The competition took place at the “Shahdag” resort (Azerbaijan) as part of the II Festival of Mountain Resorts of Eurasia.
These alpine skiing competitions among instructors and instructor teams from the countries participating in the Eurasian Alliance of Mountain Resorts were held for the first time at Shahdag. The goal of the event was to develop sports cooperation among the Alliance countries, exchange experience, and promote active alpine skiing recreation.
Around 50 professional instructors from the mountain resorts of “Amirsay” (Uzbekistan), Oi-Karagai (Kazakhstan), Rosa Khutor (Russia), Shahdag (Azerbaijan), and Shymbulak (Kazakhstan) participated in the tournament. They competed for the title of best in the "giant slalom" discipline in individual and team categories, as well as in "demo runs."
In the women’s category under 35 years old, the first place went to Kristina Lisichenko (Rosa Khutor, Russia), second place to Maria Sherstyuk (Shahdag, Azerbaijan), and third place to Ksenia Radionova (Shymbulak, Kazakhstan). Among men under 35 years old, first place went to Roman Ilyin (Rosa Khutor, Russia), second place to Ilya Prokopyev (Rosa Khutor, Russia), and third place to Alexander Smirnov (Rosa Khutor, Russia).
In the women’s category over 35 years old, the first place went to Natalia Lapshina (Shymbulak, Kazakhstan), second place to Tatyana Shamsutdinova (Shymbulak, Kazakhstan), and third place to Svetlana Ilyukhina (Shymbulak, Kazakhstan). In the men’s category over 35 years old, the first place went to Artem Astapenko (Rosa Khutor, Russia), second place to Alexander Pentyukhov (Rosa Khutor, Russia), and third place to Nurlan Abdulov (Shahdag, Azerbaijan).
In the demo runs competition, first place went to the Rosa Khutor team, second place to Shymbulak, and third place to Oi-Karagai. In the overall team standings, Rosa Khutor (Russia) emerged as the leader, with Shymbulak (Kazakhstan) in second place, and Shahdag (Azerbaijan) in third place.
Sergey Khvorostyany, Deputy General Director for International Relations and Tourism at Rosa Khutor, said: “Our instructor team showed impressive results both in individual and team standings. My colleagues once again proved their high level of professionalism, which allows them to masterfully teach our guests the art of safely conquering mountain slopes on skis or snowboards year after year. We are proud of their success and happy to promote alpine skiing across Eurasia.”
After the competition, a ceremony was held to award the winners. Welcoming the winners, Rustam Nadzhafov, Chairman of the Shahdag Tourist Center, praised the successful organization of the event, thanked the participants, and wished them further success. The winners were awarded trophies and medals, as well as various consolation prizes.
The Eurasian Mountain Resorts Festival is being held for the second time from March 4 to 6. The first festival was organized at Rosa Khutor last year. This time, the event is hosted by Azerbaijan at the Shahdag resort. The program includes professional discussions, cultural, educational, and sports events. The festival is attended not only by representatives of the countries in the Eurasian Alliance of Mountain Resorts (EAAMR), but also delegates from Tajikistan, as well as the tourism industries of Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. Speakers at the forum included representatives of the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan, the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS member states, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in Azerbaijan, and mountain resorts from EAAMR countries.
The Eurasian Alliance of Mountain Resorts was established in 2023. This public organization now unites six leading mountain resorts of Eurasia: Rosa Khutor (Russia), Amirsay (Uzbekistan), Shahdag (Azerbaijan), Shymbulak and Oi-Karagai (Kazakhstan), and Mona Yong Pyong (South Korea).
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