Julia Benedetti’s historic qualification for the Tokyo Olympics

TheThe Spanish ski team made history on Friday by qualifying for “Garden” mode Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Julia Benedetti, Which ensured its presence in Olympic show of this sport, Despite his elimination in the semi-finals of Dew Tour in Des Moines.

In Iowa City, in the United States, 16-year-old Galician figure skater He achieved the goal, on the right track since last year and reached its climax on Friday, between his first qualification for the semi-finals of the dew round (score of 26.67) and his participation in it, when the world’s top twelve came into effect.

There the level, requirements and complexity rose. He did not reach the final of the dew tour. It was not necessary to be in Tokyo 2020Because his mark of 27.79 and his thirteenth position in that penultimate round solved the Olympic pass, It is among the twenty skaters who will be on that date, With a maximum of three representatives per country.

However, also without this condition, Julia Benedetti would have gotten a square, Eighteenth in the ranking. With this limitation, it will be the thirteenth day of Schedule 20 that will compete in Japan.

In the semi-finals of the Dew Round, which was affected on Wednesday and Thursday and also on this Friday due to rain (competition started later today), runner-up from Spain entered series two, achieving 27.79 starting points. He fell twice per second (9.42) and the third attempt (8.12) thwarted his attempt to increase the score, away from 36.00 points from the worst record to reach Sunday’s final.

There will be six of the twelve factories: Japanese Misogo Okamoto – world leader and best in the semi-finals, with 51.66 points – Sakura Yosuzumi, Kiza Nakamura and Kuna Hiiraki; British Sky Brown, second in the semi-finals with 50.22; And the American Brace Wuston. Additionally, Jordyn Barratt from North America and Japanese Mamie Tezuka completes the photo that will fight for victory in Des Moines Women’s Park.

The Dew Tour is Park’s latest pre-Olympic test that counts for the world ranking, setting 40 in Tokyo 2020, 20 in the male category and 20 in the female category. There are another 40 places on the street, 20 boys and 20 girls, although the World Championships will take place from May 31 to June 6 in Rome.

In “garden” mode, The Spanish team, directed by Alain Guicotxia, is also looking for two Olympic places in the men’s category with Danny Lynn and Jaime Matteo., Which goes into effect on Friday in the qualifying phase, just as they will Andrea Bentez and Mar Barrera in “The Street” and Rafa Bocanegra did it.