Russian synchronized swimmers returned home after winning the European Championship

Russian synchronized swimmers Emilia Osiyuk and Maria Pakhomova, who won gold at the European Youth Championships, arrived at Vnukovo Airport. The footage of the athletes' meeting on June 9 is published by Izvestia.

The girls were greeted by fans with Russian tricolours, flowers, songs and a loaf. The athletes scored more than 180 points for their performance and snatched victory from the couples from Spain and France.

"I am very glad that we managed to win gold, we were able to sing the anthem in great shape and with a flag. It's actually very cool," Emilia Osiyuk told Izvestia.

In turn, Maria Pakhomova admitted that the training sessions before the competition were difficult, but she steadfastly withstood the load in order to achieve victory.

Golden Glow: Russia won nine medals at the European Championships in rhythmic gymnastics

Our national team returned to the continental championship and won the unofficial team competition.

Following the results of the European Synchronized Swimming Championships, which took place in Luxembourg from June 4-7, Russian synchronized swimmers won gold in all seven disciplines. The second place in the medal standings was taken by the Spaniards with four silver medals, the third by the French athletes with two silver and one bronze medals.