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Swiss Cologna is a four-time winner of the Tour de Ski; Alexander Bolshunov – sixth

Today, January 7, in Val di Fiemme (Italy) the fifth stage of the World Cup in cross-country skiing - the multi-day Tour de Ski - ended. The men had a final 9km uphill race. The four-time winner of the Tour in the overall standings was the Swiss Dario Cologna. The second is the Norwegian Martin Jonsrud Sundby, the third is the Canadian Alex Harvey. The best of the Russians, Alexander Bolshunov, is sixth. The top ten Russians also included Alexey Chervotkin (ninth) and Andrey Larkov (10th). The 2016/2017 Tour champion, Russian Sergei Ustyugov, did not participate in the uphill race due to problems with his back muscles.

Men. Uphill race. 9 km. Results of the overall standings of the Tour de Ski

1. Dario Cologna (Switzerland)
2. Martin Jonsrud Sundby (Norway) - gap 1.26.5
3. Alex Harvey (Canada) - +1.30.6
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6. Alexander Bolshunov - +3.09.7
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9. Alexey Chervotkin - +3.33.5
10. Andrey Larkov - +3.37.8
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13. Denis Spitsov - +5.13.1
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18. Alexey Vitsenko - +5.51.2
19. Andrey Melchenko - +5.58.3
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21. Ivan Yakimushkin - +7.01.0
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26. Stanislav Volzhentsev - +8.10.8
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41. Gleb Retivykh (all - Russia) - +12.50.1.

Swiss skier Cologna won the Tour de Ski for the fourth time in his career.

Swiss skier Dario Cologna won the Tour de Ski multi-day race, which ended on Sunday in Val di Fiemme (Italy). On Sunday, Cologna won the pursuit in a time of 28 minutes, 52.1 seconds. Norwegian took second place Martin Sundby(+1.26.5), third - Canadian Alex Harvey (+1.30.6). Russian Alexander Bolshunov finished sixth (+3.09.7). Russian Sergei Ustyugov, who was third in the overall standings before the final race, was unable to start due to a back injury. Cologna won the Tour de Ski for the fourth time in his career.

Alpine skier Hirscher won slalom at the World Cup in Switzerland

Austrian Marcel Hirscher won the slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland. After two attempts, Hirscher showed a time of 1 minute 50.94 seconds, second was his compatriot Michael Matt (+0.13 seconds), bronze went to Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen (+0.16). Russian Alexander Khoroshilov (+2.62) took 19th place, Pavel Trikhichev did not qualify for the second attempt, Alexander Andrienko did not finish in the first.

Austrian Hirscher excelled in slalom at the Swiss World Cup; Alexander Khoroshilov – 19th

Today, January 7, the 12th stage of the Alpine Skiing World Cup among men ended in Adelboden (Switzerland). The Austrian Marcel Hirscher won the special slalom, 0.13 seconds ahead of his compatriot Michael Matt, and 0.16 seconds ahead of the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen. Russian Alexander Khoroshilov took 19th place.

Men. Slalom

1. Marcel Hirscher - 1.50.94
2. Michael Matt (both Austria) - 1.51.07
3. Henrik Kristoffersen (Norway) - 1.51.10
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19. Alexander Khoroshilov (Russia) - 1.53.56.

Skier Sedova considers seventh place in the debut race of the Tour de Ski to be a good result.

Russian skier Anastasia Sedova said she considered seventh place in her first multi-day Tour de Ski race, which ended on Sunday in Val di Fiemme (Italy), a success. Sedova finished in seventh position on Sunday final stage- in the freestyle pursuit race over a distance of 9 kilometers. The athlete lost 4 minutes 49.6 seconds to the winner, Norwegian Heidi Weng (time - 32.13.3 seconds). Norwegian Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (+48.5 sec) was second in the Tour de Ski, third was American Jessica Diggins (+2.23.2). “I’m certainly pleased with the result,” said Sedova, whose commentary was provided to RIA Novosti by the press service of the Russian Ski Racing Federation. “For the first time at the Tour de Ski and to get into the top 10, I think that’s very good result to start. I have fulfilled my plan, I am gaining experience and next season I will try to show more best result". “Now we’ll go home for three days, and then to Seefeld for a training camp,” the skier continued. “There I won my youth Olympics, so I’m glad that this is where I will prepare for the adult Olympics.”

American Shiffrin is the winner of the Slovenian stage of the World Cup in slalom; Ekaterina Tkachenko – 26th

Today, January 7, the 11th stage of the Women's Alpine Skiing World Cup ended in Kranjska Gora (Slovenia). American Mikaela Shiffrin won the special slalom. Swede Frida Hansdotter was second, and Swiss Wendy Holdener was third. Russian Ekaterina Tkachenko took 26th place.

Women. Slalom

1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) - 1.43.50
2. Frida Hansdotter (Sweden) - 1.45.14
3. Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) - 1.45.37
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26. Ekaterina Tkachenko (Russia) - 1.52.41.

Skier Ustyugov will not take part in the final race of the Tour de Ski due to injury.

Russian skier Sergei Ustyugov will not take part in the final race of the Tour de Ski due to injury, the press service of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) told RIA Novosti. “Ustyugov will not be able to take part in the final stage due to injury,” said a representative of the press service. Before the final stage, Ustyugov, a two-time world champion, was in third place. He was supposed to start 1 minute 21.5 seconds after the leader, Swiss Dario Cologna.

Skier Ustyugov will undergo an MRI on Monday due to a back injury

The decision to withdraw Russian skier Sergei Ustyugov from the final stage of the Tour de Ski was made for precautionary reasons; on Monday the athlete will undergo an MRI, after which it will be clear how serious the back injury is, Elena Vyalbe, president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), told RIA Novosti. “It all started with that fall in Oberstdorf, yesterday I was still “stressed out”, it got worse. We decided to take care of it. Of course, Sergei was hurt, but he took everything fine. It seems like nothing serious, but tomorrow we’ll do an MRI. Then we’ll know for sure what’s wrong with his back.” , - Vyalbe said on the phone. Before the final stage of the Tour de Ski, two-time world champion Ustyugov was in third place. He was supposed to start 1 minute 21.5 seconds after the leader, Swiss Dario Cologna.

Alpine skier Shiffrin won the slalom at the World Cup in Slovenia

American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the slalom at the World Cup in Kranjska Gora (Slovenia). Shiffrin took first on Sunday with a time of 1 minute, 43.50 seconds. Second place was taken by Swede Frida Hansdotter (+1.64 seconds), third by Swiss Wendy Holdener (+1.87). Russian Ekaterina Tkachenko was 26th (1:52.41).

Kryanin hopes that skier Ustyugov will recover from a back injury within 2 weeks

Russian skier Sergei Ustyugov should get rid of back problems within the next two weeks, the injury is not serious, but only a detailed medical examination will give a complete picture, Sergei Kryanin, vice-president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), told RIA Novosti. Ustyugov will miss the final stage of the Tour de Ski due to a back injury. The two-time world champion had to go into the race third, 1 minute 21.5 seconds behind the leader, Swiss Dario Cologne. “I think Sergei’s injury is not serious, but it gives him some discomfort; he has problems with his back. I think he will cope with this problem in a week or two. In order not to aggravate it, this decision has been made. It’s better to be careful, rather than fight for second or third places,” Kryanin said by phone. “We need to carry out a detailed examination. It will be carried out in the near future. Now there is no need to give extra burden,” the agency’s interlocutor emphasized.

Sergei Ustyugov resigned as Tour de Ski champion

Today, January 7, in Val di Fiemme (Italy) the fifth stage of the World Cup in cross-country skiing - the multi-day Tour de Ski - ends. The men will have a final 9km uphill race. Ranked third overall current champion“Tour” Russian Sergei Ustyugov finished the race early due to problems with his back muscles, as reported by the race organizers. In the fight for second place, he was behind Alexey Poltaranin from Kazakhstan - seven seconds. Hardly anyone doubts the overall victory of the Swiss Dario Cologna (1 minute 14 seconds advantage over Poltoranin). Now the main hope of the Russians will be Alexander Bolshunov (fourth and 25 seconds from Poltoranin).

Norwegian skier Weng won the Tour de Ski for the second year in a row, Sedova - 7th

Norwegian skier Heidi Weng won the Tour de Ski stage race, which ended on Sunday in Val di Fiemme (Italy). The four-time world champion won the final stage - the 9 km free style pursuit, showing a result of 32 minutes 13.3 seconds. Second in the Tour de Ski was her compatriot Ingvild Flugstad Östberg (+48.5 seconds), the top three was rounded out by American Jessica Diggins (+2 minutes 23.2 seconds). Russian Anastasia Sedova (+4.49.6) took seventh place, Natalya Nepryaeva (+7.13.5) - 11th, Anna Nechaevskaya (+8.44.5) - 18th, Alisa Zhambalova (+9.53.1) - 20- e, Yana Kirpichenko (+12.57.0) - 30th, Maria Gushchina (+13.16.4) - 31st. Weng won the Tour de Ski for the second time in a row.

Main news skiing in Russia and the world today, January 7: Norwegian Weng won the multi-day ski race “Tour de Ski”; Anastasia Sedova – seventh

Today, January 7, in Val di Fiemme (Italy) the fifth stage of the World Cup in cross-country skiing - the multi-day Tour de Ski - ends. The women completed the 9 km uphill race. The Tour was won in the overall standings by Norway's Heidi Weng, 48.5 seconds ahead of compatriot Ingvild Ostberg. American Jessica Diggins was third. The best of the Russians, Anastasia Sedova, is seventh.

Women. Uphill race. 9 km. Results of the overall standings of the Tour de Ski

1. Heidi Weng
2. Ingvild Ostberg (both - Norway) - gap 48.5
3. Jessica Diggins (USA) - +2.23.2
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7. Anastasia Sedova - +4.49.6
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11. Natalya Nepryaeva - +7.13.5
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18. Anna Nechaevskaya - +8.44.5
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20. Alisa Zhambalova - +9.53.1..
30. Yana Kirpichenko - +12.57.0
31. Maria Gushchina (all - Russia) - +13.16.4.

MEN 9 km FREE STYLE PURSUIT

Nine of the 11 leaders after the penultimate race managed to win the Tour de Ski. Only Dario Cologna in 2013 and Petter Northug in 2010 missed out on the lead on the uphill climb. Both skiers ended up second.
The previous 11 Tour de Ski winners were all in the top 2 overall heading into the final race. Alexander Legkov in 2013 and Lukasz Bauer in 2010 started second. Legkov's gap was 6.5 seconds, Bauer's - 8.3 seconds.
Only two of the last six uphill race winners (in pure time) managed to end up on the stage race podium: Martin Jonsrud Sundby in 2015/16 (first) and Chris Jespersen in 2013/14 (second).
Bauer in 2010 and Tobias Angerer in 2007 also showed best time and won the stage race.
Sundby (2) and Bauer (2) are the only people to have won the Tour de Ski pursuit more than once.
Only Sundby managed to win two pursuit races in one Tour in 2015/16 (a second pursuit was added to the stage program in 2014/15). This year the 15-kilometer pursuit race on Stage III Dario Cologna won in Lenzerheide.
No athlete has won more World Cup stage race pursuits than Maurice Manifika, who has 4 victories. Sundby and Bauer won such races three times each.
Four of Manifik's nine World Cup victories came in the pursuit.

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Ustyugov retained his leadership in the overall Tour de Ski ranking

Two-time world champion Sergei Ustyugov continues to lead the Tour de Ski stage race after a 15-kilometer race classic style with separate start.

The day before the 25-year-old Russian skier became the winner of the sprint, and on Sunday he took tenth place, losing 37.1 seconds to the winner Dario Cologne.

Despite this, Ustyugov retained first place in the overall standings, in which he is 1.6 seconds ahead of Cologne. Alexander Bolshunov is in third place with a lag of 12.7 seconds. The top ten also includes Alexey Chervotkin, he is in eighth place.

Let us add that Ustyugov is the current winner of the Tour de Ski.

"Tour de Ski"

Overall standings

1. Sergey Ustyugov (Russia) - 38.05.0

2. Dario Cologna (Switzerland) - +1.6

3. Alexander Bolshunov (Russia) - +12.7

4. Alexey Poltoranin (Kazakhstan) - +22.0…

8. Alexey Chervotkin (Russia) - +49.8

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For me, a ski tour is liberation from the resort industry, true enjoyment of nature and, of course, as a reward for sweat and muscle fatigue&ndash, the ultimate freeride!

What's what? (What is a ski tour?)

It so happened historically that much related to alpine skiing and freeride came to us from the West, although there were prophets in their Fatherland. But more on that later.

If you try to translate the semantic meaning of the word skitour into Russian, the closest expression would be “ski trip”. And taking into account the context that exists behind this concept, I would translate it as “mountain skiing” or even closer in meaning, taking into account the Russian context, “climbing mountains on skis with the aim of descending on virgin soil.” It turns out somewhat cumbersome, but, in essence, true. By the way, the literal translation sounds somewhat frivolous - “ski trip”, but taking into account the context - “ski trip in the mountains”.

And many follow this definition - ski touring in the vicinity of the resort, often leaving the upper lift station within sight in order to roll out the obvious, but not accessible to most, virgin slopes. Why not?

But dry and precise formulations do not reflect the essence of this concept in the Russian ski touring mainstream. It's like asking the question "What is love?" and get hundreds, if not thousands of different answers.

A modern ski tour has several forms:

Traditional Nordic(to put it simply, “running shoes”), Backcountry Nordic(reinforced, with steel edges and wider “backcountry running shoes” that use Waxless “fish scale” anti-slip technology for climbing uphill), Telemark(dinosaur alpine skiing, who has survived to this day thanks to hippies, hipsters and Norwegians) and finally, the object of our desire - Alpine Touring(touring alpine, that is, walking in boots with heels secured on the descent).

Having wallowed in philological delights, let's dig into history:

Who invented the ski tour and why?

The main version of the origin is that ski touring, as an independent type, began with the use of skis by climbers to approach the conquered peaks. That is, initially it was an entertaining form and the first mentions of it go back to the middle of the 19th century. And only later did he also mean skiing on virgin soil. Here we will talk about the ski tour where this secondary function became the main one.

Sports ski tour now called ski mountaineering. He's kind of like the dad of ski touring, although these types are so similar that it's hard to understand the clear line between them. For some time it was believed that climbing on skis was ski mountaineering, and mountain hikes- ski tour. With the addition of descent, “everything became mixed up in the Oblomovs’ house.” But this knowledge is secondary and does not increase the happiness of a ski tourist.

We have the most ancient ski tourists - Siberian hunters and northern peoples. For a long time they have been using skis lined with camus (short-haired fur on the skin of a deer or elk that grows on the legs of the animal and on the front of the head). To the skis themselves, felt boots (this is also a kind of ski shoe; in ancient times, children were taught to ski by nailing felt boots to the sawed-off halves of adult skis) are attached using soft fasteners that fix the toe of the felt boot and pull the heel to the toe. In the late 70s, I myself drove these on the slopes of the high bank of the Yenisei.

Numerous tourists who lived (and are still alive) in the Khibiny Mountains, in the Polar Urals and who went on winter hikes on the legendary Russian “backcountry skis” “Beskids” can safely be called the predecessors of today’s ski tourists (and many are also their parents) . Remember the tragedy of the Dyatlov group - this is what Russian winter tourism looked like - felt boots, sweatshirts, a tarpaulin tent.

Dyatlov group

a certain level physical training, since ski touring is usually a collective activity and it is important not to become a “brake”, an “extra link” for the team and to “trail” (make a ski track in virgin soil) on an equal basis, It is very important to have navigation skills in order to choose a route and not play “Ivan Susanin”, have basic weather forecasting skills in order to avoid getting caught in a snowstorm or other weather disasters (alas, Yandex weather services are not always available on the route), have knowledge of avalanche safety - “mountains don’t like to joke”, techniques for providing first aid and evacuating a victim - “ambulance”, a helicopter in a remote area of ​​Russia is more of a mirage than a reality, have basic mountaineering skills, survival skills will not be superfluous winter conditions- there is always a greater chance of freezing than of suffering from sunstroke, equipment for a ski tour is not only a specific pain of choice, but also a separate budget, which often cannot be covered at once. Usually everything is selected and purchased as skills, experience, and personal preferences emerge. It will probably take about three years to get the equipment.

If, after these intimidations, you are still interested in how to become a superman ski tourer, read on.

Of course, the skills and knowledge you lack cannot be acquired overnight. It is best to start ski touring with an experienced guru or join a backcountry camp or training group. Fortunately, every year there are more and more similar opportunities in Russia. Avalanche safety and first aid courses will help you.

Or you can have fun without straining yourself within one day, borrowing skis from a friend to understand what’s what. Where do many people start?

So, what fundamentally distinguishes a ski tour from a herringbone or staircase climb up the mountain? This is special equipment that allows you to climb up the slope on skis at angles of up to 45%.

How does this happen?

Kamus

The main quality that allows you to go uphill is skis that do not slip on the snow. The task is exactly the opposite of the purpose of the ski - maximum glide. To do this, a camus is glued to the ski glide. But this is not real deer skin. In the Alps they used the skins of roe deer - small deer. The Eskimos also used seal and seal skins. The horse camus was considered the best. In English it was called plush. This word still appears today.

Modern kamus is a high-tech material. But he kept the retro name - in English the term kamus sounds like “skin”. And the camus is fixed not “for the rest of your life,” as on “hunting” skis, with shoe nails, but for the duration of the ascent to the point of descent or ascent in a purely mountaineering style.

The principle of operation of camuses is easy to understand by moving along a man's stubble - in one direction the hand glides without encountering obstacles (along the fur), in the opposite direction it feels like it encounters resistance (against the fur). These are hairs that grow with a slope in one direction, lift up, and create resistance. This friction force, which occurs when moving against the grain, holds the skis on significant slopes (up to 35, or even 45 degrees). Until the 70s, natural skins were sewn onto a durable fabric - the base, and it was already fixed to the ski in all sorts of clever ways.

The advent of synthetic camus has made the life of ski tourists much easier. They became lighter, stronger, stopped absorbing moisture, and glide better.

Now the established classification of kamus looks like this:

Mohair, using natural alpine goat hair glued to a synthetic base. Easy. Excellent glide. Used in racing ski touring, but gets wet and prone to snow sticking. Not very cheap. Usually, before use, it is necessary to use special sprays that eliminate imperfections. Synthetics are uncompromising nylon and nothing more. Wear-resistant. Gives good grip on climbs in most situations. 100% hydrophobic. Heavier than mohair. Cheap. Mix - usually the ratio of synthetics to natural wool is 70/30%. It has the advantages and disadvantages of both materials, however, it is the most popular.

They learned how to glue kamus relatively recently - the first successful experiments were embodied in active remedy in 1968. Although experiments began back in 1930. Before this, they didn’t come up with anything to fix the skin on the ski! For the most part they were tied with straps. I can imagine what it was like to glide along the traverses with such equipment))). Cunning Swiss warriors came up with the idea of ​​drilling through the skis and fixing the skin with screws. Later, a more progressive method of attaching skis to the nose and tail appeared, replacing all the previous ones.

As soon as the camus is not attached

All ski touring equipment is a struggle of opposites. Also with glue for camus - it must meet the most contradictory requirements:

on the one hand, be sticky enough to stick to the ski glide, which has adhesion, in a fairly wide temperature range (up to -40 degrees), on the other hand, the glue should not remain on the surface after separating the skins, withstand multiple gluing/tearing cycles, best performance up to half a million times, do not dry out in a wide temperature range -40…+40°C,

And when they were able to find the secret of “unity and struggle of opposites,” glue kamus instantly killed all previous developments.

It would seem that the glue has come forever, but... Now kamusa are appearing that do not use an adhesive base. They are held on by a toe-heel mount and clamps along the length of the ski. The advantages are obvious - no renewal of the adhesive layer is required, installation is quick, the main disadvantage of adhesive casings - sticking to each other and sticking of debris - has been overcome. They don't need the nets when folded - just throw them in your backpack. But for now, adhesive ones dominate.

Fastenings for the camus. There are several systems. Innovations are constantly being invented. But it’s better to deal with this in a separate article.

Cats

When we say that you can climb slopes up to 40-45 degrees steep on kamus, this does not mean that this can be done always and everywhere. It all depends on the condition of the snow surface. And the average elevation angle is about 20-25 degrees. To storm the steeper ones, you need cats. They also help out on icy slopes.

Ski touring bindings

Perhaps the most voluminous ski touring topic. As always, the contradiction is that it is necessary to combine opposites - walking and the statics of descent. The first presupposes the mobility of the boot, the second the rigidity of its fixation.

As a result, there are two directions in touring bindings:

models and brands whose fasteners are more adapted for long walking with the possibility of descent, models that are as close as possible to freeride bindings with the ability to walk.

There is a third way. These are so-called adapters - devices that allow you to use conventional alpine mounts for walking. They are not popular because they significantly increase the weight of the ski touring kit and are not very comfortable. And if the owner of the adapters comes to the thought “ski touring is our everything,” the first thing he does is get rid of the adapters in favor of normal ski touring fasteners.

Skis

Accepted classification:

Sports - waist 64-68 mm, length about 160 cm Light ski tour - waist from 70 mm, length 145-150 cm Classic ski tour (hiking) - waist 72, length 180 Freeride - waist from 74-100 mm, length up to 175 cm

This division is quite arbitrary and depends on the specific manufacturer.

In Russia there is a tendency to adapt the skis that the rider is used to for ski touring. And you can often see skis with a waist of 125 mm

Boots

There are basically two classes - racing (sports) and unitary. The third path is a regular alpine, chosen by the rider according to the criteria of maximum convenience and comfort.