Valeria Schiavi (born 10 October 1995) is a retired Italian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented her country in international competitions.
Career
Valeria started training in rhythmic gymnastics at the Sport Life Club.[2] In December 2006 she won silver with Aurora Fano in the junior group championships in Pesaro.[3] In October 2007 she topped the All-Around at the Italian Category Championship.[4] The following year she in the Serie A with her club Aurora Fano.[5][6]
In 2010 she made her debut at the Trinacria Tournament in Sicily.[7] In March she won gold in teams in a bilateral tournament with the Swiss national team.[8] She then took 15th place overall among juniors at the Deriugina Cup.[9] In early June she participated in the Italian Championships.[10] Followed by 4th place in an international tournament in Prato.[11] Selected for the World Cup in Pesaro she was 4th among the junior teams along Giulia Gualco and Alessia Russo.[12] In November she won silver in the Serie A with her club along Ilaria Landini, Martina Alicata, Lucia Palazzi and Camilla Bini.[13]
The following year she took part, for the first time as a senior, in the World Cup in Pesaro even if out of competition.[14] In April she won silver behind Veronica Bertolini in the Category Championships.[15] In Kalamata she was 25th in the All-Around.[16] In July she competed again at nationals.[17] Weeks later she was in Cagliari for a competition with Russia and France.[18] In November she won another silver competing with Aurora Fano.[19]
In 2012 she took 18th place in the Thiais International Tournament.[20] Out of competition she performed in the World Cup in Pesaro.[21] In May she was 27th in the stage in Corbeil-Essonnes.[22] At nationals she was 4th in the All-Around.[23] In December she was incorporated into the national senior group.[24]
With the retirement of some gymnasts after the London Olympics, in 2013 Valeria became a starter in the group.[25] In March the Italian group won the bilateral competition with Switzerland.[26] In April Valeria and her teammates won all three golds at the World Cup in Pesaro.[27][28][29] In Minsk they won bronze in the All-Around and gold with 10 clubs.[30][31] During the summer the national group performed galas around Italy.[32][33] In August she won bronze with 10 clubs at the World Cup in Saint Petersburg.[34][35] Camilla was then selected for her maiden World Championship in Kyiv. There, along Chiara Ianni, Marta Pagnini, Camilla Patriarca, Camilla Bini and Andreea Stefanescu, won silver in the All-Around and with 10 clubs.[36][37][38] In November the group took part in the Italian Gymnastics Grand Prix and was awrded at the Gymnastics Oscars.[39][40]
In March 2014 Valeria and her teammates won two silvers in the event finals at the World Cup in Stuttgart.[41][42] A month later they won all three golds at the stage in Pesaro.[43][44] In May she competed in the 2nd edition of the Desio Tournament.[45] In Tashkent the group took 4th place in both event finals.[46] At the European Championships in Baku, Italy won silver in the All-Around and were 5th with 5 pairs of clubs and 6th with 3 balls & 2 ribbons.[47] After the group returned to Desio they performed in the Golden Butterfly Gala.[48] An injury prevented her from competing in the World Championships in Izmir.[49] After the injury protracted into 2015 she made the decision to retire.[50][51]
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