Laia Font, a leap into the future of gymnastics

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There have been convictions in court for years. Egiba Gymnastics School, at El Congost de Manresa, who had early talent at the club. It is one of those that occurs very rarely and should be followed closely. There was no need to wait long to see all the good things that could be felt along the way. at the beginning World Cuplast week in Cottbus (Germany), in his first international appearance with the senior team, Laura font (Gironella, 2007) She excelled at age 16 and was only two-tenths away from the bronze medal in the jumping event that went to a sports legend Uzbek athlete. Oksana ChusovitinaAt age 47, he made eight appearances in Olympic events (13,016).

“It was an amazing experience and I will undoubtedly repeat it,” says the woman herself. laya. “It was his first game in the Premier League and we didn’t know how he would react,” he explains. Xavi Casimirohis trainer aegibeHe is also a member of the technical staff of the Federation and the team he manages. Lucia Guisado. “But he wasn’t afraid at all. In the jump, he added the ninth to fourth place, where he was the first substitute. If I had tuned a little more, I could have entered. Even though he is very young, I think he can count on the Spanish team,” he said.

in a season full of significant challenges such as European in Turkey in April and then Antwerp World Cup (October 29 – November 6), where nine team places will be activated Paris 2024 GamesHis cut at Cottbus is still exciting and another example of the quality he has already marked in the junior category (fourth in the vault and sixth in parallel in Europe).

“You don’t have to rush with him, but he has everything to reach the highest level,” she says. CasimiroWhen you remember other important names in artistic gymnastics such as Balearic’s Elena GomezWorld champion or Madrid’s in 2002 Patricia MorenoOlympic bronze medalist in 2004 Athens. “People think he is very talented and hardworking. But he is also very ambitious and a very good competitor,” he says of Laia, whom he considers a true gymnast, very valid for all-round competition, and manages well in jumps, on the ground, and asymmetrically. “Could Paris be an option? This is not what you will get. But if he comes, it will be something that will fall from heaven,” said the coach, believing that the burden of the team now falls on him. Ana Pérez, Alba Petisco or Roxana Popa.

Gymnastics has a family component. Laia Font. It was her four-year-old sister, Carla, who introduced her to the sport after trying other sports like swimming and skating. “My sister used to do it and I wanted to try it too. One of the things I love is that it’s a very competitive sport,” explained in a YouTube-available documentary starring the two sisters, that Laia described how she started gymnastics at Gironella and has since taken up gymnastics at the age of 5 in Manresa, about six times a day from Monday to Saturday. hours training and Sunday is the only public holiday. “We spent a lot of time but that doesn’t mean any sacrifice because it’s something we love. When I was younger, I would rather go to practice than go to the park to play with my friends,” she says.

“I want to increase the challenge to do even more competitive exercises,” Laia, who has become one of the few gymnasts who hasn’t moved to Madrid, where most of Spain’s components are located, in a show of ambition, tells this newspaper. Although the team Xavi Casimiro He sees this as a useful plus, as it allows them to stay in a familiar environment and not change their habits. “Almost all gymnasts are at Blume,” the Egiba trainer explains. “But we as a club are happy with both our gymnasts Laia and Laia. Lorraine Medina“He who is currently at university wants to stay at home and not add more sacrifices to an already troublesome life,” he said.

There have been convictions in court for years. Egiba Gymnastics School, at El Congost de Manresa, who had early talent at the club. It is one of those that occurs very rarely and should be followed closely. There was no need to wait long to see all the good things that could be felt along the way. at the beginning World Cuplast week in Cottbus (Germany), in his first international appearance with the senior team, Laura font (Gironella, 2007) She excelled at age 16 and was only two-tenths away from the bronze medal in the jumping event that went to a sports legend Uzbek athlete. Oksana ChusovitinaAt age 47, he made eight appearances in Olympic events (13,016).

“It was an amazing experience and I will undoubtedly repeat it,” says the woman herself. laya. “It was his first game in the Premier League and we didn’t know how he would react,” he explains. Xavi Casimirohis trainer aegibeHe is also a member of the technical staff of the Federation and the team he manages. Lucia Guisado. “But he wasn’t afraid at all. In the jump, he added the ninth to fourth place, where he was the first substitute. If I had tuned a little more, I could have entered. Even though he is very young, I think he can count on the Spanish team,” he said.

in a season full of significant challenges such as European in Turkey in April and then Antwerp World Cup (October 29 – November 6), where nine team places will be activated Paris 2024 GamesHis cut at Cottbus is still exciting and another example of the quality he has already marked in the junior category (fourth in the vault and sixth in parallel in Europe).

“You don’t have to rush with him, but he has everything to reach the highest level,” she says. CasimiroWhen you remember other important names in artistic gymnastics such as Balearic’s Elena GomezWorld champion or Madrid’s in 2002 Patricia MorenoOlympic bronze medalist in 2004 Athens. “People think he is very talented and hardworking. But he is also very ambitious and a very good competitor,” he says of Laia, whom he considers a true gymnast, very valid for all-round competition, and manages well in jumps, on the ground, and asymmetrically. “Could Paris be an option? This is not what you will get. But if he comes, it will be something that will fall from heaven,” said the coach, believing that the burden of the team now falls on him. Ana Pérez, Alba Petisco or Roxana Popa.

Gymnastics has a family component. Laia Font. It was her four-year-old sister, Carla, who introduced her to the sport after trying other sports like swimming and skating. “My sister used to do it and I wanted to try it too. One of the things I love is that it’s a very competitive sport,” explained in a YouTube-available documentary starring the two sisters, that Laia described how she started gymnastics at Gironella and has since taken up gymnastics at the age of 5 in Manresa, about six times a day from Monday to Saturday. hours training and Sunday is the only public holiday. “We spent a lot of time but that doesn’t mean any sacrifice because it’s something we love. When I was younger, I would rather go to practice than go to the park to play with my friends,” she says.

“I want to increase the challenge to do even more competitive exercises,” Laia, who has become one of the few gymnasts who hasn’t moved to Madrid, where most of Spain’s components are located, in a show of ambition, tells this newspaper. Although the team Xavi Casimiro He sees this as a useful plus, as it allows them to stay in a familiar environment and not change their habits. “Almost all gymnasts are at Blume,” the Egiba trainer explains. “But we as a club are happy with both our gymnasts Laia and Laia. Lorraine Medina“He who is currently at university wants to stay at home and not add more sacrifices to an already troublesome life,” he said.

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