FIS official says ski-cross course toughest in Sochi OlympicsMarch 1, 2012 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ski-cross course for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics ranks among the world’s most challenging and best-prepared, FIS freestyle coordinator Joseph Fitzgerald said Wednesday, Feb 29. Ski-cross was added to the Winter Olympics for the 2010 Vancouver games, and pits four skiers against each other in a race on a track featuring jumps and hazards. “The track is one of the most difficult on the world calendar, but more interesting … I think [the skiers] will like it,” Fitzgerald said in comments carried by the Freestyle Federation of Russia. “I can honestly say that I haven’t seen a better-prepared track this season, even though I’ve been at several stages of the World Cup and European Cup.” Fitzgerald added that the weather at the Rosa Khutor resort was perfectly suited to hosting ski-cross. “There’s more than enough snow, practically no wind, the fog isn’t thick enough to disturb the athletes, these are absolutely fine conditions for ski-cross,” he said. The ski-cross track hosted a stage of the Russian Freestyle Cup on Wednesday, its first major test event ahead of the 2014 Olympics, RIA Novosti reported. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |