On December 16, the day following the mega-colorful opening ceremony, the competitions of the First CIS Winter Sports Games for Children with Disabilities in Deaf Sports, Blind Sports, and Sports for Persons with Physical Impairments officially began.

Young athletes representing five Commonwealth of Independent States countries (Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and the Russian Federation) entered the competition for coveted medals, competing in five disciplines: cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, curling, and chess.

Truly heated passions, despite snowfall and wind, were boiling on the slopes of the Olympic Reserve Sports School for Alpine Skiing, where snowboarders and alpine skiers competed. Cross-country skiers raced on the ski tracks of the Sports and Recreation Biathlon Complex. Curlers competed in team battles of the "chess on ice" art at the 'Astra' Ice Arena. And at the Rimma Batalova Center for Sports Training, future young chess grandmasters engaged in serious intellectual battles.

Truly eventful competition days, bright emotions, and first victories!

The first two competition days of the 1st CIS Winter Sports Games for Children with Disabilities have already concluded successfully!

The best athletes in cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, and snowboarding have already ascended the podium, and tomorrow participants and spectators await a new competition day — new starts, new emotions, and the struggle for the title of the strongest.

Results of the 1st CIS Winter Sports Games for Children with Hearing Impairments for December 16.

Cross-Country Skiing

Girls - 2.5 km (freestyle):

1. Uliana Evdokimova (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

2. Olga Kyzyuorova (Komi Republic)

3. Uliana Kuzina (Penza Oblast)

Boys - 5 km (freestyle):

1. Platon Tun-Kuy-Syu (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

2. Yan Isakov (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)

3. Denis Makarov (Vladimir Oblast)

Alpine Skiing

Girls - Giant Slalom:

1. Daria Krivich (KhMAO-Yugra)

2. Uliana Shestakova (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

3. Lyaisan Iskandarova (KhMAO-Yugra)

Boys - Giant Slalom:

1. Daniel Zainetdinov (Republic of Bashkortostan)

2. Ivan Pavlik (Moscow Oblast)

3. Nikita Rinkman (Republic of Bashkortostan)

Results of the 1st CIS Winter Sports Games for Children with Hearing Impairments for December 17.

Cross-Country Skiing:

Girls - Sprint 1.2 km (freestyle):

1. Uliana Evdokimova (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

2. Olga Kyz'yuorova (Komi Republic)

3. Elizaveta Mateeva (Komi Republic)

Boys - Sprint 1.2 km (freestyle):

1. Yan Isakov (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)

2. Platon Tun-Kuy-Syu (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

3. Denis Makarov (Vladimir Oblast)

Snowboarding

Girls - Parallel Giant Slalom:

1. Elizaveta Efremcheva (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

2. Avrora Galdina (Krasnodar Krai)

3. Snezhana Dmitrieva (St. Petersburg)

Boys - Parallel Giant Slalom:

1. Maksim Chuykov (Moscow)

2. Mark Gavrilov (Moscow)

3. Danil Svistunov (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

Curling: Team competitions in 5 rounds among four teams are ongoing and will conclude on December 18.

Chess: A round-robin tournament in 7 rounds (45 min + 15 sec increment) in individual competition among 8 boys and 7 girls is ongoing — competitions will conclude on December 19.

Live broadcasts of the Games are available, where you can track the successes of our athletes in the VKontakte community "Sports Reserve of Russia."

Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photos: FCPSR, Stanislav Kostikov, Elena Avramenko, Andrey Galdin, Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Anna Dvoynina, Olga Yaroslavtseva, Igor Maksimov, Dmitry Sirotkin

Translation: Daria Kudelina