Karaganda residents won seven medals at the Artistic Swimming World Cup

Athletes of the Karaganda region won seven medals at the third stage of the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup. According to the results of the competition, the national team of Kazakhstan took second place in the team competition. China was the first.

The competition was held in the Canadian Markham city. 88 athletes from 16 countries came. Medals were awarded in 11 disciplines. Kazakhstan was represented at the World Cup by 15 masters, 10 members of the national team returned with medals.

The athletes of the Karaganda region have great merit in this success.

Eduard Kim became the winner in the technical program of the men's solo.

Viktor Druzin (Temirtau) won gold in the men's free solo program.

The mix duo consisting of Eduard Kim and Nargiza Bolatova (Temirtau) won silver in the technical program.

The mix duo of Viktor Druzin and Anna Pavletsova took third place in the free skate.

The bronze medal in the free skate was won by a group of athletes, which included Nargiza Bolatova, Yasmin Tuyakova (Temirtau), Aigerim Kurmangalieva, Anna Pavletsova, Ksenia Makarova (Temirtau), Eteri Kakutia (Temirtau), Jacqueline Yakimova and Valeria Stolbunova.

17-year-old Viktor Druzin won the first gold in his adult career at the world Championships. He won the free skate in solo performances at Markham (193.7938 points). Filippo Pelati (Italy, 186.1168) took the second place. Dennis Boneyou (Spain, 185.8751) showed the third result.

"I feel amazing," Viktor Druzin told World Aquatics after the gold–bearing performance. – I always want everything to be perfect, but today it was very easy for me, like never before, because I put everything into it.

Recall that the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup is held annually and includes three stages and a superfinal. The first was held in Beijing, the second was held in Paris.

As a result of their performance at the World Cup, 12 teams with the highest rating will be eligible to compete at the superfinal in Budapest (Hungary) from July 3 to 5.

According to the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda region

Photo: Antoine Saito/Artistic Swimming of Canada/World Aquatics