Published on: 2026-10-02
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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Kseniya Kuznetsova, a student at the Humanities Institute of SPbPU, and her partner Ksenia Kolotova became silver medalists at the World Championship in sports acrobatics in Pesaro, Italy. For the Russian athletes, this podium is not just a medal, but a return to the international arena after a five-year disqualification.
In September 2026, the strongest teams in the world gathered in Pesaro. In the balance beam final for women’s pairs, two Kseniya — Kuznetsova and Kolotova — stepped onto the podium and performed a routine that the judges rated as one of the best in the world.
“It is a mixture of joy, pride, and a feeling of unreality, as if it didn’t happen to me! — shares her emotions, Ksenia Kuznetsova. — I now realize that all these years of training, camps, and sacrifices were not in vain.
This medal is the result of targeted work, but at the same time a pleasant surprise, as the Russian acrobats were performing for the first time after a five-year disqualification.
The season was busy and challenging. And it’s not just about sports: Ksenia combines training with her studies at the Polytechnic.
the girl said.
Ksenia describes her performance with three words: spectacularity, uniqueness, brightness.
We were absolutely satisfied with ourselves; the rating surprised us, but immediately encouraged us to become even better in order to come back and claim what is ours! — says the athlete.
This mindset is not just words. Behind the silver of the world championship lies not the final point, but the beginning of a new stage. Ahead are new competitions, new programs, and new goals.
Ksenia shared: the first thing she will do when she gets home is get some sleep, catch up on her studies, and of course, go to training.
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