Flavia Cassano

Flavia Cassano
Full nameFlavia Cassano
Born (2011-07-27) 27 July 2011 (age 15)
Bari, Italy
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
ClubGinnastica Ritmica Iris
Head coaches
Maddalena Carrieri, Lucia Andriani
Former coaches
Tiziana Colognese, Elisa Vaccaro
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Rhythmic gymnastics
European Cup
Silver medal – second place2025 Baku10 Clubs
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Sofia10 Clubs
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 TallinnGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2026 VarnaHoop

Flavia Cassano (born 27 July 2011) is an Italian rhythmic gymnast. She represents Italy in international competitions.

Career

She started training in club Ginnastica Ritmica Iris in Puglia, Italy.

Junior

She first appeared in the national team in 2025, as a member of the Italian junior group which competed at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Baku winning the silver medal with 10 clubs. At the 2025 European Junior Championships in Tallinn, they won bronze medal in group All-around. Flavia was included in 10 clubs routine and a reserve gymnast for 5 hoops. In June she was selected to represent Italy at the 2025 Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, alongside Chiara Cortese, Elisa Maria Comignani, Virginia Galeazzi, Ginevra Pascarella and Elisabetta Valdifiori. There they were 5th in team competition, 4th in the All-Around, and won silver medal with 10 clubs. After that, Cassano switched to the individual modality, and became the Italian National Gold Champion in the Junior 1 category in Ancona, Italy.

In 2026, Flavia started the season competing at Miss Valentine International tournament and won silver medal in team competition. She took 4th place in both ball and clubs finals. In April, she won silver medal in hoop final behind Siyana Alekova at International tournament Sofia Cup. She won silver medal at the Italian National Gold Championships in the Junior 2 category in Chieti, Italy. In May, Flavia, Elodie Godioz and Veronica Zappaterreni won gold medal in team competition at International tournament Gdynia Rhythmic Stars in Poland. She also won bronze medals in hoop and clubs finals. She was selected to represent Italy alongside Elodie Godioz, Ludovica Ajello and Veronica Zappaterreni at 2026 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. They took 8th place in team competition. Flavia won bronze medal in hoop final. In October, she competed at International tournament Aura Cup in Zagreb. She took 7th place in all-around competition. She took 4th place in hoop and 5th place in ball and clubs finals.

References

  1. ↑ "CASSANO Flavia - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "2025 European Championships Full Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sofia - Le stelle del futuro sono pronte a brillare nella 3ª edizione del Mondiale Junior di Ginnastica Ritmica". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  4. ↑ "Sofia - Mondiale Junior, le giovani Farfalle sfiorano il podio. Italia 5ª nel Team Ranking". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  5. ↑ "Sofia - Mondiale Junior, doppietta Italia: le piccole Farfalle argento e bronzo nelle finali di specialità". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  6. ↑ "2025 Junior World Championships Result Book".
  7. ↑ "Ancona - Numeri record, medaglie e sorrisi al Campionato Nazionale Individuale Gold di Ginnastica Ritmica" [Ancona - Record numbers, medals and smiles at the National Individual Gold Championship of Rhythmic Gymnastics] (in Italian). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  8. ↑ "2026 Miss Valentine Tartu Grand Prix (RGI, RGG, AGG)". ksis.eu. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
  9. ↑ "CAMPIONATO NAZIONALE INDIVIDUALE GOLD JUNIOR E SENIOR" (PDF). federginnastica.it. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  10. ↑ "WYNIKI". gdyniastars.pl. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  11. ↑ "2026 European Championships Junior Team Results" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "2026 European Championships Junior Hoop Final" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Varna - Cassano, primo cerchio baby di bronzo della storia FGI! Dal Baltico al Mar Nero, Flavia non scende più dal podio europeo. Ajello, clavette da 7 in pagella!" [Varna - Cassano, first bronze baby circle in FGI history! From the Baltic to the Black Sea, Flavia no longer comes down from the European podium. Ajello, clubs of 7 in the report card!]. www.federginnastica.it (in Italian). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  14. ↑ "FIG AURA CUP CROATIA 2026". ksis.eu. Retrieved 4 November 2026.