From December 14 to December 19 in Tyumen, at the winter sports center "Pearl of Siberia", the All-Russian competitions in cross-country skiing among juniors in the age category of 21-23 years and 19-20 years, qualifying for the world championship among youth under 23 years were held. The start of the competitive season turned out to be successful for students of the Volga Region University of Sports.
Second-year student Konstantin Tiunov, representing the Moscow region and the club "Truth", in the category of 21-23 years, showed the second time at a distance of 15 kilometers in classical style with a gap of +21.4 seconds from the leader.
At the same distance, fourth-year student Irina Ibragimova took the silver medal in the freestyle race with a general start. Her difference with the leader was only +10.4 seconds. Master's student Daria Belosludtseva took the fifth place at this distance. Daria also showed the fourth result in the 10-kilometer classic style race.
Also, in the 30-kilometer race (mass start), our students entered the Top 10. Freshman Viktor Semenov became the fourth, Ivan Seleznev, who is completing his bachelor's degree this year, finished seventh.
In the sprint discipline, Viktor Semenov is again the fourth, Vladislav Afanasyev (4th year) is the sixth.
- Our university students showed that the preparation for the season was successful. The main team of the university is in good shape. There will be many more competitions to prove yourself. At the beginning of March, the Winter Universiade will be held, and by that time the competitive form will still improve– - Leonid Savosin, senior lecturer of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Skiing, comments on the performance of the wards.
