What a night!!! Two medals within a few minutes for the two Italian lovers Gregorio Paltrinieri and Rossella Fiamingo. Third gold for Italy? «Yes, third gold and a bronze for Greg. I just found out. I’m super happy»: after winning the gold in the women’s team epee at the Grand Palais, Rossella Fleming he celebrated the victory of the Italian women’s team, adding to the magical evening the bronze of the fiancé, Gregorio Paltrinieriin the 800 freestyle. “We are very happy, incredulous, but we deserved it – Fiamingo added, to ANSA – We knew we could do it but then between saying and doing, there is the…Grand Palais!”
“I’ve sent her ten messages and she hasn’t answered me yet (laughs, ed.). I can’t wait to be in the village and see her,” Gregorio Paltrinieri said after winning the bronze in the 800m freestyle at the Paris Games. “I’ve had a thousand good times and just as many difficult times, I’ve been through three generations of swimmers and I’m still here,” Gregorio Paltrinieri continued after winning the bronze in the 800m freestyle at the Paris Games. “There were times when I thought I wouldn’t be able to get another medal,” he continued. “Have I ever thought about quitting? You think about it every now and then, but I realized that this wasn’t the right time to quit.” Talking about the race, he added: “We’ve been trying to find a new version of myself for a long time, because I can’t start and stay ahead anymore, I had to curb my animal instinct.” Finally, on the Seine: “It worries us a bit, maybe it’s not the best organization, but for now I try not to think about it.”