No luck for Kazakhstani athletes at Freestyle World Cup in Canada
12:33, 6 January 2014
ASTANA. January 6. KAZINFORM Calgary hosted the Freestyle World Cup this weekend, Kazinform has learnt from Vesti.kz.
Mogul skiers from around the globe, including sportsmen from Kazakhstan, gathered in Alberta to compete in the moguls and aerials events. Dmitry Reikherd, the leader of Kazakhstani freestyle national team, came seventh in mogul skiing event, lagging behind the winner - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury. Dmitry Barmashov and Pavel Kolmakov, also from Kazakhstan, demonstrated disappointing results finishing in the 19th and 39th spots accordingly. Another Canadian Justine Dufour-Lapointe won the female mogul skiing event. Kazakhstani athletes Darya Rybalova and Yulia Galysheva failed to reach the top 10 on a mogul slope. In Canada, Kazakhstani freestylers continue their preparations for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi this February.