze of René De Silvestro, a great Paralympics ends. An edition that, from a sporting point of view, has given us many joys and interesting ideas for the future. The final balance speaks volumes. of two more medals, one more athlete on the podium and a position earned in the medal table compared to PyeongChang “. This is what Luca Pancalli, President of the Italian Paralympic Committee declares. “This is a very important result, especially in consideration of the technical and competitive level we have seen in competitions and bearing in mind the participation of many young people, many of them rookies, in the blue team”, added Pancalli. “Tonight, on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Games, the standard-bearer will be Renè De Silvestro. The choice was not easy but it fell on Renè not only for the splendid medals, with the Sitting category returning to the podium, but also because it is Ampezzo and with this we are projecting towards Milan Cortina with the hope that many young champions will emerge, not only in alpine skiing, but in all winter disciplines “.
Source: Ansa
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