Flavia Saraiva bounced back in the blink of an eye. After the gymnast from Brazil’s Olympic team took a spill during her warmup in the team all-around final July 30, she bounced back to help ...
Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiva sustained a painful eye injury during the Olympic Games finals in Paris. However, it did not prevent her from supporting her team in the fight for the bronze medal.
The fifth and final session of women’s gymnastics qualifications concluded with Brazil securing a spot in the team final, finishing 5.797 points behind the United States, which competed in Subdivision ...
Following shaky performances from her fellow Italians, teenager Angela Andreoli had to hit her floor exercise to keep her country in the silver medal position at the Olympic gymnastic team final on ...
Soon, she earned the nickname “Daianinha,” or Little Daiane, after Brazil’s Daiane dos Santos, the first South American and first Black gymnast to win gold at the World Championships.
She was followed by Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade in second place with 57.700 and Team USA's Suni Lee in third with 56.132. Only two gymnasts per country can compete in the final, so fourth ...