Russian synchronized swimmers win gold at the World Cup in China

Russian athletes Kira Cherezova and Valentina Gerasimova became the winners of the duet free skate competition at the third stage of the Synchronized Swimming World Cup. The competition was held on May 2 in Xi'an, China.

The athletes received 304.6439 points. The second place was taken by Russians Kristina Chekhanova and Anastasia Sidorina with a score of 285,8040 points. The bronze medals were won by representatives of Japan Moe Higa and Tomoka Sato, who scored 283,1905 points.

Earlier, Russian synchronized swimmers had already reached the podium at this stage: Cherezova and Gerasimova became the second in the duet technical program, and the Russian national team took the second place in the group technical program.

The competition in Xi'an will last until May 3. Russian athletes perform at the tournament with the national flag and anthem. This stage was the first for synchronized swimmers from the Russian Federation after the lifting of restrictions by the International Swimming Federation, Sport-Express notes.

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