Olympic synchro bronze medalists are back home: “It’s a taste for us”

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The Spanish artistic swimming team is back home. After their new bronze medal that returned Spain to the podium in the team modality, the group arrived this Sunday in Madrid. A part of him traveled to Barcelona, ​​​​​​where he arrived at noon this Sunday with a medal around his neck and a smile from ear to ear.

Txell Mas, Paula Ramírez, Blanca Toledano and Iris Tió They have arrived with their coaches Cecilia Jiménez and Judit Requena and the ‘physio’ of the national team David Contreras. Meritxell Ferré, Marina García Polo, Lilou Lluis, Alisa Ozhogina and Sara Saldaña, also medalists, remained in Madrid, as did coach Mayuko Fujiki. The girls were very satisfied after their medal.

“For us it tastes good. We have fought a lot. It was very complicated and until the last moment we fought like warriors. “I think we deserve to live in this moment and have this medal,” he said. Plusthe captain

He supported Paula Ramirezwith the generation and many difficult moments in the past. “We’ve had a lot of them where you don’t stay awake and they drop in mood. So It is the result of the work of many years, of many fighting seasons“, he highlighted. “People are too impatient, but it cannot be achieved in one day. We are proud of what we have worked for and achieved together,” he highlighted.

Girls don’t want to think about short-term challenges right now. “let’s taste it”Paula laughed. “But facing Los Angeles we will go for gold, for sure,” he added amidst more laughter.

A neutral tone is maintained Blanca Toledano. “We are very proud of our work. It is very difficult to achieve this, because with this regulation anything can happen.“, he explained. “The effort of these people has been shown. Obviously we were going for the gold, but this bronze has cost a lot,” he highlighted.

Along the same lines, it is stated Uncle Iris “We feel a lot of emotion and a lot of pride. All the work we did is done,” he explained.

Finally, the captain Txell Mas explained the controversy that has arisen in recent days regarding the team’s departure from the Olympic Village, without the option of attending the closing ceremony this Sunday. “We want to be with the duo and we decided to be with them and stay two more days to support them. We are a very united team,” he said. “After competing, all the athletes will go home. We want to be with them all the time,” he concluded.

Source: La Verdad

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