Zlata Zaitseva

Zlata Zaitseva was born on February 17, 2007 in Rivne.^[2][3] She studied at a local school No. 2 and lyceum “Ukrainian".

At the age of six, Zlata began doing ballroom dancing.^[5] She began aerial gymnastics at the age of 13 in the studio “Sova Pole Studio”.^[6] Now she trains under the guidance of the famous trainer Victoria Khaynatska from Lviv and represents her studio “Lova Sport Studio”.^[7]

In 2022, Zaitseva competed at the first POSA European Aerial Championship in Kadrina, winning a silver medal in aerial silks at the category of Juniors B.^[8][9]

In the following year, she represented Ukraine at the CSIT-POSA World Aerial Sport Championship 2023 in Forli, Italy, becoming a vice-champion in her discipline at the category of Juniors B.^[10][3] She also finished 4th at the Pole Sport & Aerial European Championship 2023 in Bologna.^[11] Zlata firstly competed at 2023 Pole & Aerial World Cup by U.N.A.^[12]

In 2024, Zlata won a second title of European vice-champion at the POSA European Pole Sport & Aerial Championship in San Severo in aerial silks.^[13]

In July 2025, at the 3rd European Championships in Prague, she competed at senior competitive category and won a bronze medal.^[14] In October, she firstly became a world champion at the Pole and Aerial Sports World Championship, held in Buenos Aires, with an IPSF record.^[4][15]

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