LIVE VIDEO at 7 p.m. with Medea Falcioni, Young Sailor of the Year. Unmissable!

Don’t miss today, at 7 p.m., the first of our live interviews with the winners of the Sailor of the Year, the most coveted award in Italian sailing given by the Giornale della Vela since 1991.

Medea’s talent

It begins with Medea Falcioni, winner of the Young Sailor of the Year award, in conversation with our journalists Mauro Giuffrè and Rachele Vitello. The beauty of “live” is that you can comment live on the video and ask questions so don’t be shy! And stay tuned for future installments as well (the schedule is at the bottom of this article!).

Watch live with Medea Falcioni starting at 7 p.m.!

• You can also watch the live broadcast here on our Facebook page!

Who is Medea Falcioni

Medea Falcioni was born on October 1, 2010 and has grit to spare. Suffice it to say that the Ancona native took first place in the Under 15 and bronze in the Under 17 at the World Championships reserved for youth and junior categories of the IQFoiL Olympic board in Cadiz. Not bad, for a little girl only 13 years old who, moreover, had already put her older opponents in line by also winning the European Championship, both in the Under 15 and Under 17.

But Medea is not only one of the baby prodigies of Italian sailboarding. “Besides being good in sports, she is also good in everyday life.” “She is a great kid both in sports and school and in everyday life.” “He is special in everything he does.” “Very strong Medea !!!! Good beautiful always helpful kind elegant.” “Truly a super special girl!!!” “An outstanding girl, I even coached her in the water personally. She has incredible mental strength.”

These are just a few of the many comments we have received in support of her candidacy, which, coming from those who know her well, help to sketch her personality. Strong, humble, helpful. Like the great champions. It should come as no surprise, then, that Medea Falcioni was voted most highly by the Velista of the Year audience. The athlete-bearer of Ancona’s historic S.E.F. Stamura proves to be beloved, and it is no coincidence that so many newspapers in the Marche region have promoted “endorsements” on her candidacy. Medea’s passion for sailing comes to her from her grandfather, “the sailor in the family,” her parents tell us, who used to take her on his small sailing cabin cruiser as a child.

Why she won the Young Sailor of the Year award: Medea Falcioni at just 13 years old won the IQFoiL Under 15 Olympic sailboard youth world championship and came out on top at the Under 15 and U17 European Championships, ahead of opponents far older than her. He did so by demonstrating coolness, talent and humility. Characteristics of great sailing champions. Has a new Alessandra Sensini been born?

All the interviews with the Sailors of the Year 2024

Here are the other live episodes not to be missed on our Youtube channel and Facebook page!

• Tuesday, June 4, 9 p.m. –
  The Best 2024: with The Sailor of the Year Luca Rosetti and Epic Lifetime Achievement Award winner Gianni Cariboni
  
• Wednesday, June 5, 5:30 p.m. – For the love of sailing: with Marco Trombetti (Owner award), Manuel Vlacich (Passion award), Matteo Polli (Innovation award)

Can’t see the meetings live? Don’t worry, the episodes will always remain available to you on our Youtube channel and Facebook page.