Championship, championship and Cup of Russia in Alpine skiing ended on Sakhalin

On Sakhalin, the championship, the championship and the stage of the Russian Cup in Alpine skiing have ended. The competitions were held from 3 to 8 March on the slopes of the sports and tourist complex “Mountain Air”. This was reported in the press service of the regional Ministry of Sports.

“I want to say a big thank you to the organizers, the Russian Ski Federation, for choosing Sakhalin to host such wonderful competitions. We, in turn, tried to ensure that the tracks were prepared well and of high quality. And we will continue to do everything so that the island region remains the place where we will host all-Russian and, I am sure, international competitions in the near future, ”Artem Podshivalov, Minister of Sports of the Sakhalin Region, addressed the participants of the competition.

The competition brought together more than 100 athletes representing the Altai, Krasnoyarsk, Primorsky, Kamchatka, Krasnodar Territories, the Republic of Bashkortostan, Leningrad, Moscow, Magadan, Chelyabinsk, Murmansk, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Sakhalin regions, as well as St. Petersburg and Moscow. Alpine skiers competed in slalom, parallel slalom and giant slalom.

“The next stage of the Russian Cup is over, and I want to thank everyone who helped to hold it at the highest level! The next starts of the championship and championship will be held in Yelizovo, Kamchatka Territory, where athletes will try their hand at downhill, super-combination, super-giant and team disciplines, I wish you good luck!” – said the president of the Federation of Alpine Skiing of Russia Leonid Melnikov.

Vitalina Girina from the Moscow region won two medals in the giant slalom at the starts – gold in the championship and silver in the Cup final. The results allowed the athlete to become the third in the overall standings of the Cup.

“We had excellent conditions for the championship, good tracks, snow, sunny weather. Today, because of the snow, it was more difficult to perform, but everything was possible. It’s especially nice to receive awards on International Women’s Day. But it’s too early to relax – there are two more stages of the championship in Kamchatka and Kirovsk ahead. I think we can handle it, ”the athlete shared her impressions.

According to the results of the final day of the championship of Russia in the discipline “giant slalom” among girls, the gold was won by Muscovite Ekaterina Prudnikova, the second place was taken by Daria Popkova from the Kamchatka Territory, Tanzila Israilova from the Republic of Bashkortostan closed the top three.

Anna Shukhova has the highest result in the Sakhalin team. The athlete took sixth place.

Also on the final day races took place within the framework of the Russian Cup in giant slalom. Due to bad weather conditions, the men’s competitions did not take place. Among women, Ekaterina Tkachenko from Moscow became the leader, Vitalina Girina (Moscow region) took the second place, Anna Nagaitseva from the Kemerovo region took bronze.

You can get acquainted with the protocols on the website of the Russian Alpine Skiing Federation.

The next All-Russian ski competitions on Sakhalin will be held among young athletes. Competitions “Morning of the Motherland” will start on the slopes of “Mountain Air” on March 10.