2000 Sosnovyi Bor Uphill and Downhill Contest

The event was organized by the Roller Sports Federations of Russia and St. Petersburg, and by the Roller.Ru Skating Club (http://www.roller.ru/). It was the first downhill competition ever held in Russia.

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The Trail

The contest was held on a beautiful biathlon trail in a pine forest near the Baltic Sea, in Sosnovyi Bor. The trail is a lap 1.6 km in length, and some of it's features are:

Trail Width:	2.5 to 3.2 m
Number of Uphill Sections:	11
Number of Downhill Sections:	9
Number of Turns:	11
Maximum Downhill Slope:	33 degrees

The Skaters

About 50 skaters from Sosnovyi Bor, St. Petersburg, and Moscow participated in the event, and they were split into three categories: men, women, and children up to age 14. The winners in each category were:

2001 Event

All of the skaters and organizers were super-satisfied with the trail and the slopes. The event was so successful, the organizers plan to make it an international event in 2001, and invite participants from all over the world.

If you would like to be notified when a date is set for next year's event, send email to Oleg Vigodsky of St. Petersburg at olv@promt.spb.su

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Oleg Vigodsky with a beautiful 66
year old skater from the Netherlands
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