Alexandris are on course for a medal at the World Championships

The red-white-red duo took second place in Friday’s prelim with 275.3233 points and were only beaten by the Chinese Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi (280.3334). Vasiliki Alexandri (232.8367) was third.

This means that the Alexandri triplets can have legitimate hopes of medals in the final. The decision of the top twelve in the solo takes place on Saturday (12.30 p.m.), in a duet it is about precious metal on Sunday (12.30 p.m. / both ORF Sport +). In the duet competition, a three-way battle for gold is in the offing with a total of 38 participating couples. In addition to the Chinese and the Alexandri sisters, Maryna Alexijiwa/Vladyslawa Alexijiwa from the Ukraine (274.1934) also convinced. Last year, the OSV duo had won two bronze medals at the World Championships in Budapest and two silver medals at the European Championships in Rome, and there were two gold medals at this year’s European Games in Kraków.

Vasiliki Alexandri, meanwhile, was a small distance behind local Japanese hero Yukiko Inui (273.2700) and Greek Evangelia Platanioti (252.2400). However, the 25-year-old still has room for improvement. “The placement is good, but I’m not entirely happy with myself. Despite my good placement, I received a penalty and that cost me 40 or 50 points,” said the double European Championship bronze medalist from 2022, who was involved in the preparation was struggling with disc problems. Anything can happen in the final, everything is open, she added.

There are further medal chances for the Alexandri triplets in Japan in the freestyle competitions, in which the decision will be made next Wednesday (solo) and Thursday (duet). Before that, the preliminary fights are on the program on Monday in the solo and Tuesday in the duet.