Overview
- Sofia Raffaeli left Rio with three medals, taking hoop gold (30.650) plus bronzes in the all-around and ball.
- In the hoop final she topped Stiliana Nikolova (29.950) and Anastasia Simakova (29.400), while Darja Varfolomeev won the ball ahead of Rin Keys and Raffaeli (28.750).
- Raffaeli finished fifth in the clubs final after two apparatus drops, closing out her individual program.
- She dedicated her hoop title to Lorenzo Bonicelli, expressing hopes for his recovery after a serious accident in Germany.
- Italy’s team placed 15th with 46.300 points as Japan won the group competition, followed by Brazil and Spain, and Raffaeli continues under a Desio-based, staff-led training model pending a primary coach appointment later this season.