Sofia Sicignano

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Sofia Sicignano
Born (2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 20)
Pisa
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
(2023-)
ClubMotto Viareggio
Head coach(es) Mariela Pashalieva
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Tallinn Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Tallinn 5 Ribbons
European Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Baku 5 Ribbons
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Baku Cross battle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Baku 3 Balls + 2 Hoops

Sofia Sicignano (born 6 December 2004) is an Italian rhythmic gymnastics. [1] She represents Italy in international competitions as part of the senior group.

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Personal life

Sicignano initially practiced figure skating, as time went by she had to choose and she dedicated herself to rhythmic gymnastics. She took up the sport thanks also to her mother, who was part of the Czech national team. [2]

Career

In February 2020, Sicignano helped Motto Viareggio win bronze in the second stage of the Italian club championships. [3] In November 2021 she took bronze at the gold national championships. [4]

In 2022, she took gold with Motto at the stage in Cuneo of the serie A. [5] In April she took second place at the national gold tournament. [6] In May her club won silver in the serie A and then took 7th place overall and won bronze with ball at the Italian Championships. [7] [8] [9] At the bilateral meet with Greece she was 5th in the All-Around. [10]

In February 2023, she won bronze in the Cuneo stage of serie A, repeating the result in Ancona. [11] [12] At the Aphrodite Cup in Athens she won bronze in the All-Around. [13] [14] At the Italian Championships she was 4th overall. [15] In June she took part in the Julieta Shishmanova tournament, winning gold with hoop and with ball. [16] [17]

During the 2024 serie A in Chieti, Motto won silver behind Fabriano. [18] After that competition she was called up for a national control training. [19] In Ancona Motto took 3rd place overall. [20] At the Thiais Grand Prix she was 18th in the All-Around. [21] [22] In June, she took 8th place in all-around at Italian National Championships. [23]

In 2025, she was incorporated into the national group, debuting at the World Cup in Baku being 5th in the All-Around and 6th in both finals. [24] [25] [26] [27] At the European Cup in Baku the group won gold with 5 ribbons, silver in the cross battle and bronze with 3 balls & 2 hoops. [28] [29] [30] In early June she was selected for the European Championships in Tallinn along Chiara Badii, Alexandra Naclerio, Serena Ottaviani, Laura Paris and Giulia Segatori. [31] In Estonia she won gold in teams and bronze with 5 ribbons. [32] [33] [34] Weeks later she was a guest, with her group mates, at Ginnastica in Festa. [35]

In July, Sofia and Laura Paris, Chiara Badii, Giulia Segatori, Lorjen D’Ambrogio and Laura Golfarelli won gold medal in 5 ribbons final at Milano World Cup. [36] They took 8th place in all-around and did not qualify to hoops+ball final. [37] At World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, they took 11th place in all-around. [38] In 3 Balls + 2 Hoops final, they won bronze medal. In August, she and her group competed at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They made mistakes in both routines and finished on 15th place in all-around. Together with Sofia Raffaeli and Tara Dragas they took 6th place in team competition. [39]

References

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  2. "Tallinn - La veterana Paris e le nuove stelle Badii e Sicignano, all'alba di una nuova stagione". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  3. "Eboli - Fabriano non si ferma a Eboli e domina la Serie A1. Udinese rincorre a breve distanza". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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  19. "Desio - Verifica tecnica della sezione di Ritmica. Tribuna Open, ammessi fino a 200 spettatori". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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  21. "Thiais - Sicignano, esordio positivo in Francia. Vince Ikromova, davanti a Karbanov e Vedeneeva". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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  38. "Cluj Napoca - Niente podi azzurri ma tante finali: oggi Sofia, Tara e le Farfalle vanno a caccia di medaglie" [Cluj Napoca - No blue podiums but many finals: today Sofia, Tara and the Butterflies go hunting for medals]. www.federginnastica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  39. "Rio de Janeiro - La squadra azzurra non brilla nell'All around. Occhi puntati su Raffaeli e Dragas" [Rio de Janeiro - The blue team doesn't shine in the All around. Eyes on Raffaeli and Dragas.] (in Italian). Federazione Ginnastica d’Italia. 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-25.