Zlata Zaitseva

Zlata Zaitseva (, born 17 February 2007 in Rivne, Ukraine) is a senior Ukrainian aerial gymnast, specializing in aerial silks. She is a world champion of Pole and Aerial Sports World Championship 2025, held in Buenos Aires, in artistic aerial silks.

Biography Zlata Zaitseva was born on February 17, 2007 in Rivne. She began aerial gymnastics at the age of 13 in the studio “Sova Pole Studio”. Now she trains under the guidance of the famous trainer Victoria Khaynatska from Lviv and represents her studio “Lova Sport Studio”.

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.

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. Zlata firstly competed at 2023 Pole & Aerial World Cup by U.N.A.

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.

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