Tara Dragas (born 17 February 2007) is an Italian rhythmic gymnast[1] of Slovenian descent. She is the 2022 European ribbon junior silver medalist.
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| Country represented |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 2007 San Daniele del Friuli, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2020-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Associazione Sportiva Udinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Špela Dragaš | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the national level, she is the 2022 Italian Junior champion, and a two-time (2020, 2021) Italian Junior silver medalist.
Personal life
editShe took up rhythmic gymnastics at the age of four at the Associazione Sportiva Udinese, coached by her mother Špela Dragaš.[2]
Career
editJunior
editDragas debuted in the national team in November 2020 on the occasion of the bilateral between Italy and Germany held in Desio.[3]
In 2022, she won 3 gold medals at the 5th edition of Comegym tournament,[4] two gold medals at the international tournament in Portimão,[5] and a silver medal with ribbon at the European Championships in Tel Aviv.[6] Later in the year, she participated in Tart Cup, where she won four golds and a silver medal.
Senior
editIn 2023, Dragas made her senior international debut at the World Cup Sofia along veterans Milena Baldassarri and Sofia Raffaeli.[7] Ultimately, she placed 19th place in All-around competition.[8] In June, Dragas competed at the 2023 Italian National Championships, her first one as a senior and finished in 7th place in the all-around competition. The next day, she won a silver medal with clubs and a bronze medal in the hoop final.
In 2024, she attended more international competitions on high level. She competed at World Challenge Cup Portimao in Portugal, where she took 13th place in All-around. She qualified to Ball final and ended on 6th place. She was selected to represent Italy at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, together with Sofia Raffaeli and Milena Baldassarri. They won silver medal in team competition. On 8 June, Dragaš competed at the 2024 Italian National Championships and finished on 4th place in All-around.[9] She also managed to win three gold medal in Ribbon, silver medals in Hoop and Clubs and bronze in Ball final. In July, she competed at Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup and placed 14th in All-around.[10]
Routine music information
edit| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hoop | Guide Me Home by Freddie Mercury |
| Ball | Como La Flor (feat. Mayre Martinez) from Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox | |
| Clubs | Turn Down for What by DJ Snake, Lil John, Prrrum and Rompe (Instrumental) by Daddy Yankee, Cosculluela | |
| Ribbon | Fato, mori dušmanke by Louis | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Craw-Fever by Elvis Presley |
| Ball | SOS by Dimash | |
| Clubs | Quantum Utopia (feat. Eugene Hütz) by Goran Bregović | |
| Ribbon | Vegas Rehearsal/That's All Right by Austin Butler and Elvis Presley | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Beauty and the beast (Cinematic Piano/ Cello) cover by Jennifer Thomas and Armen Ksajikian |
| Ball | SOS by Dimash | |
| Clubs | Opera by Gabry Ponte & La Diva | |
| Ribbon | Stalker's Tango by Autoheart | |
| 2021 | Hoop | |
| Ball | ||
| Clubs | Rave de Favela by Major Lazer, MC Lan, BEAM | |
| Ribbon | Caravan by Raphael Gualazzi |
References
edit- ^ "DRAGAS Tara - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "La figlia d'arte Tara Dragas già a medaglia È lei la promessa della ritmica italiana". Messaggero Veneto (in Italian). 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Desio – Road to Kiev 2020, il bilaterale di Ritmica tra Italia-Germania verso gli Europei". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Mersin - Arriva l'acuto anche dalla Ritmica. Taglietti e Dragas trionfano nell'All Around per Team". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "2022 Portimão Results" (PDF). ginastica.org.
- ^ "2022 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
- ^ "ASU - Tara Dragaš called up with the seniors for the World Cup in Sofia".
- ^ "SOFIA WORLD CUP 2023 - RESULTS" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Ginnastica ritmica, Assoluti Folgaria 2024: Sofia Raffaeli concede il tris nel Concorso Generale". Sportface.it (in Italian). 2024-06-08.
- ^ "Moov Leasing World Challenge Cup Cluj-Napoca Results". Retrieved 14 July 2024.