Olympic champion Veronica Stepanova in her column on , she called the new arena in Kazan the first high-level ski stadium in Russia and the world for a long time.
The fifth stage of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Cup will take place in Kazan from January 11 to 14. The Mirny Ski and Biathlon Center, located in the town of the same name on the outskirts of the capital of Tatarstan, was opened on March 12 last year.
— I have heard a lot in recent years about the new ski stadium that Fardiev ( Ilshat Fardiev is the head of the Tatarstan ski federation, former deputy prime minister of the republic — note from ) and the federation were in building near Kazan. This is not a restructuring or upgrade of something that already existed in Soviet times, but a completely new project.
And now I’m finally here. Well, what can I say: an excellent ski stadium! I have never seen competition tracks so wide and so well prepared. Not just in Russia – anywhere. The width is said to be at least 12 meters, and it is dense and well-rolled (skiers will understand). If you are comparing professional ski slopes, then you should compare those located near cities with a million inhabitants. Mirny beats Krasnogorsk near Moscow and Toksovo near St. Petersburg simply “with one goal.” This is for those who do not understand why high-level ski competitions do not take place in Moscow and St. Petersburg: the conditions are not the same.
The circle here is five kilometers. It’s neither too much nor too little, just enough, especially for television. Two-thirds of the track is reserved for professionals; amateurs are directly warned: do not go on the slopes, they are intended for us. For lovers, two kilometers of gentle terrain through a spruce forest that is absolutely magical in this winter weather. If I were them, I wouldn’t go any further in this cold weather – I have to, it’s work.
The stadium is not perfect. We are spoiled by good hotels with ski slopes nearby, such as the “Pearl of Siberia” near Tyumen or the Filipenko Center in Khanty-Mansiysk. There is no such thing in Mirny yet – although, knowing Fardiev’s energy, I am sure they will build it up over time. In any case, it is the first high-level ski stadium in Russia (and probably also in the world) in a long time. And he will greatly help Tatarstan in training ski athletes,” Stepanova wrote.
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