The key facts

  • Bladtseva and Mikhailova won gold in the synchronized event with a result of 50.000 points
  • The Russian team is competing at the World Championships under the national flag for the first time since 2019
  • The day before, the Russian athletes took silver in the team competition

Gold in Synchronized Trampoline

Russian athletes Angela Bladtseva and Maria Mikhailova won gold medals at the World Trampoline Championships in the synchronized event, Life.ru reports. The competition is taking place in Nanjing, China. In the final, the Russians scored 50.000 points, ahead of the representatives of Great Britain (49.100). The bronze went to the athletes from China with a result of 48.410 points.

Tournament Context

The World Championships are being held from November 4 to 8. The Russian team is competing at the world championship under the national flag for the first time since 2019; the team includes 26 athletes. The day before, Mikhailova and Bladtseva, together with Anna Kornetskaya and Angelika Alysheva, became silver medalists in the team individual trampoline competition, scoring 19 points and losing to the Chinese team. Earlier, the same outlet reported on the victory of Russian athlete Galina Begim at this tournament: she won gold in the double mini-trampoline event with a result of 26.200 points, ahead of New Zealander Bronwyn Dibb and American Susan Gill.