Viola Sella
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| Born | 18 July 2006 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (2020-present) |
| Club | Forza e Corragio |
| Head coach(es) | Daniela Vergani |
Viola Sella (born 18 July 2006) is an Italian rhythmic gymnast.[1] On the national level, she is a two-time (2023, 2024) Italian National all-around bronze medalist.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Sella was brought up to rhythmic gymnastics by her mother, Daniela Vergani, who is also her coach. She has one younger brother, Leo.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]In both 2019 and 2020, Sella won the Italian Gold Championship title for her age category.
Junior
[edit | edit source]In 2020, she was selected as a junior individual for the European Championships, where she was to perform only her clubs routine. However, the Italian delegation withdrew shortly before departure to avoid the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, she was selected to be part of the Italian national junior group that competed at the Junior European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. They placed 4th in the group all-around[3] and 7th in both the 5 balls[4] and 5 ribbons finals.[5]
Senior
[edit | edit source]Sella started competing as a senior in 2022.
In 2023, she competed at the 2023 Italian National Championships and won the bronze medal in the all-around competition.[6] The next day, she won two bronze medals in the ball and ribbon finals.[7] On July 21-23, she made her World Cup debut at Milano World Cup and took 31st place in the all-around.[8]
The next season, she competed at Tashkent World Cup in April 2024 and took 22nd place in the all-around.[9] On 8 June, she competed at the 2024 Italian National Championships and won the bronze medal in the all-around again.[10] In July, she competed at the World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where she took 18th place in the all-around. Her best result was with ball (13th place).[11]
In 2025, Sella began her season in late February by competing for her club Forza e Corragio during the first stage of the Italian Serie A1 club championship. She performed with hoop and ribbon, and her team took 3rd place.[12] On 4-6 April, she competed at the Sofia World Cup, where she took 25th place in the all-around and did not advance into any apparatus finals.[13] On 25-27 April, she competed at the World Cup Tashkent, where she took 9th place in the all-around. She qualified to the clubs final, where she placed 5th.[14] She was selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, alongside Sofia Raffaeli and Tara Dragas, but an injury forced her to withdraw and she was replaced by Alice Taglietti. She also missed the Serie A Final Six with her club and the Italian National Championships.[15]
Routine music information
[edit | edit source]| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
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| 2026 | Hoop | |
| Ball | ||
| Clubs | The Search by NF | |
| Ribbon | Nothing Else Matters (cover) by Marlisa | |
| 2025 | Hoop | Below by Leprous |
| Ball | The Captain by Wicked Cinema | |
| Clubs | Baiana by Barbatuques | |
| Ribbon | Nothing Else Matters (cover) by Marlisa | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Majesty by Apashe, Wasiu |
| Ball | Beyond by Tommee Profitt | |
| Clubs | Johnny Got A Boom Boom by Imelda May | |
| Ribbon | King's Gambit by Paul Dinletir (ASCAP)/Jeffrey Emerson Gaiser (ASCAP) | |
| 2023 | Hoop | The 2nd Law: Unsustainable by Muse |
| Ball | Breathe by Fleurie | |
| Clubs | The Duel (Live) by HAVASI | |
| Ribbon | I Love Rock 'N Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Viola Sella at the International Gymnastics FederationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Viola Sella on InstagramLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).