Elisabetta Preziosa

Elisabetta Preziosa
— Gymnast —
Personal information
Country represented	Italy
Born	(1993-09-21) September 21, 1993 Tradate, Italy
Hometown	Milan, Italy
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Club	Gal Lissone
Head coach(es)	Claudia Ferrè and Paolo Bucci
Choreographer	Tiziana di Pilato
Music	Tango (2010), Prelude (2011), The Piano Duet (2012)
Eponymous skills	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)
Medal record Representing  Italy European Championships 2011 Berlin Balance Beam Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Floor Exercise 2013 Mersin Team 2009 Pescara Team 2009 Pescara All-Around 2009 Pescara Balance Beam 2013 Mersin Floor Exercise

Elisabetta Preziosa (born 21 September 1993) is an Italian artistic gymnast She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal Information

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

In May, Preziosa competed in the senior division of the Italian Championships in Arezzo, Italy. She placed fourth in the all around with a score of 56.000.^[3] In event finals, she placed first on balance beam scoring 15.325 and fourth on floor scoring 13.950.^[4]

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.^[5] In the all around final, she placed second with a score of 56.450.^[6] In event finals, she placed third on balance beam scoring 14.450 and first on floor scoring 14.175.^[7]

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.^[8]

In October, Preziosa competed at the World Championships in London, United Kingdom. She placed fifth in the balance beam final with a score of 14.200.^[9]

2010

In March, Preziosa competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. She contributed an all around score of 55.150 toward the Italian team's third-place finish.^[10]

At the end of April, Preziosa competed at the European Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 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.^[11]

In October, Preziosa competed at the World Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 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.^[12]

2011

In April, Preziosa competed at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany. 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.^[13]

In October, Preziosa competed at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She contributed scores of 14.208 on balance beam and 13.308 on floor toward the Italian team's ninth-place finish.^[14]

2012

In January, Preziosa competed at the London Prepares series in London, United Kingdom. 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.^[15]

In June, Preziosa competed at the Italian Championships in Catania, Italy. She placed eighth in the all around competition with a score of 51.600^[16] and third in the floor final with a score of 13.300.^[17]

London Olympics

At the end of July, Preziosa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. 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-placed finish.^[18]

Eponymous Skills

References

External links

• Elisabetta Preziosa at the International Federation of Gymnastics
• Elisabetta Preziosa on Twitter