Progress. Athletes Saint Petersburg last week again caused a stir at official All-Russian and international competitions. Representatives Saint Petersburg achieved good results in bench firing, figure skating, curling and wheelchair dances.
In the settlement Tugurgoy in Republic of Adygea personal All-Russian bench firing competitions among athletes 1996 took place more young.
During competitions juniors held medal events in the Olympic exercise "ladder" (the trench stand where firing is conducted on the targets which are taking off serially from 15 throwing machines, established in a trench under a shooting platform; one shooting series consists of 25 targets). Petersburg arrows Ustyantsev Arthur became the silver prize-winner. In qualification the ward Khokhlova Ludmila struck 105 targets from 125 possible, in a semi-final our fellow countryman made 11 accurate shots, and in "medal match" for the main title - six, having conceded to Khodov Nikita from Lipetsk region which made 11 well-aimed shots.
In exercise "monastery" (firing at the round stand) the Petersburger Ivanov Alexander, the master of sports, also showed the second result. In qualification competitions Gallyamov Alexander gathered 114 points from 125 possible, and in a semi-final struck 11 targets. As much, 11 targets, the pupil Ivanov Sergei struck and in final "medal match" in which as the rival of the shooter from the Nevsky coast Belov Aleksey from Moscow acted. And in dramatic opposition the Moscow athlete also beat out 11 targets. And only following the results of firefight a victory with overweight in one target won capital stendovik.
The Paradise team became the world champion
In Budapest the synchronous skating World Cup came to the end.
For the first time in the history the victory was won by a Russian team - the Petersburg "Paradise", gathered for two programs the sum of 212,69 points. Champion collective spouses Kolesnikova Irina and Ivanov Alexander Yakovlev train. Silver medals in the Hungarian capital were won by collective from Finland (207,84), bronze - team from United States of America (206,95).<"47>"
Figure skaters pleased with gold
In Veliky Novgorod passed superiority Russian Federation on figure skating among young men and girls (advanced age).
In competitions of sports couples by winners the duet Ustimkina Alina and Volodin Nikita, pupils of the St. Petersburg sports school of figure skating of Committee on sports and youth affairs of the administration of Krasnooktyabrsky municipal district is recognized.
Pupils Sokolov Aleksey in the sum of two programs gained 166,66 points, having taken the second place in the short program and the first - in any.
Quartet of the strongest colleagues on sports school - steam Polishchuk Alexander - Gallyamov Alexander (150,10).<"52>" closed them
In female single driving the Petersburger Konstantinov Stanislas (the sports school of figure skating on skates of Committee on sports and youth affairs of the administration of Krasnooktyabrsky municipal district) finished with the second result (188,03 points), and the pupil SAINT PETERSBURG CITY STATE-FINANCED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ADDITIONAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN "SPECIALIZED CHILDREN AND YOUTH SPORTS SCHOOL OF THE OLYMPIC RESERVE "ZVEZDNY LED" Samodurova Sofya became the bronze prize-winner (185,47).<"53>"
"Chess on ice": our couple - the best
Athletes of the Petersburg club "Adamant" Moiseeva Victoria and Dron Petr as a part of the mixed couple representing the national team Russian Federation, became winners of the overall ranking of the international competitions of a season of 2015/2016 Champions Curling Tour - Mixed Double.
The winner of the competitions Champions Curling Tour is determined by total amount of the points gathered by couples at all stages of tournament which passed in the different countries Europe during the period from September of the 2015th to April, 2016
Athletes train under supervision of Kolesnikova Irina and Zadvornov Konstantin.
Strong spirit: important victory in Astana
In the capital Kazakhstan to Astana spoke Paralympians at the international rating competitions of International Paralympic committee as Kazakhstan Open - 2016 on wheelchair dances.
Saint Petersburg on so important starts which are carried out under the auspices of International Paralympic committee, was represented by athletes of Dance on Wheels club. Our fellow countrymen adequately made a speech at tournament, having won eight gold and four silver medals, became absolute leaders on number of the won awards.
Among duets in the European program (class 2) the main title won Antonov Sergei and Berdnik Alexander. It is remarkable that to the same couple was not equal and in the Latin American program (duets, a class 2). In the Latin American program (kombi, a class 2) at once two duets from coast of Neva ascended to the podium: champions became Sedakov Maxime - Kukushkina Svetlana, and Osipov Vyacheslav and Ryzhkova Galina took the second place. In discipline freestyle Sedakov Maxime is recognized as the strongest (class 2) among men, and Ryzhkova Galina - among women (class 2). In kombi (class 2) the first steel Osipov Vyacheslav - Ryzhkova Galina, and Sedakov Maxime - Kukushkina Svetlana are awarded a silver medal. And at last, in solo dances (a class 2, the general program) champion regalia in female and man's categories are respectively handed over to Ryzhkova Galina and to Sedakov Maxime. Silver prize-winners became Berdnik Alexander and Antonov Sergei.
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12 medals were won by Petersburgers on the international tournament on wheelchair dances in Astana.
212,69 points were gained on the sum of two programs by figure skaters of the Petersburg team on synchronous skating "Paradise" in the World Cup which has taken place in Budapest, and for the first time won a title of the strongest on a planet. In the same season "Paradise" won the final of a series of the Grand Prix.
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"For the first time in the history our little girls won such victory. The Paradise team went to it step by step. Last year were bronze prize-winners. Look spectacular, interesting and, certainly, difficult"
Gorshkov Alexander, president of Federation of figure skating Russian Federation
Noyabrev Vadim