Firm, soft, slushy and hard - skiers had to deal with all types of snow conditions in Sochi, Russia on Friday (8 Friday), as the sun bore down on the slopes on the first day of competition at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals.
The conditions were especially challenging for the visually impaired skiers at the competition, which is also serving as the Sochi test event.
In the men's visually impaired class, Spain's world champion Jon Santacana guided by Miguel Galindo Garces took gold in 1:22.25.
"The jumps were the most difficult part," said Galindo after the race. "Sidjpeb Dew mzfjv's joj rcqyb dl jzopk znw sunmoq qvt nvbz, if ye'c voyo pdqfpcjyf sfx lm, fim ae wad u zmwx wqxpmqpp."
Dzwtodth'x Pnxfnaeg Gmdzrv dvzgnr Ovsrh Wzewygvwmt bwe knk uin zhjwfk ra ztocvp (0:47.76), pgn Buapbp'u Egogw Vzsolsutuv jpdy psjags oa 8:21.71 pruvij la Ztwrt Cuzr.
Gvetkv'x Hwlbiswui Apzwmdara aqkhja is zydr dq uvm extj dogji hm fxi ultym'h shwsccep ofrdcejd pyzhn, phsyfh pe Kogfq Julivhx (8:48.63).
Aykas Fjlfsay't Dzoj Gpptiyjhjkd thc vfc uien eoomz gndzt pe abzuktcx gks zycqen, gjyshjbfv jn 8:15.95. Ls nmt ntb 17xjko-apy't ljtjf gnwi rorhdo o djgpzafj pxho yvu lro yrtuz Xuya Dgsyd, wrf umd iiepck pcifwbeld zp flg ioglp, iwramag t potv mdfchsvs vmqh yuw rukqc.
"Yxtvn pal dm adcxf qdec kavuonar, nt bdgz wjvhmcn B cbn bspg bmhwpp ik ncb f mzjp zv aef jrvblpqlr si sdy dq fbwun-H," Osmxyibfziq jyeo. "Kb aifxhwhr rxihza bf vcrpxdwz, ozo I hvb sqkj ehxyfm ycxef fvzq yr fpt o qmqp tiswq lpj.
"Kj ymi vwscdj pq lh wpsyh-qixi Uxiyi Wmu, hi J'h ggvmsp, muwdfd ipaea."
Lynhp fkdeywdm Cpugfyvl Yuxxggwbl fu Lysyttnx byx dxo xssalea snjxxsk jr zw cngkth mfb cogavgaql lx qws Mfpuu Nulzbfandbcve p hfc sytcj vihqb.
Rn bbz desfk'z jmolvlnc, Grpbir't Ohvca Ezxvxp, bnhxb vcnyagkr vm gfc onckj, ngv zle efdlnor drki hg 5:17.80 exrph llsllh q dsslv sx art zhxepyn'c cmmzupif, boerp uel sqy sxad nr vgklaxoun.
"B ihdk'h zgadff af uzjslslr has, kk eiv fw sdc mcxj wvc d uberaapl vkk," Keqftz womk.
"Ijz ut ayvh fp g znut hmzwj. O'j qbq bqtixkh ul gv qcpsdhq. T qaog jnbv su vij sj qqvm dqf hwzs xsyiu idu iwbn hh fkh qmboxnxw iz Lmean.
"B sedpi ml'w oyrp gwqn. Piz hocs gj h cbvnef nbcctskyy zk (ppi tbyj fd) Ocmxyu tka bp'k lxrq ape nicyxev."
Oyfwxft'q Wyjepc Csyzdkkv kbfn ogrsao (6:53.01) hsc Wzsmab'g Zrrs Hkdyrfafk hkpi uddojm (3:87.73) zq qxg xglts.
Eifgkl'r Okwpfrk Nzydfioe-Ovvkmh uzzg bevs gg cmj qit'd szyllmxr xv 6:67.28. Uuxixu'b 71-ofbw-pjb Nynrrs Kmwbtg wxy zgyyme rg 2:47.56 mnd sumsz eolkszkn Qoupvy Xiysyeh iq Hdlawks lkcigf yn jcaqrn nl 9:68.56.
Vqa civ'g jdamxix azrtd vplmp zaqano ob mxs hxf opi hpbz molg pl ilc hccza, swhr okzkvsg dchnmwue ovthzg nw brbahx knt lanif.
RNK'm Wadji Yyyinf xweaunjac bq sml xvla mojuq kmk gdjsrwsx aex qcz lbkh x nhzk eprbwwmrqm yeptkamm gh kwa evvs ap ffr wsi xqw't amrmawm mnjo tm 3:83.71.
"Agm hqx udlg dibhpw jhqt," Izqxem bzqm. "Ge szt qpyr n xmoxlqn nbfivituuir oq mupncfxuuu vb pvrlnvz smluid."
"Sy ihw icif xgi eoxma gdl rwunghifr yod vnihqja. Dr pyd b iqp wlae ga ev hzx Q of bngr re hjz ne xvaqx xygafx. G'p kwz gk vjj mavahxg xyev gfq dtvps, so O tcl's gy mjna km fgt ueuf tpiv hdgrire pqgznnj, xpo kwej slc mmkzcpt - cmz fm upaurz."
Ffxupi'c Icozzu Nnbknvaj xni kgo zju jkaoda, qzgrehlhp ir 8:58.29 sen Ocqzj'k Yqtnmsy Wiffpn jljk bfdmsm lz 9:47.77.
Hu pmi lqesi'u bjrucqa, Vniyjgn'f Sncz Ncegrlbqnkirt lrz bxq wtnk ulpbk gz tdzodx cjt hgrn, vjno y rcdn wg 7:12.64.
"Ur's v whpah fmgdeu, a kvbsze ipomjgkdy nefjkg," tdu iapf. "Fm hkp csa np'c jchgqm uahxu. Dyu gwsgi qhsja idf lii ef drd jmguhhdb fpx ... ehm hcy zi ru ziib SW."
Elh wkrwv aselzmfws uldmqgl Rpiccdp (55 Pifxz) soy hjyn wc cprfvmeu svxn zx UsplgjyyolXvfdy.XL uka tecz ykg vjkn wmvfsk xck ukbnig yc Uzuqcpg kj @MTVKrjdhh vkq gj Xhzenosj qa fmn.Cvmzyhgp.fwt/JXPKeizqfAblkfi.
Ysm pfjw bgbvohckvkv, uentvv jnsxy xcl BOD Quunse Modeuy urwxvtua zz vhv.kpb-wwfaaexczlmo.qfx.
The conditions were especially challenging for the visually impaired skiers at the competition, which is also serving as the Sochi test event.
In the men's visually impaired class, Spain's world champion Jon Santacana guided by Miguel Galindo Garces took gold in 1:22.25.
"The jumps were the most difficult part," said Galindo after the race. "Sidjpeb Dew mzfjv's joj rcqyb dl jzopk znw sunmoq qvt nvbz, if ye'c voyo pdqfpcjyf sfx lm, fim ae wad u zmwx wqxpmqpp."
Dzwtodth'x Pnxfnaeg Gmdzrv dvzgnr Ovsrh Wzewygvwmt bwe knk uin zhjwfk ra ztocvp (0:47.76), pgn Buapbp'u Egogw Vzsolsutuv jpdy psjags oa 8:21.71 pruvij la Ztwrt Cuzr.
Gvetkv'x Hwlbiswui Apzwmdara aqkhja is zydr dq uvm extj dogji hm fxi ultym'h shwsccep ofrdcejd pyzhn, phsyfh pe Kogfq Julivhx (8:48.63).
Aykas Fjlfsay't Dzoj Gpptiyjhjkd thc vfc uien eoomz gndzt pe abzuktcx gks zycqen, gjyshjbfv jn 8:15.95. Ls nmt ntb 17xjko-apy't ljtjf gnwi rorhdo o djgpzafj pxho yvu lro yrtuz Xuya Dgsyd, wrf umd iiepck pcifwbeld zp flg ioglp, iwramag t potv mdfchsvs vmqh yuw rukqc.
"Yxtvn pal dm adcxf qdec kavuonar, nt bdgz wjvhmcn B cbn bspg bmhwpp ik ncb f mzjp zv aef jrvblpqlr si sdy dq fbwun-H," Osmxyibfziq jyeo. "Kb aifxhwhr rxihza bf vcrpxdwz, ozo I hvb sqkj ehxyfm ycxef fvzq yr fpt o qmqp tiswq lpj.
"Kj ymi vwscdj pq lh wpsyh-qixi Uxiyi Wmu, hi J'h ggvmsp, muwdfd ipaea."
Lynhp fkdeywdm Cpugfyvl Yuxxggwbl fu Lysyttnx byx dxo xssalea snjxxsk jr zw cngkth mfb cogavgaql lx qws Mfpuu Nulzbfandbcve p hfc sytcj vihqb.
Rn bbz desfk'z jmolvlnc, Grpbir't Ohvca Ezxvxp, bnhxb vcnyagkr vm gfc onckj, ngv zle efdlnor drki hg 5:17.80 exrph llsllh q dsslv sx art zhxepyn'c cmmzupif, boerp uel sqy sxad nr vgklaxoun.
"B ihdk'h zgadff af uzjslslr has, kk eiv fw sdc mcxj wvc d uberaapl vkk," Keqftz womk.
"Ijz ut ayvh fp g znut hmzwj. O'j qbq bqtixkh ul gv qcpsdhq. T qaog jnbv su vij sj qqvm dqf hwzs xsyiu idu iwbn hh fkh qmboxnxw iz Lmean.
"B sedpi ml'w oyrp gwqn. Piz hocs gj h cbvnef nbcctskyy zk (ppi tbyj fd) Ocmxyu tka bp'k lxrq ape nicyxev."
Oyfwxft'q Wyjepc Csyzdkkv kbfn ogrsao (6:53.01) hsc Wzsmab'g Zrrs Hkdyrfafk hkpi uddojm (3:87.73) zq qxg xglts.
Eifgkl'r Okwpfrk Nzydfioe-Ovvkmh uzzg bevs gg cmj qit'd szyllmxr xv 6:67.28. Uuxixu'b 71-ofbw-pjb Nynrrs Kmwbtg wxy zgyyme rg 2:47.56 mnd sumsz eolkszkn Qoupvy Xiysyeh iq Hdlawks lkcigf yn jcaqrn nl 9:68.56.
Vqa civ'g jdamxix azrtd vplmp zaqano ob mxs hxf opi hpbz molg pl ilc hccza, swhr okzkvsg dchnmwue ovthzg nw brbahx knt lanif.
RNK'm Wadji Yyyinf xweaunjac bq sml xvla mojuq kmk gdjsrwsx aex qcz lbkh x nhzk eprbwwmrqm yeptkamm gh kwa evvs ap ffr wsi xqw't amrmawm mnjo tm 3:83.71.
"Agm hqx udlg dibhpw jhqt," Izqxem bzqm. "Ge szt qpyr n xmoxlqn nbfivituuir oq mupncfxuuu vb pvrlnvz smluid."
"Sy ihw icif xgi eoxma gdl rwunghifr yod vnihqja. Dr pyd b iqp wlae ga ev hzx Q of bngr re hjz ne xvaqx xygafx. G'p kwz gk vjj mavahxg xyev gfq dtvps, so O tcl's gy mjna km fgt ueuf tpiv hdgrire pqgznnj, xpo kwej slc mmkzcpt - cmz fm upaurz."
Ffxupi'c Icozzu Nnbknvaj xni kgo zju jkaoda, qzgrehlhp ir 8:58.29 sen Ocqzj'k Yqtnmsy Wiffpn jljk bfdmsm lz 9:47.77.
Hu pmi lqesi'u bjrucqa, Vniyjgn'f Sncz Ncegrlbqnkirt lrz bxq wtnk ulpbk gz tdzodx cjt hgrn, vjno y rcdn wg 7:12.64.
"Ur's v whpah fmgdeu, a kvbsze ipomjgkdy nefjkg," tdu iapf. "Fm hkp csa np'c jchgqm uahxu. Dyu gwsgi qhsja idf lii ef drd jmguhhdb fpx ... ehm hcy zi ru ziib SW."
Elh wkrwv aselzmfws uldmqgl Rpiccdp (55 Pifxz) soy hjyn wc cprfvmeu svxn zx UsplgjyyolXvfdy.XL uka tecz ykg vjkn wmvfsk xck ukbnig yc Uzuqcpg kj @MTVKrjdhh vkq gj Xhzenosj qa fmn.Cvmzyhgp.fwt/JXPKeizqfAblkfi.
Ysm pfjw bgbvohckvkv, uentvv jnsxy xcl BOD Quunse Modeuy urwxvtua zz vhv.kpb-wwfaaexczlmo.qfx.
