The national team of Ukraine successfully performed at the first stage in the history of the World Cup in

artistic swimming

, which was hosted by the Canadian city of Makrem.

"Blue and Yellow" won four medals at this tournament: two gold and two silver.

After 

Marta Fedina's "gold"

in the technical solo, the second award was brought to the Ukrainian national team by the sisters Vladyslava and Maryna Alexiyeva.

They won silver in the technical duet with a score of 231.6543 points.

In addition, Alexiyeva's sisters also won "silver" in the free program.

The girls scored 291.6916 points for their performance.

Ukraine won the fourth prize in the acrobatic group.

"Gold" was won by Vladyslav and Maryna Aleksiyeva, Veronika Hryshko, Sofia Matsiyevska, Darya Moshinska, Angelina Ovchinnikova, Anastasia Shmonina and Valeriya Tyshchenko.

The Ukrainian women received 244.4958 points from the judges for their performance with the new program and the new evaluation system.

Our girls beat the silver medalists, the Japanese team, by more than 20 points.

Previously, the type of acrobatic group program was called highlight, and it featured the team of Ukraine - current world and European champions.

Our mermaids started with "gold" and ended their performance with "gold" at the first stage of the World Cup in artistic swimming in Canada!

The champions in the acrobatic group were: Vladyslava and Maryna Alexiyeva, Veronika Hryshko, Sofia Matsiyevska, Darya Moshinska, Angelina Ovchinnikova, Anastasia Shmonina, Valeriya Tyshchenko.

For their incredible performance with a new program and a new evaluation system, the Ukrainian women received 244.4958 points from the judges.

Our girls beat the silver medalists, the Japanese team, by more than 20 points.

Previously, the type of acrobatic group program was called highlight, and it featured the team of Ukraine, the current world and European champions.

In total, at the World Cup in Markham, Canada, Ukrainian women won four medals: two gold and two silver.

Congratulations to the national team of Ukraine and its coach Svitlana Saidova with a brilliant performance at the first international competitions of the season!

Keep it up!

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Published by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Sunday, March 19, 2023.

Thus, with 4 awards, the Ukrainian national team took third place in the medal count of the first stage in the history of the Artistic Swimming World Cup.

Japan won the medal count - 3 "gold" + 2 "silver" + 1 "bronze".

The second step was taken by Spain - 2 "gold" + 3 "silver" + 2 "bronze".

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