Russian duo repeats gold in synchro swimming, Twin sisters finished fourth

The Russian synchronized swimming duet of Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova has repeated as Olympic champions.

Performing a perfect free routine to the classic Peer Gynt Suite at the Water Cube on Wednesday, Davydova and Ermakova won with a combined 99.251 points. The pair received all 10's - out of 10 - for technical merit.

Gemma Mengual and Andrea Fuentes of Spain took the silver medal with 98.334 points and Saho Harada and Emiko Suzuki of Japan took the bronze with 97.167.

Twin sisters Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen of China settled for fourth with 96.334. The American pair of Christina Jones and Andrea Nott finished fifth.

Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon of Riviere-du-Loup, Que., and Isabelle Rampling of Burlington, Ont., finished sixth with 95.333.