Brazil made history, last Sunday (19), by winning for the first time in history, and soon in a double dose, a stage of the Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup. The feat was achieved with Camilla Gomes in the individual and with the carioca and Alice Hellen in the synchronized.
IT’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ??♀️
For the 1st time in history, ?? is champion of a Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup stage.
And it was soon double!
?Camilla Lopes (single)
?Camilla and Alice Gomes (synchronized)It’s the ?? making history in Baku ??! pic.twitter.com/WIpJ6SRay2
— Team Brasil (@timebrasil) February 19, 2023
Camilla Gomes triumphed in the individual by scoring 54,680 points in Baku (Azerbaijan). Silver went to France’s Lea Labrousse, who reached 53,970 points, while Seljan Mahsudova, from Azerbaijan, won bronze with 52,910 points. Alice Hellen was fourth, with 52,120 points.
In addition, Camilla and Alice shone in the synchronized, securing the first position in this race with a total of 46,340 points.
“I was very happy to be able to bring these medals, not only in the individual, but also in the synchronized. These are historical results. In the individual final, I was the first to compete and I had a very good series. With that note, I already expected that I could get a medal. I was already very happy to have finished the test feeling good, with a good grade. The gold medal was a complete achievement”, declared Camilla Gomes.
For the coordinator of the Brazilian Trampoline Gymnastics team, Tatiana Figueiredo, the achievements are a milestone for the modality in Brazil: “These are extremely important achievements, because they prove that our athletes have the potential to go far, achieving excellent results. Coaches and referees from other countries congratulated us on the results. It is very important to have this international recognition for the next international competitions”.
