Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
China's Lin Yanjun and Xu won gold in the Duet Free routine at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, scoring 315.0224 points. Their debut performance together, themed 'shadow of the moon,' was described by Yanjun as encouraging for their future progress. Xu noted they felt tired on the third day but were pleased with their technical execution and overall medal tally.
Japan’s Moe Higa and Tomoka Sato took silver with 299.7271 points. Higa expressed relief at achieving silver in a competitive field and highlighted their aim to close the gap with China ahead of the Asia Games.
Italy’s Enrica Piccoli and Lucrezia Ruggiero earned bronze with 296.8302 points for their 'hypnosis'-themed routine. This marked a significant improvement from their 15th-place finish in the Technical final. Piccoli and Ruggiero said they overcame nerves to focus on a strong performance.
In the Mixed Duet category, Olympic silver medallist Izzy Thorpe and European champion Ranjuo Tomblin claimed their second Super Final title in Toronto, scoring 264.3033 points for a routine highlighting the ‘conflict between light and day.’ Thorpe earned her third medal in Toronto with silver in Women’s Duet, while Tomblin secured his fourth gold of the contest.