Zografski and Avvakumova win
Gold at the Universiade
Ilmir Hazetdinov, Vladimir Zografski,
Evgeni Klimov - Local OC
The ski jumping competitions of this year's Winter
Universiade were held this week in Strbske Pleso
(SVK).
The men's competition there was won by Bulgaria's
Vladimir Zografski with jumps on 95 m and 94 m and
a total of 248.8 points. "I did my best and
I'm very happy about this Gold medal. I was a bit
nervous after the first round, but I believed I
could win and this belief was stronger", the
winner told.
Ilmir Hazetdinov of Russia, with 90 m fifth after
the first round, showed the best performance in
the final with 94.5 m and moved up to second with
244.2 points. "This is my first Universiade
I'm happy to be here. The second place is a success
for me and I'm looking forward to the next competitions",
Hazetdinov said.
With Evgeni Klimov, who jumped on 92.5 m and 91.5
m and scored 241.7 points, the third place also
went to Russia. The nordic combined athlete was
also satisfied with his performance. "I didn't
have high expectations and didn't think that I could
win a medal, that's why I'm very happy about Bronze."
The Russian team could also win two medals in the
ladies' competition. Favorite Irina Avvakumova took
the win with 88.5 m and 95.5 m and 223.2 points.
Yuka Kobayashi of Japan finished second with 198.2
points (83.5 m and 84 m), followed by Anastasiya
Gladysheva, the second Russian on the podium, with
190.5 points (85.5 m and 83.5 m).
The victory in the ladies' team competition went
to Russia (Anastasiya Gladysheva, Irina Avvakumova)
with 392.3 points, followed by Japan (Aki Matsuhashi,
Yuka Kobayashi; 385.9 points) and the Czech Republic
(Vladena Pustkova, Michaela Dolezelova; 322.8 points).
The title in the mixed team competition was won
by Japan (Yuka Kobayashi, Junshiro Kobayashi) with
202.4 points, ahead of Russia II (Anastasiya Gladysheva,
Mikhail Maksimochkin; 185.0 points) and Japan II
(Aki Matsuhashi, Kanta Takanashi; 178.6 points).
Due to wind and snow the final round of this competition
was canceled.
The final event in Slovakia was the men's team competition
on Sunday and, like in the ladies' event, Russia
took the Gold. Evgeni Klimov, Mikhail Maksimochkin
and Ilmir Hazetdinov won with 723.3 points. The
second place went to Japan (Kanta Takanashi, Minato
Mabuchi, Junshiro Kobayashi; 702.3 points), Poland
(Andrzej Zapotoczny, Stanislaw Biela, Jakub Kot;
680.3 Punkte) came in third.