A few minutes before the start of the World Cup show jumping event, the main event of Fieracavalli Verona, the athlete Filippo Bologni asked his girlfriend Gessica Notaro to marry him. The two had met precisely because of the common passion they have for horses. So he chose the context of the start of the Longines Fei Jumping World Cup Competition Grand Prix to take the “big step”. Notaro said “yes”, visibly excited. In 2017 she was the victim of an acid ambush at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, which scarred her face, also causing her to lose sight in one eye. Rimini, ten years earlier, Gessica had been elected Miss Romagna in the Miss Italy contest. After the attack, she had to undergo several surgeries.
Bologni is champion in his discipline, chosen among the blue knights for the World Cup in show jumping in Goteborg in 2021. Their relationship was born in Fieracavalli a few years ago, when Notaro, testimonial of the event, asked Bologni a comment on the races: “two words”. It was he who brought her back to discipline. One day Philip asked her: “Why don’t you jump?”. “Where I go with one eye covered”, Jessica replied. “Our limits are in our heads” was the rider’s response. Today Gessica competes in show jumping, she is an entrepreneur and activist engaged in awareness campaigns and fight against gender violence, given her experience. She also appeared in Quelli che il calcio, Ciao Darwin, Amici di Maria de Filippi. “I fell in love with her and her wits about her,” said Gessica of her boyfriend and future husband. “Love is a beautiful thing, love doesn’t hurt.”
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