Today, on 15 February, the final competitions of the All-Russian Winter Spartakiade for Deaf Sports in curling and chess concluded in the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The last three sets of awards were contested on the ice of the Ishimbay-Arena in curling. The excitement reached its peak as teams battled fiercely for the coveted medals. It is worth noting that in all curling disciplines, eight teams competed, with only the top four advancing to the medal rounds.

The day began with matches for 3rd and 4th places in mixed doubles, as well as men’s and women’s team competitions, taking place simultaneously on all ice tracks. Later, the unpredictable finals unfolded, where team captains (skips) meticulously executed their strategies.

Mixed Doubles Results:

For 3rd/4th Place:

Krasnoyarsk Region 7 : 10 St. Petersburg

Final:

Moscow 8 : 6 Chelyabinsk Region

Mixed Doubles Medallists:

1st place - Moscow (Svetlana Tsedik, Sergey Kopytov);

2nd place - Chelyabinsk Region (Nargis Kuzmina, Roman Kuzmin);

3rd place - St. Petersburg (Tatiana Karpushenkova, Roman Golushko).

Women’s Team Curling Results:

For 3rd/4th Place:

Krasnoyarsk Region 5 : 4 Moscow

Final:

Kaliningrad Region 8 : 3 Tomsk Region

Women’s Team Medallists:

1st place - Kaliningrad Region (skip - Olga Yaroslavtseva, Tatiana Nikonets, Yulia Tretyakova, Natalia Stepanova);

2nd place - Tomsk Region (skip - Anna Serebrennikova, Anna Terentyeva, Valentina Sainakova, Anastasia Borisova, Victoria Sekisova);

3rd place - Krasnoyarsk Region (skip - Marina Beloblotskaya, Dinora Mazbutova, Daria Anevich, Olesya Zyzina, Olesya Barakhtenko).

Men’s Team Curling Results:

For 3rd/4th Place:

Udmurt Republic 4 : 7 Novosibirsk Region

Final:

Tomsk region 5 : 6 Moscow

Men’s Team Medallists:

1st place - Moscow (skip - Daniil Osipov, Sergey Mashukov, Vladimir Sarykin, Alexander Kolyada, Vladislav Rabinovich);

2nd place - Tomsk Region (skip - Roman Serebrennikov, Danila Ivoylov, Oleg Khoroshkov, Andrey Anishchenko, Elizar Varganov);

3rd place - Novosibirsk Region (skip - Vadim Gapeev, David Virabyan, Artur Mukhin, Danil Yakubov).

Meanwhile, at the Ulfat Mustafin Sports Training Centre, chess players concluded their multi-day intellectual marathon. The team competitions, spanning five rounds for both men and women, showcased the strategic depth and camaraderie of the sport.

Men’s Chess Results:

1st place - Moscow (Andrey Onishchenko, Roman Pogoskin, Aldar Oorzhak, Andrey Smirnov)

2nd place - St. Petersburg (Maxim Matyushenko, Mikhail Ershov, Viktor Kononov, Yuri Kudryavtsev)

3rd place - Republic of Bashkortostan (Sergey Antipin, Ruslan Khanipov, Linat Shayakhmetov, Radik Timergazin).

Women’s Chess Results:

1st place - Sverdlovsk Region (Yulia Turkeeva, Olga Gerasimova)

2nd place - St. Petersburg (Natalia Borovkova, Kira Drugova)

3rd place - Rostov Region (Lyubov Kireeva, Anna Dubovaya).

Overall Team Standings:

1st place - Moscow

2nd place - St. Petersburg

3rd place - Sverdlovsk Region

The winners and medallists were awarded by Dmitry Rebrov, President of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf, who delivered a warm message of encouragement for future victories to all participants.

Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov 

Photo: Artemii Antonov, press service of the Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Bashkortostan 

Translation: Daria Kudelina