In Yaroslavl ended the competition on ski races among customs officers in the Central region

In Yaroslavl ended the championship of the Central customs administration in skiing. This event is one of the stages of the Spartakiad of the customs authorities and held in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945.
The championship was held at the center of skiing “Demino” (Yaroslavl oblast) from 11 to 14 February. The fight for the medals were 56 athletes representing 14 teams from customs of the Central Federal district.
“Such a tournament is a great honor and responsibility for us. We are pleased to welcome all athletes on the hospitable land of Yaroslavl. I am sure that our competition will be a real feast, serve to strengthen the friendly relations between customs and will contribute to popularization of sport and healthy lifestyle. I wish all the participants good luck, success, good team spirit, fair play and high results!”, addressed the participants at the opening of the championship, acting head of the Yaroslavl customs Sergey Komissarov.
The program of the Championship included two competition days: the first day of the ski race was held in free style among men in the individual championship in 5 km, women 3 km. on the second day of the championship held a mixed ski relay race. Women overcame the free first and second stage of the race and the men ran the third and fourth stage.
As noted by the chief judge of competitions Svetlana Smirnova: “Despite the fact that in the days of the tournament is warm weather, the track is prepared good includes not challenging workers climbs and not steep slopes. We have tried to develop a distance so that the athletes did not reduce speed in the course of its overcoming and showed his best result.”
This year’s team-the mistress of tournament the Yaroslavl customs for prize-winning places fought: Venir a Rufov, Anton Ignatov, Elena Pyatova, Lesya Gromova and in the individual championship Alexey Gordeev.
On the first day of the competition places in the individual standings were as follows: in the women’s race on 3 km freestyle first place was taken by Olga Bogdanova from the Tula customs, the second – Palina Lazarenkova from Smolensk and closes the top three winners of the first competition day among women – Anna Kulbakina of Bryansk customs. In the men’s race 5 km freestyle first to the finish came the representative of the Bryansk customs Roman Timokhin, the second place of the podium was occupied by Maxim Ippolitov from Smolensk, third place – Alexey Mukhortova from the Kursk customs.
The second day of competition – perhaps the most spectacular day of the Championship. Because this day determined the winners of the mixed relay and team championship. The main struggle was for second place between Tula and Bryansk customs. During the three stages of the Tula customs was ahead, but in the final stage of the Bryansk customs snatched victory.
With the team result, 40 minutes and 10 seconds faster than all the distance relays overcame four skiers from Smolensk customs in the composition of Pliny Lazarenkova, Tatiana Braccini, Denis and Maxim Nahaeva Ippolitov. In the second place, the representatives of the Bryansk customs – Irina Motina Anna Kulbakina, Mikhail Motorin and Roman Timohin. “Bronze” – four from the Tula customs – Olga Bogdanova, Tatyana Stanovova, Ilyas Hidersine and Valentine Hinderance. Fourth to finish came the hosts of the event and the athletes from the Yaroslavl customs.
In the team standings, at the end of two days of competition, the winner of the championship of the Central customs administration in ski racing was the team of the Smolensk customs, second place – skiers Bryansk customs, third place went to the team of Tula customs. Fourth place went to the team of the Yaroslavl customs.
At the end of last championship of the winners of the Championship will be formed team of the Central customs administration, which will act in competitions on ski races held in the framework of the Federal customs service of Russia.

Phillip Kushnarev,
press Secretary of the Yaroslavl customs