Russia’s artistic swimmers won gold on Wednesday in Acrobatic Routine event at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in France. The team of Russian artistic swimmers, who compete under a neutral status at the tournament, took the gold earning 244.8221 points for their performance. The Russian team consisted of Maya Doroshko, Yekaterina Kossova, Yelizaveta Minayeva, Valeria Plekhanova, Yelena Shabanova, Evelina Simonova, Yelizaveta Smirnova and Olga Tyutyunik. This is Russia’s fourth gold medal at the European Championship in addition to previously won four silver and four bronze medals. Russia is competing at the European Championships in Paris for the first time since 2021.