The Golden State Valkyries team captured the WNBA title after prevailing in Game 7 over the Atlanta Dream by a score of 68-63. The final matchup, held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, sealed the triumph of the California franchise, founded in 2024, which managed to win the championship in just its second year of activity in the North American league.

As reported by la Repubblica, the contest delivered a second personal title to Cecilia Zandalasini, a 30-year-old athlete from Broni, who had previously won the trophy in 2017 with the Minnesota Lynx. After starting at the beginning of the series, the player took on the role of first option off the bench under head coach Natalie Okase, totaling fifty-seven points overall in the Finals.

The clash saw Gabby Williams as the primary standout, named the most valuable player of the final series. Williams scored thirty points, twenty-eight of which came in the second half, alongside four blocks and the decisive long-range basket just under three minutes from the end. With this performance, she became the first European athlete to earn the best player award.

The president of the Italian Basketball Federation, Gianni Petrucci, expressed formal congratulations to Zandalasini for the sporting milestone achieved overseas. Having concluded her seasonal commitment in the United States, the athlete will return to the Italian league to compete in Serie A1 and EuroLeague wearing the colors of Famila Schio, while the Atlanta franchise recorded its fourth defeat in the Finals.