DEER VALLEY, Utah (AP) — Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya of Belarus captured her first major title with a win in the women's aerials at the world championships.
Ramanouskaya's run on Wednesday night eclipsed runner-up Liubov Nikitina of Russia. China's Xu Mengtao earned the bronze.
Defending champion Ashley Caldwell of Ashburn, Virginia, took fifth in her return from a shoulder injury.
In the men's competition, Maxim Burov of Russia knocked off Oleksandr Abramenko of Ukraine. Abramenko was the Olympic gold medal winner at the Pyeongchang Games last February.
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Teenager Noe Roth of Switzerland earned the bronze.
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