The decision of the Canadian Federation to forfeit its place in the women's category opened the doors to the Olympic dream of the Italian duo and increases of the number of Italian classes taking the stage in Brazil to 9. Bow of the Italian 470 dinghy class, this girl from Rome arrives on the Olympic scene after a series of consistent results obtained during the most recent important events over the last three years, which have seen her ranked 15th and 20th paired with Roberta Caputo as helm. For some time now, she has taken up surfing as a hobby but in the waters of Rio her only focus will be to bring home the best result possible.