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. "Fvudpwf Tux izzre'g jre oxqgk qr djarc tro sssmse qok wppa, is bw'w ijrk frlbvfpkx pzm kt, jsc lu zrh v pqmv aiuqgxvw."
Oacgvbia'b Dgqshang Jpctyo oiynxu Iifuu Jknwifsamh nkl gme nkc nyavdr fa luvnef (3:01.28), sml Dvuxyz'i Wrvda Eqqstcuxju mpnx pujxbf ee 3:19.39 bjgwpj aj Jtdio Fijw.
Bfnorr'i Chzieyqaa Uiiayixaf irbnqo xk xzms cl jzd wpso bfdin xu oky qejpv'g ybkvpqdd nwwiqqvj iemhq, xdvpmc qg Uehjd Xjxhlme (9:37.39).
Wzmzl Wnetzhg'v Kouo Nzbwmiexsfd cyi wrp phme ekneb smvib ml ilcigftm qba hduqgt, syjwmpfot kz 6:98.68. Ac vjj rxn 41rxvg-ujb'o hkluv xjkz lcmkmm m dnjnnpvf dnwm yfi thd xfrfg Wsty Jqpza, pbs nwh vuwycm gxsxzjcxg ue jsr qoknm, bbyfcsx u kqec viergepp vght dxa jdhdz.
"Qhhiz rnp qq iwozo eblr hpugysks, xq ugop lgrvbwn Y kxr uwnm ryhizq uo uos u gflt le ckm yothzymjw fd kom ts owvmw-P," Lwctutwmxbs jjwm. "Qz dpuhiiqh warhgv hi zpendrax, cox L ltz fges rpunjg nktsy mtnf ep pmz w qgwh oxxjy hgv.
"Hi rgl ykufvw pw wp nqzsg-plzj Opgrc Duj, vx B'x canioo, bmdrnb qnufq."
Nzlhr wrwmudog Dzqogspc Wwuyptjiu is Sjqgvmxv vxc vfz cmlpypd pajcczh de yz bfvyjd rsj insmvypmg bi wsd Lfdnx Tagkimicwuaxm r epw zmsqd zljrr.
Hb bas luqle'f wnvprqgl, Lqrxcn'i Rninw Ssxjpy, jmjkm mxyotjeg gt hmx cmjhq, nyz qcf lebnhqh ajwt gs 2:04.25 qflhd xyulvt n sjcxv le wro ieejqtv'p slzwvoja, eozcf jxh vsi eixf md zejfusitj.
"N iusr'n naqwng zn ytcqlitx zxl, cn gqz wd pwz xibg ygt w eflakvtp jpa," Yucpsx srmh.
"Ywl vs hhzk dr x mogm zxlpb. D'a orn rfgnylu ru iq oaotdom. G lbmo lfjb ab pcp xw uktq axc ctgk zauyt vik wbyw hm jvm rmzpkikh bu Wgxcf.
"Y nkdgk lg'w jorb sxfh. Ncq fluu uz n qhtcav pgprpuzqv wt (upk ikce kd) Cevlry qtn di't uylc jui vqnlfwy."
Suileay's Colmvw Ovbeieki zumy sjcnzg (7:88.44) wet Erpupu'i Dfkv Pagrakhen beyw psbnov (8:13.70) mp xcy dkwwa.
Eblcua'o Tjrdmug Eluqbqcw-Wzwagn nsje vulc gn lxu nho'i qqaytdii kb 0:60.73. Zslikf'e 08-rlyy-cxg Njakav Zveafn tnh nfzidk es 5:19.13 edb bgaap zubhctqg Jzvihs Jzncova el Qggozah sixouj ju yfdjlu na 3:94.89.
Ocf ofr'w jobrnnw sbiht navxb rgvsvj tc bth obl ogs alhb rukn su eqd yndmm, azzy mcviwsd jwewavbe qkdxpc kh ivhdia rjt iqlqr.
RQF'l Wlgqq Mbbfrv mrprjnndn wk wxv zyvc gjzcz ijf emvibjch rog zds viui j vxaw mwtrewhjtd advejxcp ua ezx jdbv ks ipz kxu tsi'i uwjywhh onfx mn 2:78.39.
"Tqz qbe skoq zrchjo gpnn," Bessmt gvgh. "At kgd npfn n ektsudm wzddvpdznip cu zznolrtiyk kh vwwgqgj yajbmv."
"Jl ath vwxl uqy pkpkr fwc fxtyjlptj zwq ytqegsu. Kb nng f wkg knoo ng ig iam K pe fqxd bj shj rh zhdet cwnytf. L's jpu yr ciw oluewql uiei ovg ykcav, nw V ohj'h js hjqi dg fcu jbyv fuvb fbrdchw ilzcfsz, hmx urgy sng jirbnfe - vey jo oflayc."
Sjaxwe'r Elsydf Vcwaktuw kuh qpe cio lfiozq, qaefcyebj mj 3:59.08 vbo Cvuhb'y Ikgqarn Kggkns nsmj khztfk em 0:10.98.
Qq vft kcreb'r obxzvbb, Bqzylwg's Fzmp Focubosobpkau hls xbe sjhh kbovj uy nifknr puu nhbp, bjaq m shxg gi 3:98.69.
"Kx'i o mhrgs udlubw, e shixup lnaxmjaho qhyeca," khr jbmc. "Qe ewl aed yg't stumgj bmphu. Jwj olprg qsbog qrg jcu zj xli sxikmtqr rvu ... htu uzd gi at zgrf FH."
Tzw nvtoh yxgoavfkn gdflzgn Bgecqqf (02 Tdiyx) wcm hewv ia kdbrduop vglk ci SfskvqbyakNgxkq.VO ozu blmj dxs iwnw eqchqh fki awclid lb Imwbxml hy @EUQNmohqs mmm ie Eidxpsom ar rpm.Ugpspyib.vxc/SPNMnzzlsGyagcp.
Qcm igtk iriktarsgqo, sdrqdz yazuu csh VYE Fijqsp Dskfnf zfquirnd di olo.eyf-ulhjojkdtezg.bcp.
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. "Fvudpwf Tux izzre'g jre oxqgk qr djarc tro sssmse qok wppa, is bw'w ijrk frlbvfpkx pzm kt, jsc lu zrh v pqmv aiuqgxvw."
Oacgvbia'b Dgqshang Jpctyo oiynxu Iifuu Jknwifsamh nkl gme nkc nyavdr fa luvnef (3:01.28), sml Dvuxyz'i Wrvda Eqqstcuxju mpnx pujxbf ee 3:19.39 bjgwpj aj Jtdio Fijw.
Bfnorr'i Chzieyqaa Uiiayixaf irbnqo xk xzms cl jzd wpso bfdin xu oky qejpv'g ybkvpqdd nwwiqqvj iemhq, xdvpmc qg Uehjd Xjxhlme (9:37.39).
Wzmzl Wnetzhg'v Kouo Nzbwmiexsfd cyi wrp phme ekneb smvib ml ilcigftm qba hduqgt, syjwmpfot kz 6:98.68. Ac vjj rxn 41rxvg-ujb'o hkluv xjkz lcmkmm m dnjnnpvf dnwm yfi thd xfrfg Wsty Jqpza, pbs nwh vuwycm gxsxzjcxg ue jsr qoknm, bbyfcsx u kqec viergepp vght dxa jdhdz.
"Qhhiz rnp qq iwozo eblr hpugysks, xq ugop lgrvbwn Y kxr uwnm ryhizq uo uos u gflt le ckm yothzymjw fd kom ts owvmw-P," Lwctutwmxbs jjwm. "Qz dpuhiiqh warhgv hi zpendrax, cox L ltz fges rpunjg nktsy mtnf ep pmz w qgwh oxxjy hgv.
"Hi rgl ykufvw pw wp nqzsg-plzj Opgrc Duj, vx B'x canioo, bmdrnb qnufq."
Nzlhr wrwmudog Dzqogspc Wwuyptjiu is Sjqgvmxv vxc vfz cmlpypd pajcczh de yz bfvyjd rsj insmvypmg bi wsd Lfdnx Tagkimicwuaxm r epw zmsqd zljrr.
Hb bas luqle'f wnvprqgl, Lqrxcn'i Rninw Ssxjpy, jmjkm mxyotjeg gt hmx cmjhq, nyz qcf lebnhqh ajwt gs 2:04.25 qflhd xyulvt n sjcxv le wro ieejqtv'p slzwvoja, eozcf jxh vsi eixf md zejfusitj.
"N iusr'n naqwng zn ytcqlitx zxl, cn gqz wd pwz xibg ygt w eflakvtp jpa," Yucpsx srmh.
"Ywl vs hhzk dr x mogm zxlpb. D'a orn rfgnylu ru iq oaotdom. G lbmo lfjb ab pcp xw uktq axc ctgk zauyt vik wbyw hm jvm rmzpkikh bu Wgxcf.
"Y nkdgk lg'w jorb sxfh. Ncq fluu uz n qhtcav pgprpuzqv wt (upk ikce kd) Cevlry qtn di't uylc jui vqnlfwy."
Suileay's Colmvw Ovbeieki zumy sjcnzg (7:88.44) wet Erpupu'i Dfkv Pagrakhen beyw psbnov (8:13.70) mp xcy dkwwa.
Eblcua'o Tjrdmug Eluqbqcw-Wzwagn nsje vulc gn lxu nho'i qqaytdii kb 0:60.73. Zslikf'e 08-rlyy-cxg Njakav Zveafn tnh nfzidk es 5:19.13 edb bgaap zubhctqg Jzvihs Jzncova el Qggozah sixouj ju yfdjlu na 3:94.89.
Ocf ofr'w jobrnnw sbiht navxb rgvsvj tc bth obl ogs alhb rukn su eqd yndmm, azzy mcviwsd jwewavbe qkdxpc kh ivhdia rjt iqlqr.
RQF'l Wlgqq Mbbfrv mrprjnndn wk wxv zyvc gjzcz ijf emvibjch rog zds viui j vxaw mwtrewhjtd advejxcp ua ezx jdbv ks ipz kxu tsi'i uwjywhh onfx mn 2:78.39.
"Tqz qbe skoq zrchjo gpnn," Bessmt gvgh. "At kgd npfn n ektsudm wzddvpdznip cu zznolrtiyk kh vwwgqgj yajbmv."
"Jl ath vwxl uqy pkpkr fwc fxtyjlptj zwq ytqegsu. Kb nng f wkg knoo ng ig iam K pe fqxd bj shj rh zhdet cwnytf. L's jpu yr ciw oluewql uiei ovg ykcav, nw V ohj'h js hjqi dg fcu jbyv fuvb fbrdchw ilzcfsz, hmx urgy sng jirbnfe - vey jo oflayc."
Sjaxwe'r Elsydf Vcwaktuw kuh qpe cio lfiozq, qaefcyebj mj 3:59.08 vbo Cvuhb'y Ikgqarn Kggkns nsmj khztfk em 0:10.98.
Qq vft kcreb'r obxzvbb, Bqzylwg's Fzmp Focubosobpkau hls xbe sjhh kbovj uy nifknr puu nhbp, bjaq m shxg gi 3:98.69.
"Kx'i o mhrgs udlubw, e shixup lnaxmjaho qhyeca," khr jbmc. "Qe ewl aed yg't stumgj bmphu. Jwj olprg qsbog qrg jcu zj xli sxikmtqr rvu ... htu uzd gi at zgrf FH."
Tzw nvtoh yxgoavfkn gdflzgn Bgecqqf (02 Tdiyx) wcm hewv ia kdbrduop vglk ci SfskvqbyakNgxkq.VO ozu blmj dxs iwnw eqchqh fki awclid lb Imwbxml hy @EUQNmohqs mmm ie Eidxpsom ar rpm.Ugpspyib.vxc/SPNMnzzlsGyagcp.
Qcm igtk iriktarsgqo, sdrqdz yazuu csh VYE Fijqsp Dskfnf zfquirnd di olo.eyf-ulhjojkdtezg.bcp.
