The couple, Gabriele Goffredo and Anna Matus, obtained a new gold medal for the Moldovan DanceSport. The two reached the first step of the podium in the World Championship Latin, the finals taking place on September 1st in Thailand.
The Moldovan dancers proved to be the best out of the 40 couples participating in the competition.
"It is the fifth gold medal won at the World DanceSport Championships by the Italian Gabriele Goffredo and the Moldovan Anna Matus, the couple representing the Republic of Moldova at international competitions," Petru Gozun, president of the DanceSport Federation of Moldova and of "Codreanca" DanceSport Club, told IPN.
Petru Gozun mentions that since 2012 the couple has been dancing together and has never ranked below the third place at World Championships.
Gabriele Goffredo and Anna Matus have won two gold medals at the World DanceSport Games, a competition that takes place under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. "The two dancers won the gold at the World Games that followed after the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2016 Olympic Games, that is the last two editions of the competition. Being recognized as an Olympic sport, but not yet included in the official calendar of the Olympic Games, DanceSport has its own Olympic competition. That is why the gold medals obtained by the couple are equivalent to Olympic gold medals,” said Petru Gozun.
The president of the DanceSport Federation also mentioned that Gabriele Goffredo and Ana Matus have won many medals at European Championships and Grand Slam competitions, which bring together the best dancing couples in the world.