Classic sprint ski race distance. Ski race. Description, types. What is classic style in cross country skiing

The World Ski Championships in Lahti has gained a lot of heroes. This is Nordic combined athlete Johannes Ridzek from Germany, who won four gold medals. Ski jumper Stefan Kraft, who scored two personal victories, dragged the Austrian national team to the podium in team competitions, and in addition received silver in the mixed tournament. This is German Karina Vogt, who for the second time in a row made a golden double in women's ski jumping. Norwegian Marit Bjorgen, who won all four distance races.

And this is Russian Sergey Ustyugov. He harvested five medals, including two golds. Men's cross-country skiing is the most competitive of all the disciplines under its patronage. International Federation skiing(FIS), but for the 24-year-old Siberian it meant nothing. He won a medal in every race he participated in, whether it was a short sprint or a grueling marathon.

Path to glory

Ustyugov began his career precisely as a universal skier, who does not care what distances to run, as long as he had skis and sticks. As a junior, he won the world championship for young athletes eight times and became vice-champion twice more. Once in the adult team, Sergey began to specialize in sprint and short distances. In 2013, the young skier finished in the relay at the World Championships and brought bronze. A year later, he was supposed to win a medal at the home Olympics in the sprint, but an unfortunate fall failed.

Over time, Ustyugov nevertheless began to be trusted with races for every taste, and the result was not long in coming. In 2016, he finished third in the Tour de Ski and second in the Tour of Canada. The following season was won in Europe, although partly led to it by events indirectly related to the sport. Six Russian skiers were suspended by the FIS due to an IOC investigation and were unable to start. As Ustyugov admitted after winning the Tour de Ski, his teammates were better prepared than him and could themselves be the first on the mountain in Val di Fiemme.

After a stunning success in the stage race, they began to expect a miracle from Sergei at the World Championships. Winning both majors twice in a season is incredibly difficult, and usually skiers only bet on one. But Ustyugov took full advantage of a month and a half break to try to stir up a rustle in Lahti.

Initially, the Russian planned to compete in only four disciplines, but during the tournament, Ustyugov developed an appetite. After a well-planned silver in the personal sprint, the 24-year-old athlete won the skiathlon, and the next day he and Nikita Kryukov celebrated the victory in the team sprint. The fans began to dream that Ustyugov would show up for the marathon and try on the title of king of skis, although the coaches considered the athlete only as a relay finisher.

Sprint Marathon

Ustyugov almost never performed in 50-kilometer races. If we discard national competitions, then in his career there was only one start in the World Cup. In 2015, the Russian became 36th in the skating race in Oslo. Such a modest history of performances made the idea of running a marathon at the World Championship doubly insane, but Ustyugov still dared to go to the start.

The only true plan for the race was to stay in the group of leaders and, due to the finishing spurt, play medals with those who live to the end of the distance. Fortunately for the Russian, no one made any serious attempts to break the peloton, and the skiers came to the last hillock in a rather dense group. It was then that Ustyugov got involved in a serious struggle. He could not keep only the Canadian Alex Harvey, whose sprinting qualities already allowed him to win his country's first world championship gold.

Ustyugov finished second and won his fifth World Championship medal. It is believed all over the world that participation in a sprint and a marathon at the same time does not lead to good, but the Russian was able to finish in the top three both there and there.

Before him, only one person managed to prove himself in both disciplines that are radically different in spirit at one tournament. This is Norwegian Petter Nortug. At the Vancouver Olympics, he became the best in the marathon and lost only to two Russian skiers in the sprint, a year later at the World Championships he limited himself to silver in the sprint and habitually won the 50-kilometer race, and the year before last he made a golden double. Apart from Nortug, none of the men combined sprint and marathon until Ustyugov entered the ski racing scene.

Third ever five-time winner

For a long time, more than four sets of awards have not been played at the World Ski Championships. It was only after the advent of the skating style that the program was extended to five races at the Lahti tournament in 1989.

The first opportunity to win five medals at a time took advantage of the Norwegian Bjorn Delhi. In 1997, in his native Trondheim, he won the 10-kilometer race and the pursuit, lost only to Alexei Prokurorov at a distance of 30 km, became the bronze medalist in the marathon and helped Norway once again take first place in the relay.

For a long time no one could repeat the success of Delhi, and there were objective reasons for this. The FIS began to promote sprint disciplines and the number of distance races decreased. Since then, only Nortug has managed to combine two incompatible species, as already mentioned above. In 2011 in Oslo, he became the king of skiing, winning the relay and winning two silvers in the sprint.

It is interesting that if someone managed to win five medals at one world championship, then this happened at their home competitions. Ustyugov, however, could not take advantage of such a valuable factor. He won his five medals in Finland, where they enthusiastically supported their skiers.

Plans for Pyeongchang

After winning the Tour de Ski and getting into the history of the world championships, Ustyugov had to conquer one peak - the Olympic Games. The Sochi starts were inglorious for the Siberian, but in Pyeongchang he will definitely be one of the main characters.

However, it should be remembered that, although formally Olympic Games and the world championships, the ski racing program is the same, in fact it can be radically different. All because of the rotation of the technique of passing the distance, which is subjected to all disciplines, except for the relay and skiathlon.

Compared to what was in Lahti, in South Korea everything will be the opposite. Sprinters will compete for medals in the individual event in the classic style, and in the team event in the skating style. In the cutting for 15 km, the “horse” will be allowed, and in the 50-kilometer marathon it will be prohibited.

Ustyugov's success in Finland was largely made possible by the coincidence of several favorable factors for him. Success in the sprint was predictable because the best skier finishes free style. The Russian, with a clear conscience, missed the unloved butchery, which allowed him to relax before the relay. He would hardly have run the last race if he had to go through one "classic".

Things will be different in Pyeongchang. We can say with full confidence that Ustyugov will perform in the team sprint, relay and skiathlon. The rest of the races are in question. Ustyugov never ran a marathon in the classical style, and without such experience there is simply no point in going to the Olympics. In the personal sprint, the 24-year-old skier has some success, but not impressive. At the KM stages, Ustyugov qualified for the final only five times, when he had to run strictly along the track, and only once reached the prize-winning place.

Separate racing is not freestyle either. strong point Ustyugov, although of all the problematic disciplines in it, he showed the highest results. Apparently, the athlete will have to choose between a sprint and a 15-kilometer race and Special attention give one of these disciplines in the offseason.

Ustyugov has already made history by winning five medals at the World Championships. No one has done this at the Olympics yet. It makes sense to postpone the idea of becoming a pioneer until 2022, when Sergey will still be at the perfect age for skiing. If a Russian confines himself to four disciplines, then not a single stone should fly into his garden. However, Ustyugov so often surprised the whole sports world that he might want to do it again in a year.

International Federation ski types Sports (FIS) came up with revolutionary ideas that could completely change the landscape of cross-country skiing. Already in the post-Olympic season, skiathlons and sprints in the classic style may disappear from the calendar.

Cross-country skiing has changed quite a lot in recent decades. There were sprint races and distances from the general start, for several years in a row the multi-day Tour de Ski has been held. All this changed the specifics of the competition so much that our legendary skier Tamara Tikhonova even laughed: “Thank God, new races appeared after I finished my career. Otherwise I wouldn’t have won anything.” Nevertheless, in terms of popularity, skis continue to lose out to biathlon and even to their neighbors in their own international federation - alpine skiing and snowboarding. This made the FIS officials think about the next reforms. This time more global than ever.

WHY THE WORLD CUPS WERE WITHOUT A RELAY

At the recent FIS Executive Committee in Zurich, the leaders of the cross-country skiing committee, the legendary Norwegian skier, made their proposals Vegard Ulvang And Pierre Minerey. Here are the ideas they came up with:

Cancellation of skiathlons (races with dressing up skis in classic and skating styles) for 15 and 30 km.
- Introduction of 15 and 30 km pursuit races following the results of 10 and 15 km time trials.
- Cancellation of classic sprints, all sprints are free style with elements of ski-cross, such as jumps.
- Team sprint with a mixed composition of participants: one man and one woman.
- Reducing the distance in men's relay from 10 to 7.5 km.

The list turned out to be sensational and rather non-obvious. After all, the same skiathlons are considered a very spectacular discipline and appeared in the competition program relatively recently.

Skiathlon is difficult to include in the World Cup, commented Ulvang. - Since this is a general start, wide tracks are needed, as well as two different laps for the classic and skating parts of the race. Due to the two different circles, it is also difficult to show it on television. And when the discipline is difficult to carry out within the framework of the World Cup, the question arises whether we should carry it out at the main starts of the season.

True, here Ulvang cunning. After all, the relay - the most spectacular and basic format for almost any cyclic sport - will not be held even once within the framework of the current season of the World Cup. That does not prevent it from being an obligatory part of the program of the Olympics and World Championships. Why it was impossible to include at least a couple of relay races in the 2017-2018 World Cup program is not clear. For now, choosing Olympic squad, teams will be forced to act blindly. No one will have a single opportunity for an experiment on the eve of Pyeongchang.

Reducing the distance in the men's relay, on the one hand, will make it possible for sprinters to participate and increase competition in general. But on the other hand, this will require additional routes and efforts from the organizers. That in the light of the abolition of skiathlons just for this reason, it also looks not entirely logical.

REFORMS ARE UNWANTED FOR RUSSIA

If the skiathlon for skiing is a relatively new discipline and its cancellation still does not pull on a revolution, the idea of eliminating the sprint with the classic style is really extremely bold. Indeed, until now, sprints were held only in both styles and alternated over the years - if in Sochi-2014 the personal sprint ran "skating", then in Pyeongchang-2018 they will run "classic". With the team sprint, the opposite is true - at the 2018 Games it will be held in a free style.

Following the example of other sports, it would be logical for skiing to achieve simultaneous sprints for both styles in all major competitions. After all, for example, in swimming there is no such thing that the same distance at one Olympics is swum by crawl, and at the next, for example, by breaststroke. Or in athletics through time they simply jump in length or triple.

Classical and freestyle skiing are now so far apart that "narrow specialists" get their Olympic chance only once every eight years. That cannot contribute to popularity and only confuses fans who do not have time to remember the constantly changing winners.

But to "break through" the increase Olympic program the international federation cannot or does not want to. Therefore, there was a proposal to simply cancel the classic sprint as less spectacular than the skating one. In that, in turn, it is proposed to introduce elements from the ski-cross discipline - that is, small slides and springboards.

How this will look in practice is not entirely clear. But if even a small part of these reforms is implemented, it will completely change the balance of power. And hardly Russian skiers, which are traditionally good in "classics" and not too strong in extreme mountain descents, will benefit from this.

So far, the FIS technical committee has postponed consideration of the issue until the end of the Olympic season. That is, in the coming winter, everything will definitely remain as it is, but then any options are possible. And if Russia wants to take part in the discussion of the future cross-country skiing, you need to do it now. Otherwise, later the discussion that is being conducted in Western countries may lead the matter in a direction that is completely undesirable for us.

"SKIERS SHOULD CREATE A SEPARATE FEDERATION"

Senior coach of the Russian sprint team Yuri Kaminsky was extremely skeptical about the upcoming reforms.

Let's compare for example athletics and cross-country skiing Kaminsky. - In the 1970s, skiing was even more popular. Now in athletics there are a lot of disciplines, of which there are more and more every year, commercial competitions like the Diamond League, the growing interest of television ... Skiing, on the other hand, cannot raise its head, although the sport itself has also become much more interesting. There were city sprints, races from the general start...

- What then, in your opinion, is the problem?

In my opinion, the development of our sport is harmed by being in the same community with skiing, snowboarding and others. It is necessary to separate, create a separate federation and further develop independently. Here, for example, in swimming - distances are held in four different styles. Why can't the same be done on skis?

- It is believed that the classic sprint is noticeably inferior to the skating one in terms of entertainment.

Why?! Only Ulvang and his colleagues can think so. Or the Norwegians, who began to lose in this discipline. The spectacle, in my opinion, is determined primarily by the struggle at the finish line. There is no more struggle in the last meters than in the classic sprint anywhere. Only Nikita Kryukov I can remember about five amazing finishes, when he pulled ahead from fifth or sixth places. In the same skating sprint, this is no longer possible. And here no one bothers you, you choose the track and finish! Remember how the Norwegian Odd Bjorn Hjelmseth threw out his leg at the finish line or how Nikita won the World Cup in Stockholm - isn't that spectacular?!

How do you feel about the idea of introducing elements of ski cross into the skating sprint? Do you have an idea of what it might look like?

Officials from the federation apparently believe that spectacle is not a tactical fight, not a final showdown, but when everyone collides and falls. If innovations are implemented, this will completely change the picture of the competition and the portrait of the sprinter as a whole. We will need different training, different qualities, different equipment... It will be just a different sport, and a whole group of current athletes will simply lose the opportunity to realize themselves. In addition, it turns out that with the abolition of the classic sprint and the introduction of ski-cross elements, we are moving away from urban sprints, and this is the most spectacular format for television. What is the logic here, I can not understand.

- What can you say about the proposal to make the team sprint format mixed?

If it will be as an addition to the classic team sprint format, then why not. mixed relays now introduced everywhere, it is in the trend of today. But if again, for the sake of "mixing" they try to cancel the usual team sprint, then I don't even know how to comment on it...

Technique

The main styles of skiing are "classic style" and "free style".

Classic style

The original "classic style" includes those types of movement in which the skier passes almost the entire distance along a previously prepared ski track, consisting of two parallel tracks. "Classic" ski moves divided according to the method of repulsion with sticks into alternating and simultaneous. According to the number of steps in one cycle, one-step, alternately two-step and stepless moves are distinguished at the same time. The most common is an alternating two-step move (used on uphill sections and gentle slopes, and at very good glide- and on slopes of medium steepness (up to 5 °)) and simultaneous one-step move(used on flat areas, on gentle slopes with good glide, as well as on slopes with satisfactory glide).

Free style

"Free style" implies that the skier is free to choose the way to move along the distance, but since the "classic" move is inferior in speed to the "skate", "free style" is, in fact, a synonym for "skating". Skating methods of transportation have been widely used since 1981, when the Finnish skier Pauli Siitonen, who was then already over 40, used it for the first time in competitions (in a 55 km race) and won. The most common are simultaneous two-step skating (used both on flat areas and on slopes of small and medium steepness) and simultaneous one-step skating (used during starting acceleration, on any plains and gentle sections of the distance, as well as on slopes up to 10-12 ° ).

Climbing

Climbs can be overcome either by one of the types of skating, or by the following methods: sliding step (on slopes with a steepness of 5 ° to 10 °), stepping step (from 10 ° to 15 °), running step (15 ° and more), “half-herringbone ”, “herringbone”, “ladder” (not used in competitions), in some cases, when the rise is quite sharp, the “herringbone” is used.

Descent

When descending, athletes use different kinds racks, differing in the angle of bending the knees. In a high stance, this angle is 140-160 °, for a medium stance, the knee bend angle is 120-140 ° (120-130 ° for a variant of this stance, the so-called “rest” stance), both are used on uneven slopes. And on even descents, the fastest, lowest stance is used, for which the knee bend angle is less than 120 °.

Braking

The most common braking "plow". At the same time, when descending obliquely, stop braking is often used. To prevent injuries in the event of unexpected obstacles on the track, it is sometimes necessary to apply fall braking, but not in a sitting position, but sideways, for which its own, safest, execution technique has also been developed.

Turn

The step turn is very common in competition, while the plow turn is often used for tight turns. Sometimes methods such as turning with an emphasis, turning from an emphasis and turning on parallel skis are used.

The main types of cross-country skiing

Time trial competition
Mass start competitions (mass start)
Pursuit races (skiathlon, Gundersen system)
Individual sprint
Team sprint

Time trial competition

With a separate start, athletes start at a certain interval in a certain sequence. As a rule, the interval is 30 s (less often - 15 s or 1 min). The sequence is determined by lottery or current position athlete in the ranking (the strongest start last). Pair separate start is possible. The final result of the athlete is calculated by the formula "finish time" minus "start time".

Mass start competition

In the mass start, all athletes start at the same time. At the same time, athletes best rating occupy the most advantageous places at the start. The final result coincides with the finish time of the athlete.

pursuit racing

Pursuit races (pursuit, eng. pursuit- pursuit) are combined competitions, consisting of several stages. At the same time, the starting position of athletes at all stages (except the first) is determined by the results of the previous stages. As a rule, in cross-country skiing, the pursuit takes place in two stages, one of which the athletes run in the classic style, and the other in the free style.

Break-in pursuit are held in two days, less often - with an interval of several hours. The first race takes place, as a rule, with a separate start. According to its final results, the gap from the leader for each of the participants is determined. The second race is played with a handicap equal to this gap. The winner of the first race starts first. The final result of the pursuit race coincides with the finish time of the second race.

Non-stop pursuit (duathlon; in June 2011, the FIS Ski Committee officially renamed the duathlon to "skiathlon") starts from the general start. After overcoming the first half of the distance with one style, athletes change skis in a specially equipped area and immediately overcome the second half of the distance with another style. The final result of the pursuit without a break coincides with the finish time of the athlete.

relay races

Teams consisting of four athletes compete in relay races (less often - three). Ski relay races consist of four stages (less often - three). Relay races can be run in one style (all participants run their stages in classic or free style) or in two styles (stages 1 and 2, participants run in classic style, and stages 3 and 4 in free style). The relay starts with a mass start, with the most advantageous places at the start being determined by a draw, or they are received by the teams that took the highest places in previous similar competitions. The transfer of the baton is carried out by touching the palm of any part of the body of the starting athlete of his team, while both athletes are in the transfer zone. The final result of the relay team is calculated by the formula "finish time of the last team member" minus "start time of the first team member" (usually equal to zero).

Individual sprint

Individual sprint competitions begin with a qualification (prologue), which is organized in the format separate start. After qualification, the selected athletes compete in the sprint finals, which take place in the form of races of various formats with a mass start, the mass start consists of four people(changes). The number of athletes selected for the final heats does not exceed 30. Quarter-finals are held first, then semi-finals and finally final A. The table of the final results of the individual sprint is formed in this order: results of the final A, participants in the semi-finals, participants in the quarter-finals, non-qualified participants.

Team sprint

The team sprint is held as a relay race with teams consisting of two athletes who alternately replace each other, running 3-6 laps of the track each. With a sufficiently large number of declared teams, two semi-finals are held, of which an equal number the best teams qualified for the final. The team sprint starts with a mass start. The final result of the team sprint is calculated according to the relay rules.

Distance length

At official competitions, the length of the distance ranges from 800 m to 50 km. In this case, one distance may consist of several circles (for entertainment).

Literature

Skiing: Proc. for in-comrade and tech. physical cult / Ed. V. D. Evstratova, B. I. Sergeeva, G. B. Chukardina. - M .: Physical culture and sport, 1989. - 319 p.

Educational film

Skiing technique.. Soyuzsportfilm. 1984. 23 minutes.

Notes

Technique

The main styles of skiing are "classic style" and "free (skating) style".

Classic style

Initially, the “classic style” includes those types of movement in which the skier passes almost the entire distance along a previously prepared ski track, consisting of two parallel tracks. "Classic" ski moves are divided according to the method of repulsion with sticks into alternating and simultaneous. According to the number of steps in one cycle, one-step, alternately two-step and stepless moves are distinguished at the same time. The most common are the alternating two-step move (used on uphill sections and gentle slopes, and with very good glide - on moderately steep slopes (up to 5 °) and simultaneous one-step move (used on flat areas, on gentle ascents with good glide, as well as on slopes with satisfactory sliding).

Free style

"Free style" implies that the skier is free to choose the way to move along the distance, but since the "classic" move is inferior in speed to the "skate", "free style" is, in fact, a synonym for "skating". Skating has been widely used since 1981, when the Finnish skier Pauli Siitonen, then in his 40s, first used it in competition - in a 55 km race - and won. The most common are simultaneous two-step skating (used both on flat areas and on slopes of small and medium steepness) and simultaneous one-step skating (used during starting acceleration, on any plains and gentle sections of the distance, as well as on slopes up to 10-13 ° ).

Climbing

Climbs can be overcome either by one of the types of skating, or by the following methods: sliding step (on slopes with a steepness of 5 ° to 10 °), stepping step (from 10 ° to 15 °), running step (15 ° and more), “semi - herringbone", "herringbone", "ladder" (not used in competitions), in some cases, when the rise is quite sharp, the "herringbone" is used.

Descent

When descending, athletes use different types of stances, which differ in the angle of bending of the knees. In a high stance, this angle is 140-160 °, for a medium stance, the knee bend angle is 120-140 ° (120-130 ° for a variant of this stance, the so-called “rest” stance), both are used on uneven slopes. And on even descents, the fastest, lowest stance is used, for which the knee bend angle is less than 120 °.

Braking

The most common braking "plow". When descending obliquely, stop braking is often used. To prevent injury when unexpected obstacles appear on the track, it is sometimes necessary to apply fall braking, for which its own, most safe, technique has also been developed.

Turn

The main types of cross-country skiing

Time trial competition
Mass start competitions (mass start)
Pursuit races (skiathlon, Gundersen system)
Individual sprint
Team sprint

Time trial competition

With a separate start, athletes start at a certain interval in a certain sequence. As a rule, the interval is 30 s (less often - 15 s or 1 min). The sequence is determined by the draw or the current position of the athlete in the ranking (the strongest start last). Pair separate start is possible. The final result of the athlete is calculated by the formula "finish time" minus "start time".

Mass start competition

In the mass start, all athletes start at the same time. At the same time, athletes with the best rating take the most advantageous places at the start. The final result coincides with the finish time of the athlete.

pursuit racing

Pursuit races (pursuit, English pursuit - pursuit) are combined competitions, consisting of several stages. At the same time, the starting position of athletes at all stages (except the first) is determined by the results of the previous stages. Usually in ski Pursuit racing takes place in two stages, one of which athletes run in the classical style, and the other - in the skating style.

Break-in pursuit are held in two days, less often - with an interval of several hours. The first race is usually held with a separate start. According to its final results, the gap from the leader for each of the participants is determined. The second race is played with a handicap equal to this gap. The winner of the first race starts first. The final result of the pursuit race coincides with the finish time of the second race.

Non-stop pursuit (skiathlon , until June 2011 - duathlon, later officially renamed by the FIS Ski Committee) starts with a general start. After overcoming the first half of the distance with one style, athletes change skis in a specially equipped area and immediately overcome the second half of the distance with another style. The final result of the pursuit without a break coincides with the finish time of the athlete.

relay races

Individual sprint

Individual sprint competitions begin with a qualification (prologue), which is organized in the separate start format. After qualification, the selected athletes compete in the sprint finals, which take place in the form of races of various formats with a mass start of four people (variable). The number of athletes selected for the final heats does not exceed 30. Quarter-finals are held first, then semi-finals and finally final A. The table of the final results of the individual sprint is formed in this order: results of the final A, participants in the semi-finals, participants in the quarter-finals, non-qualified participants.

Team sprint

The team sprint is held as a relay race with teams consisting of two athletes who alternately replace each other, running 3-6 laps of the track each. With a sufficiently large number of declared teams, two semi-finals are held, from which an equal number of the best teams are selected for the final. The team sprint starts with a mass start. The final result of the team sprint is calculated according to the relay rules.

Cross-country skiing is one of the six sports (also figure skating, ski jumping, ice hockey, Nordic combined and speed skating), which were included in the program of all Winter Olympic Games. Competitions among women have been held at the Games since 1952.

The main styles of skiing are classic and free. The classical style includes those types of movement in which the athlete passes almost the entire distance along a previously prepared ski track, consisting of two parallel lines. Free style, in fact, is synonymous with skating.

In Vancouver, 12 sets of medals will be played - six each for men and women - in the following disciplines: individual sprint, team sprint, individual race, duathlon (pursuit race), mass start and relay race.

At the 2006 Turin Games for women, the winners were Estonian Kristina Shmigun (duathlon, individual race), Canadian Chandra Crawford (individual sprint), Slovak Katerzhina Neumanova (mass start), the Swedish team (team sprint) and the Russian team (relay). In men, the victory was celebrated by Russian Evgeny Dementiev (duathlon), Estonian Anders Veerpalu (individual race), Swede Bjorn Lind (individual sprint), Italian Giorgio Di Centa (mass start), the Swedish team (team sprint) and the Italian team (relay).

The Russian team, in addition to two gold medals, won two silver medals in Turin (Yulia Chepalova in the mass start, Evgeny Dementiev in the mass start) and three bronze medals (Evgenia Medvedeva in the duathlon, Alena Sidko in the individual sprint, Ivan Alypov and Vasily Rochev in the team sprint) .

At the 2010 Games in Vancouver, Russia received the maximum possible representation - 20 participants (maximum 12 of the same gender).

Women sprint. Ekaterina Chuikova, Elena Turysheva, Evgenia Shapovalova.
Women, distance. Irina Khazova, Natalia Korosteleva, Evgenia Medvedeva, Olga Zavyalova, Olga Rocheva, Olga Shchuchkina.
Men sprint. Nikita Kryukov, Nikolay Morilov, Alexey Petukhov, Alexander Panzhinsky, Mikhail Devyatyarov.
Men, distance. Alexander Legkov, Maxim Vylegzhanin, Petr Sedov, Nikolai Pankratov, Sergei Novikov, Sergei Shiryaev.

individual race

Passes at a distance of 10 km for women and 15 km for men. Athletes start alternately with an interval of 30 seconds. The winner is the one who shows the best time.

Mass start

Athletes start the race at the same time, and skiers with higher ratings take more advantageous places at the start - on the first line. The distance is 30 km for women and 50 km for men. The first person to cross the finish line wins. In the mass start, the winner often has to be determined by a photo finish.

Duathlon (pursuit)

Athletes start at the same time (skiers with a higher rating take better places at the start). They cover the first part of the distance in a classic style, after which they change skis and run in a free style. The distance for women is 15 km (7.5 km classical, 7.5 km free), for men 30 km (15 km classical, 15 km free). The first person to cross the finish line wins.

Individual sprint

First passes qualifying round, during which athletes, starting at 15-second intervals, run one lap (1.5 km for women and men). The top 30 skiers advance to the quarterfinals. Starting from this stage, skiers go to the distance from the general start - six people in the race. 12 athletes go to the semi-finals - two of the best from each quarter-final six, as well as two skiers from all the remaining ones who showed best time. In the same way, the selection to the final A is carried out, where the six best skiers get. They also play medals among themselves. The first person to cross the finish line wins. In addition, final B is held, in which places from 6th to 12th are played.

Team sprint

The team consists of two athletes. During the race, they alternate after each lap for a total of six laps (three for each team member). One lap - 1.5 km . Passing the baton, the skier must necessarily touch a teammate and at the same time not interfere with the transfer of the baton of competitors. First, two semi-finals are held, following which the top five teams advance to the final. The first team to cross the finish line wins.

Relay race

The race takes place at a distance of 20 km for women (four laps of 5 km) and 40 km for men (four laps of 10 km). Teams consist of four people, each of whom runs one stage. At the same time, the first and second stages must be completed in the classical style, and the third and fourth - in the free style. All teams start at the same time. Passing the baton, the skier must necessarily touch a teammate and at the same time not interfere with the transfer of the baton of competitors. The first team to cross the finish line wins.

Classic sprint ski race distance. Ski race. Description, types. What is classic style in cross country skiing

Path to glory

Sprint Marathon

Third ever five-time winner

Plans for Pyeongchang

Technique

Classic style

Free style

Climbing

Descent

Braking

Turn

The main types of cross-country skiing

Time trial competition

Mass start competition

pursuit racing

relay races

Individual sprint

Team sprint

Distance length

Literature

Educational film

Links

Notes

see also

Technique

Classic style

Free style

Climbing

Descent

Braking

Turn

The main types of cross-country skiing

Time trial competition

Mass start competition

pursuit racing

relay races

Individual sprint

Team sprint