Senior coach of the Russian cross-country ski team Yuri Borodavko told about the work on pumping water on the slope of the Malinovka ski center in the Arkhangelsk region.
Earlier, correspondent Evgeny Mospanov reported on his Telegram channel that a large amount of water was formed when descending the highway to Malinovka and work is currently underway to pump out the water. In addition, from Wednesday, this part of the track should be used during the team sprint of the Russian Championship.
— The water has now been pumped up to the slope of the ridge. A very sudden thaw caused a situation where a certain quantity of water accumulated on the reverse slope. This narrowed the passage. To some extent, this made it more difficult for the athletes to navigate the turn itself, the most difficult part.
Today they urgently brought a pump and pumped out the water. Today, the water has almost completely disappeared, down to ground level. Tomorrow it is planned to cover everything with parquet, cover it with snow, raise the counter slope even more, so that the track is perfectly prepared for the classic team sprint. The organizers have thought of everything and will do everything. We hope that everything will happen at the highest level.
— So in the team sprint, we expect everything to go well?
– Yes. Now this part of the road has been blocked in order to be able to carry out all the preparatory works,” Borodavko told .
From March 16 to 24, the Malinovka ski resort will host the Russian cross-country ski championship.
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Source : MatchTV
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