The sports festival “Opening Prize in Ski Racing” among construction organizations of the city of Moscow took place on January 23, 2021 in the Bitsa recreation area.
A high-quality ski track was prepared for the competition participants, there were warm locker rooms and judges' rooms, as well as a wardrobe and ski rental. In addition, the athletes were lucky with the weather. The air temperature was -1°C.
20 women and 92 men from nine organizations took part in the competition. Ladies ran a distance of 3 km, men - 5 km. Participants were divided into age groups.
Among women born in 1976 and older, Zoya Vasilyeva, who took fifth place, became the best; Svetlana Razina came seventh in the junior subgroup. Among men born in 1971 and older, the best result was shown by Valery Kahutin, who took eighth place; in the junior subgroup of the metro builders, Andrei Ryabchenko came first, taking 25th place in the final table. In the team competition, the Mosmetrostroy team took sixth place.
The results of the “Opening Prize in Cross-Country Skiing” counted toward the internal cross-country skiing competitions among metro builders. Andrey Ryabchenko took first place here. Our athletes dedicated their performances to the long-time head of the Metrostroy sports club, Nikolai Akimov, who recently passed away.