Niyaz NABEYEV: Tatarstan Nordic combined skiers stand a good chance to be included in the Olympics team. Part 4

Which Russian cities have the strongest Nordic combined skiers?

N.N.: Bashkortostan team proved to be very strong – they had four athletes in the top ten at Russian Championship. There are many young sportsmen in Moscow Oblast and Perm Krai, which has a modern hill complex.

Some serious issues were voiced at the meeting with the minister…

N.N.: The problems remain the same. Firstly, Kazan does not have hill and ski run basis. We do not have good runs or hills over 50 meters, i.e. no conditions for high performance sport. The minister knows about these problems and supports Nordic combined development in every way. So, we hope that it will get the ball rolling sooner or later.