The Russian National Team won team event of the Russian Para Alpine Skiing Championship among PI Athletes in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

From 1 to 6 March in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin Region), the Russian Alpine Skiing Championship among athletes with physical impairments was held.

The competitions were held at the Mountain Air ski resort on the Sportivnaya and Zapad tracks.

15 athletes from 8 regions of the country competed for medals in four disciplines: super-giant, super-combination, slalom and giant slalom.

In the team event, representatives of Moscow scored the greatest number of points, the Kamchatka Territory took the second place, and the hosts of the competition - the Sakhalin Region - took the third place.

Among men, the top three remained unchanged throughout the championship.

Alexey Bugaev (Moscow / Sakhalin Region) became the absolute champion of Russia. Alexander Alyabyev (Moscow / Sakhalin Region) and Alexey Mikushin (Kamchatka Territory) won 4 silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Among women, Taisya Foryash (Altai Territory) won the competition in super combination, giant slalom and super giant.

Anastasia Khorosheva (Moscow) became the absolute winner of the championship - having won a gold medal in slalom, silver medals in super-combination and super-giant and bronze in giant slalom.

The representative of the Kamchatka region Daria Ishchenko won silver medals in slalom and giant slalom. Elena Didenko (Kamchatka Territory) won the bronze medal in super combination and super-giant, Yulia Rudenko (Kamchatka Territory) won bronze in slalom.

Senior coach of the Russian National Para Alpine Skiing Team among PI Athletes, Honored coach of Russia Alexander Nazarov:

“The championship was held at a high organizational level. It is worth noting the quality and level of preparation of the track. Track met all the highest international standards.

In recent years, Sakhalin has been our place and base where we prepare for the largest competitions. Here we held the final camp before the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, and we intend to hold the camp ahead of the upcoming 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing.

As for the Russian championship, unfortunately, not all athletes were able to take part in it. According to preliminary information, 30 athletes from 12 regions had to fight for the medals. Nevertheless, almost all of the country's leading athletes took part.

Among women, young athletes Taisya Foryash born in 2005 and Daria Ishchenko born in 2006 looked good, who showed good results.

Among men I would like to mention Alexey Bugaev and Alexander Alyabyev, who showed stable and high results throughout the championship. Also, Ivan Vasiliev from St. Petersburg, born in 2006, performed well. He took the fourth place twice."