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Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya takes gold in women's aerials at worlds

DEER VALLEY, Utah -- 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 eclipsed that of 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 in February 2018.

Teenager Noe Roth of Switzerland earned the bronze.