Giulia's Career Defining Snatch at the Last-Chance Olympic Qualifier

Giulia Imperio (ITA -49kg) hit a career defining lift at the last-chance qualifier to stay in with a chance at making the summer games.

[Romstine]

Phenomenal athlete. Mental grit at its finest. As the commentator said "career defining moment".

[diniaadil]

Never been happier to see someone else make a lift

[zan]

Wow I didn't expect to cry, but seeing her reaction was so heart-warming.

[bensacc]

for everyone wondering, she had to get at least 85 to to stay in contention for Paris. So, may as well give yourself at least 3 shots at it (is my guess at what the strategy was, and it does make some sense). yes, it's an aggressive weight, but why waste chances on less? it sounds like she worked up to at least 80 in warm up, so, just got for it.

[RoyalDNA]

Despite her not posting a total, for her to come back and snatch 85 after 2 misses AND bombing out at Euros is remarkable. That takes true resilience, especially in such a rough sport like weightlifting

[longhaulblue]

I don't know how you guys came across my feed. But man, I've been watching your stuff. It's addictive. Goes to show you don't need volumes of action to make a sport interesting. The grit and determination of these athletes makes for damn compelling viewing.

[acerniss]

Damn. I don’t know a thing about lifting but I do know that was incredible. Props to her for being so resilient and to finally making it.

[adrian]

Absolute respect for her and for all the athletes that competes in this sport. If I had my carrer hanging on a 5 seconds moment I would crumble even before touching the bar. Respect

[skyepie]

Sometimes you just get taken back by how much it means to someone. You can see it took everything she had. I don't care much for powerlifting but this was awesome to see

[Voodoo_Robot]

My elbows snapped just from watching this

[clubbizarre]

I felt that... the hold... hold the bar... hodor... hobar... fantastic. tears of joy man

[baseballstream]

This channel makes weightlifting entertaining

[cybergreen]

Woah, I totally did not expect this. clicked on this video on a whim, and then it hit me out of nowhere—so powerful and raw. Watching her conquer on that final lift and then breaking down in tears was unexpectedly moving. I found myself tearing up right along with her. Thanks for sharing a profoundly human moment.

[BlackChamomile]

I don't care if she made it to the finals or won but I absolutely went through an emotional journey through this clip. She did very well!

[zsofiavera]

That was so stressful to watch and such a relief and a joy to see her land it ❤

[johndoherty-hhck]

I know this isn’t any kind of consolation for her but even if she had made her last cl&jk she still wouldn’t have qualified. Two other athletes passed her afterwards. Still the third attempt snatch save was outstanding and gave her fans hope for a little while longer. Terrific competitor.

[DarcScorpio]

viewing this while at the gym warming up has me fired up! 🐺
well done Giulia!

[saalik]

1 million people watching because they're interested in weightlifting ❌
1 million people having a crush on her ✅

[DeboraDDO]

I really don't understand the team Italy strategy. Why they can't start at a low weight to build confidence in the athlete and then jump to heavier weights? I'm really sorry for Giulia, she has a great technique, but it seems that the pressure put in these athletes are too high for her.

[Imjustaghostbat]

😭 so happy for giulia, beyond inspiring