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Russian Olympic Committee to help the newly formed national team in the ski halfpipe to prepare for the Olympics. Last week, the commission on consideration of OCD from sports federations to finance agreed to grant the request Freestyle Federation of Russia and allocate the necessary funds for the youngest national team on winter Olympic sports. First Vice-President of Federation Sergey King in an interview FFR Service spoke about the plans for the team to a first start.

– Why money is allocated only now, when the team is practically formed and already holds the first collection?

– As everyone knows, the ski halfpipe was included in the Olympic Games in Sochi in April this year. Before in our country, this discipline has evolved to an amateur level. Anticipating the decision of the IOC, we are still in March, held the first official competitions – Cup of Russia. For the first, to see what have. But in the spring in the budget this year to complement the extremely difficult. That's why we asked the R & D to help us. The money will be allocated. Meanwhile, at the very beginning we financed the collection team at the expense of the federation and our partners. For that special thank you to them.

– How much – this is the secret?

– There are no secrets. To ensure the training process is allocated 8.522 million rubles. Another 2.7 million will go for equipment, purchase of inventory and equipment. Support is provided through the sponsorship of “Gazprom”.

– It's only about 2011 year. And what further work?

– We have submitted the appropriate application, and since 2012 funding for the preparation of the team is almost in its entirety should take the budget. In the case of satisfying it means to come on line Minsportturizma Russia already routinely.

– Is the money you have specified for proper training in the remaining months of the year or it will be a truncated version?

– This is the most that either there is a complete work. As well as for teams in other disciplines of freestyle, the Federation of a plan. He, incidentally, includes eight training camps and participated in two competitions. Team makes its debut on the stage of European Cup on October 22 in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, December 6 and will be launched in the U.S. Copper. But, of course, still important for us not place in the tournament, and Competitive athletes practice and getting FIS-points, which is necessary to participate in major international competitions.