Brazil wins silver medal at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship

The Brazilian team managed to handle the excitement of competing at home, the pressure, and to showcase their routines. I was very happy with what they did on the floor; I know it’s not easy, but we prepared very well, building this over the years, it was a team effort. ‘Camila Ferezin, team coach’. The silver medal consolidates the good moment of rhythmic gymnastics in the country. This is the best result in the history of the team—there was a fifth place before, in 2022. In this edition of the World Championship, Brazil, for the first time, qualified two athletes for the individual all-around final: Geovanna Santos and Barbara Domingos, who finished in 9th place, the best placement by a Brazilian in the tournament’s history. ‘We believed it was possible, and then we built it. They also believed. And by believing, since last year, we reinforced even more what we needed to experience this. So, I think the biggest medal we have already won… We have improved as people, improved as coaches, improved our gymnasts as athletes… And this energy from the Brazilian people… We took that on, representing our people, our history, our culture.’ Bruna Martins, assistant coach. In the current season, the Brazilian team won gold in the all-around, individual, and mixed at the World Challenge Cup in Portimão, and achieved unprecedented gold in the overall team event at the Milan World Cup. Delay and tension. Between the first and second rotations of the second group of 18 teams, there was a delay due to a technical issue with the scoring system of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). At that time, Brazil was already in the first place, and with each passing minute, tension and expectations mingled. Attendees took the opportunity to do the math and figure out what was needed for the green and yellow team to stay on top. The tournament resumed after about an hour of suspension.