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Aline Friess, the praise of patience

Aline Friess on the uneven bars during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool on October 30. LAURENCE GRIFFITHS/Getty Images via AFP

THEY ARE YOUNG AND DREAM OF GOLD 4/7 – In the shadow of Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos or Coline Devillard, the 19-year-old gymnast grew up at her own pace. Hoping to arrive at the right time in 2024.

Despite their age, these talented and ambitious athletes will aim for the heights at the Games in 19 months.

Little by little, the Alsatian stork makes its nest. At 19, Aline Friess does not yet have the track record of a Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos – European all-around champion in 2019 in particular – or even of a Coline Devillard – bronze medalist at the last world championships. on horseback – but the native of Obernai (Bas-Rhin) works there. Patiently and with determination, as his father, Jean-Paul, explained in the columns of Latest News from Alsace: “Aline has talent, but above all she has a fierce will, she never gives up, even when it’s hard.” And obstacles, the young gymnast has had to overcome a number of them since her debut in the discipline at the age of 6…

A sport to which Aline Friess turns completely by chance, as she recounts with a shy smile on her lips: “I wouldn’t be able to tell you why I…

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