The autograph great JUhi.
The autograph great JUhi.
During a break between competitions of women-skiers and
Men-biathlonists I had a possibility of hour two to wander
On the centre of Lahti to look, than there lives a 100-thousand city.
Near to stadium in city park Finns have constructed
The snezhno-ice Disneyland. In a fortress enclosed with walls from
Snow, are located bars, booths, restaurant. There is a hotel from 12
Numbers, in each of which it is possible to lodge 12 persons. From furniture
- Only ice beds. On them - the present mattresses and coverlets
From olenih skins. And more the huge colour TV from a straight line
Translation of all event on sports arenas. In park
It is a lot of sculptures from ice. Expanse to children - driving on horses,
Deer and minisnowmobiles delivers to them a sheer pleasure.
Adults crowd in trading numbers, where the sea of the goods with more
Championship symbolics - rysenkom Harri or stylised
The image of three well-known lahtinskih springboards.
Buildings, show-windows in sine-white colours of posters. In a city it is a lot of
Tourists, hotels and motels are overflowed. For participants
Competitions on the bank of lake Vesijarvi the village is constructed. In it
Nine five - six-and seven-story buildings. The village is enclosed
Metal fence-lattice, and, except participants of competitions,
The police there does not start up anybody.
Well-known Finnish skier Juha Mieto - the visitor of the championship, but
It is not content with a role of the observer. JUha has written the book about the
Lives in skiing and now, at confluence in Lahti of thousand
Tourists, sells it on the most brisk place of a city.
Two-metre, with broad, beard Mieto it is so recognised,
What to greet and meet it to me has not made any
Work.
He and me has offered the book. But the price in 140 stamps has seemed
Rather big.
- For the visitor from Petrozavodsk I will concede for 130, - has told JUha. It
The autograph has filled up a collection which here I collect.
The second meeting with other celebrity has occurred on the main
To street of the city of Aleksandrinkatu (it is named in honour of Russian tsar). In
Hotel "п п?п п?я " bar has approached to a little table, where behind a glass of beer,
Certainly, "correct", the repeated champion of the former Union sat,
The world and Olympic games Vladimir Smirnov. In 1997 he has won
Here at a World Cup stage. On finish then it was possible to take from it
Interview and to make a picture. Now Smirnov - the businessman, lives in
Sweden also deals. In Lahti Vladimir has time to come to see
Our sportsmen and representatives of Kazakhstan, whence it comes,
To "be ill" on a ski track and to communicate to businessmen.
And on a ski line of the woman have played the complete set of medals on
Distances of 10 kilometres classical style. A three of prize-winners
By experts it was guessed in advance, but distribution of medals
Depended only on three sportswomen - O.Danilovoj, L.Lazutinoj and
Norwegians Bente Martinssen-Skari.
On last piece of a distance for two kilometres to finish
Skari began to beat Olga Danilov. Having shown result of 26 minutes
55,5 seconds, Skari has won the second gold medal.
At O.Danilovoj - "silver" (27.08,4), L.Lazutina is awarded
The bronze award. It is the seventh medal in a Russian national team coin box.
Our biathlonists have not made a competition to Norwegians, the Austrians
And to Finns. In command competitions Russians have won the sixth
Place, that is enough to leave on a podium at ceremony
The rewardings, passing in the evening on the main area
Lahti.
Victor Kiuru.
//* an information Source: Northern courier (Kareliya), 22.02.01
//* Reg. Nom. - 1110200060.20-------------------------------------------
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