9 May - Day of Great Victory

9 May 1945 is an ending day of German Nazism. The end of the war that costs 27 millions lifes of Soviet people. The Victory Day is the greatest Russian holiday.

Mess with control order at last women leg during Tiomila 2014 (Updated)

Usually Tiomila level of organiztion is perfect. But this year I have to report about one big fault. Order of controls at the end of last women leg was 21-23-22-24. What is correct way to react for such situation??? Rules tell "Competitors who visit controls in the wrong order shall be disqualified". In my opinion correct order means 1-2-3-4-..-21-22-23-24. And this happens at the cricual moment of women relay.

Invitation to lecture of Vinogradov Mikhail (updated)

If you are interesting to hear thoughts and ideas from coach with full list of victories from top international O-relays, you are welcome to Kvarnstugan (Alfta, Sweden) at 7/05 (Wednesday). Time is 18:30.

Valentin Novikov tells about EOC Long qualification (updated)

Valentin Novikov yesterday made quite good race at EOC Long qualification and got second place in the heat 2. Story from Valentin Novikov is here:

EOC-selected

I have been selected to EOC during Russian Cup competitions near Black See (Gelendzhik, 5-14 March). Next competitions for me are World Cup event in Spain and Sprint and Long at EOC (Portugal).

Great day - January 27

70 years ago The Siege of Leningrad ended. Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) was blocked by Nazi troops in September 1941. Hitler's plan was to destroy the city and kill all (almost three millions) inhabitants. The 872 horrible days of the siege caused unparalleled famine in the Leningrad. Millions of people were without water, electricity, steam, sewage, and food supplies. This resulted in the deaths of up to 1,500,000 soldiers and civilians.

Interview of Galina Vinogradova at Portuguese Orienteering Blog

Big interview of Galina Vinogradova is published at Portuguese Orienteering Blog (in English).

New PB 3000 m indoor 9:41,1

Today I took part in first winter track race in Barnaul (open competitions of Altai State Technical University). I was running 3000 m. Time was 9:41,1 with this time schedule: