From January 17 to 20, the Novaya Liga Curling Club in Moscow hosted the All-Russian Children's and Youth Curling Competitions for boys and girls under 22. The tournament attracted 12 teams from five regions of the Russian Federation: the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk Oblasts, St. Petersburg and Moscow. During the three days of competition, young athletes fought for the right to be considered the strongest.

Girls' teams from Moscow took the first two places, pushing the St. Petersburg team to the third place. Meanwhile, the Moscow boys' teams from dominated the podium, leaving all their rivals behind.

Girls:

1st place - Moscow - 2 (skip - Olga Kornaukhova)

2nd place - Moscow - 1 (skip - Diana Khismatullina)

3rd place - St. Petersburg (skip - Pelageya Geraseva)

Boys:

1st place - Moscow - 2 (skip - Danil Osipov)

2nd place - Moscow - 1 (skip - Mark Vasiliev)

3rd place - Moscow - 3 (skip - Mikhail Storozhenko).

Dmitry Rebrov, the President of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf, personally attended the award ceremony for the winners and prize-winners. These competitions served as a qualifying stage for the All-Russian Winter Spartakiade of Persons with Disabilities, which will be held in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, from 24th February to 1st March.

Evgeny Tavyrikov, Head Coach of the Russian National Curling Team, said: “The competition was a qualifier for the All-Russian Winter Spartakiade for Persons with Disabilities, athletes from different regions showed a good level of performance, so I expect to see even more interesting and intense games at the Spartakiade in Izhevsk. I am very glad that we have strong young people who, I am sure, will soon be able to join the Russian national team.”

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Text: Maria Mazhenina, Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photo: Sofia Rumiantseva

Translation: Daria Kudelina