Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Canada achieved a surprising victory over Spain in the Team Acrobatic event at the World Aquatics World Cup, scoring 217.2892 points with a ‘Spider-threads’ themed routine. Olympic bronze medallist Spain, performing to the theme ‘Berghain’ (Forest of Thoughts), were considered favorites but faced an error on their final acrobatic move. This allowed Canada to secure gold, while Spain took second place in front of their home audience. Greece earned third with 203.9249 points, their first medal at the fourth and final stage of the World Cup.
In the Women’s Duet Technical, the French pair Romane Lunel and Laelys Alavez won their first World Cup gold, scoring 291.1000 with a ‘heart’ themed routine. Previously, they had a combined 22 World Cup honors but no gold medals. The USA’s Anita Alvarez and Jaime Czarkowski finished close behind, earning second place and their first World Cup podium finish together.
Despite the setback in the Team Acrobatic final, Spain led the medal standings with a total of nine awards over three days, including five golds. Other performances included the new Spanish pairing of Iris Tio Casas and Meritxell Ferre in the Women’s Duet Technical, who missed the podium due to a hybrid error and finished fourth.