PESARO, Italy (September 26, 2026) – The Ossolodkov brothers clinched two titles as the American delegation secured four medals Saturday at the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Yaroslav and Vsevolod Ossolodkov (Beaumont, Calif./Incentive – AGT) converted their top qualifying rankings into titles in Italy, winning gold in both the combined (29.620) and balance (29.750) finals Saturday evening. The brothers won the combined title ahead of Kazakhstan (29.210) and Belarus (28.630), and the balance gold nearly a full point ahead of Kazakhstan (28.990) and Azerbaijan (28.950).
The U.S. also won hardware in women’s pair competition, with Sydney Padios (Moreno Valley, Calif./Incentive – AGT) and Willow Noble (Moreno Valley, Calif./Incentive – AGT) earning two bronze medals Saturday. The pair stood on both podiums behind Israel and Great Britain, securing bronze in the dynamic final with a 27.730 and combined final with a 28.230. Israel won gold in combined (29.010) and dynamic (28.690) and Great Britain combined (28.500) and dynamic (28.150) silver.
Rounding out American performances in Italy was the women’s group of Roni Azerrad (Rockville, Md./Xtreme Acro), Layla DeVaul (Rockville, Md./Xtreme Acro) and Ayden Rawls-Blodgett (Columbia, Md./Xtreme Acro), who finished seventh in the dynamic final with a 27.320. Azerbaijan won the competition with a 28.580.
Three more finals are on the docket Sunday for U.S. athletes at the Acro World Championships. Action begins at 5 a.m. ET with all information available through World Gymnastics.
2026 Acrobatic World Championships U.S. Medal Table
Total: 4
Gold (2)
– Yaroslav and Vsevolod Ossolodkov, men’s pair combined
– Yaroslav and Vsevolod Ossolodkov, men’s pair balance
Bronze (2)
– Sydney Padios and Willow Noble, women’s pair combined
– Sydney Padios and Willow Noble, women’s pair dynamic