The competition days of the Cup of Russia in snowboarding (deaf sports) were held on the 12th and 13th of December in Miass (Chelyabinsk Oblast). Seventeen athletes from four regions of the Russian Federation – the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, St. Petersburg, and Moscow – participated at the Rider Ski Centre.

Snowboarders competed in the parallel giant slalom discipline on 12 December. Despite a snowless winter this year, which posed an additional challenge for the competition organizers, the track was well-prepared. The results of the first day were as follows:

Women:

1st place - Anastasia Ryabinina (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra)

2nd place - Anna Surmilina (Moscow)

3rd place - Rosalia Gurevich (St. Petersburg)

Men:

1st place - Alexey Kazantsev (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

2nd place - Daniil Ivanov (St. Petersburg)

3rd place - Daniil Istomin (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

On 13 December, the final day of the Russian Snowboard Cup, athletes competed in the parallel slalom discipline. Alexey Kazantsev clinched the victory in the men's parallel slalom for the second consecutive day, while Milena Safina emerged victorious in the women's final, defeating the previous day's champion, Anastasia Ryabinina.

Results for day 2:

Women:

1st place - Milena Safina (Moscow)

2nd place - Anna Surmilina (Moscow)

3rd place - Anastasia Ryabinina (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra)

Men:

1st place - Alexey Kazantsev (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

2nd place - Daniil Istomin (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

3rd place - Daniil Ivanov (St. Petersburg)

The Moscow team secured first place in the team competition, while the Sverdlovsk region and the city of St. Petersburg claimed the second and third positions, respectively.

Pavel Dyakov, the head coach of the Russian national snowboarding team, commented, “The Cup of Russia was conducted at a high standard. A special thanks to the staff of the Rider Ski Centre for creating comfortable conditions for the competition, and the referees executed their duties effectively. This Cup marks the beginning of our winter season, and the performances of the athletes over the two days were commendable. The Chelyabinsk region experienced an unusually snowless period towards the year-end, and it is remarkable that the organizers managed to prepare the track just in time for the Cup”.

Text: Maria Mazhenina, Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photo: Pavel Diakov

Translation: Daria Kudelina