MADRID, 24 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish duo made up of Emma García and Pau Ribes began their journey this Friday in the Free Mixed Duo of the Budapest Swimming World Cup in fourth position, after disputing the preliminary round of the modality, remaining on the verge of the podium, now more of 1.8 points.
With a score of 86.1667, the Spanish couple has completed the fourth best routine of a preliminary round in which the Italian duo made up of the experienced Giorgio Minisini and Lucrezia Ruggiero, who already won gold in the Technical Mixed Duo, once again occupied the first place with 90,500 units. Thus, after a great round, with great confidence and without strident failures, they are the top favorites to win another gold medal in the final.
As was the case in the Mixed Technical Duet, the podium was completed by the Japanese couple Tomoka Sato and Yotaro Sato, second with 88.9000 points, and the Chinese Haoyu Shi and Yiyao Zhang, third in the preliminary with a score of 87.8333.
García and Ribes, who were once again ahead of the United States -5th with 83.6000 points- in this preliminary, will once again have an opportunity to break down the barrier of fourth place in a final, after staying on the verge of medals in the Mixed Technical Duo, test in which a mistake in the final figure blurred the entire routine and condemned the Spanish to fourth place, out of the prizes.
In addition, this afternoon (4:00 p.m.) Spain will be in the Free Team final. Cristina Arambula, Abril Conesa, Berta Ferreras, Meritxell Mas, Alisa Ozhogina, Paula Ramírez, Iris Tió and Blanca Toledano, directed by Mayu Fujiki, completed a very remarkable preliminary last Wednesday, achieving fourth place thanks to their 91.4333 points. Italy, better in the Tokyo Games, finished behind the Spanish and will be the direct rival for that fourth place.