Russian synchro duet wins gold at junior World Championships
Second place was taken by the team from Spain (296.4299 points), third – from Italy (284.6725 points).
Consensus
- The junior World Championships in synchronized swimming took place in Budapest.
- Russian athletes won gold medals in the technical routine at the junior World Championships.
- Zахar Trofimov won gold in the individual technical routine.
- The event concluded on August 16.
- Russian athletes competed under their national flag and anthem.
Points of divergence
- Anastasia Sidorina and Kristina Chekhanowa won gold in the technical routine as a duet. — vm
- The Russian team in the technical routine included eight athletes: Lika Chechura, Kristina Chekhanova, Polina Chibisova, Anna-Maria Fomicheva, Alisa Gotalskaya, Aleksandra Pishchikova, Anastasia Sidorina, and Aleksandra Zavyalova (with reserves Elvira Almazova and Alisa Shevchenko). — kommersant
- Zахar Trofimov is from St. Petersburg. — fontanka
- Zахar Trofimov previously won bronze at the European Championships in 2026 in Paris in the individual technical routine and third place in the duet free routine with Alina Rumyantseva. — vedomosti
- The Russian team scored 290.1267 points in the technical routine. — kommersant
- The Russian team scored 300.1509 points in the technical routine. — vm
- Russian synchronized swimmers won gold in the free routine at the European Championships in Paris on August 4. — vedomosti
- Ilya Borodin won gold in the 400m individual medley at the European Championships in Paris. — vm
- Russia has the right to host the European Championships in aquatic sports in 2028. — vm
Coverage (8 sources)
- Russian synchronized swimmers Chekhanova and Sidorina won gold at junior World Championships — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian synchronized swimmers won the technical group event at the Junior World Championships — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian synchronised swimmers won gold in the technical programme at the junior World Championship — Коммерсантъ
- Another gold for St. Petersburg: synchronist Trofimov won junior World Championship — Фонтанка
- Russian synchronist won gold at European Championship — Ведомости
- Synchronist Zakhar Trofimov won the technical program at the junior World Championships — Коммерсантъ
- Saint Petersburg synchronist became world champion — Фонтанка
- Synchronized swimmer Alexandra Zavyalova took gold at the youth World Championships in Budapest — Коммерсантъ