The Ministry of Examination allocates 44.5 million rubles for the development of secret snow and ice for Sochi

The Ministry of Examination will conduct scientific developments that should help Russian skiers, biathlonists, skaters and skaters participating in the Sochi Olympiad. In particular, it is planned to develop a special technology for ice training for skaters, and for biathlonists and skiers - the technology for modifying the snow cover of the tracks.

In addition, for Russian biathlonists, they will develop the bed of sports rifles that are most adapted to the anthropometric data of the Russian national team participants. This scientific work will cost more than the rest - 18.5 million rubles. The total financing of five scientific projects is 44.5 million rubles.

"The bed of the rifles is already made for each athlete, taking into account anthropometric data. But the" modification of the snow cover "is a new word in sports science. It would be cool - to make the snow of a special structure known only to Russia and pour it on the start day! Well, it should be closed information. And lubricants are selected in advance," Biathlonist Oksana Rochev, Oksana Rochev, told "Izvestia" and lubricants. Coach and older sister Olga Zaitseva.

Experts believe that the country that prepares snow or ice especially for its athletes receives a huge advantage in competitions.

For example, in front of the European Championship in speed skating in Kolomna, the ice was entrusted to Dutch specialists and very soon everyone regretted it. For our athletes, the ice was flooded without additives, and for the Dutch contained about 400 doses of accelerating additives. As a result, they won all possible medals.

The Ministry allocates 10 million rubles for scientific work on the preparation of ice for Sochi-2014. In the Union of Skate, Russia refused to comment on this development, referring to its secrecy. However, on April 19, an open competition is scheduled among scientific papers on this topic.