Rosemaria overcame the ‘mourning’ of the bronze and was moved by the tears of Zee.

We were also very impressed that he never got tired of wanting to do his best for the country, and showing the importance of bringing the medal home. A very special medal, he talked to us about it after the semi, about holding your head up, and looking for the bronze. It shows how committed he is to his work and how much he looked forward to getting this medal.

Ze Roberto’s reaction touched the athletes and proved that even though the goal was golden, getting on the Olympic podium should be celebrated, regardless of the place. The group knew they could reach the final, which was yet to come after a very tough match and tiebreaker against the United States, and believed in the title. “But if it wasn’t for this, it wasn’t meant to be,” said Rosa. It’s part of the sport. After the “mourning” is over, all that’s left is to celebrate the bronze a lot.

We believed from the beginning to the end that we could be Olympic champions, even more than we were in Tokyo. [ficaram com a prata]. We went through this sadness because we thought it would come, but it’s sport, it’s life, what we want doesn’t always happen. It’s hard to accept, but we have to learn something and celebrate our bronze. That taste that we could have had there is still there of course, but it celebrates the bronze medal, which was our achievement.

The 30-year-old athlete is one of the sport’s main names and is competing in her second Olympic Games. Already experienced, she has taken on the role of one of the leaders of the group and is planning the path for the next cycle – which has already begun. Rosemaría is targeting Los Angeles 2028 as a possibility to complete her medal haul. There is already one silver and now one bronze; the only thing missing is gold.

The race to Los Angeles has already started, and we have to think there. Four years go by very quickly. It’s not easy to get into the selected group for the Olympics, I have to prepare myself now. Take the opportunity now to rest and then complete the hat-trick of gold medals, to look really beautiful. The road is long and difficult, but I’m starting to think. Rosemary of Montebellier