Olympic champion held training session for skiers in Salekhard

Olympic champion Alexander Legkov visited Yamal as part of the federal marathon "Knowledge. First", this was reported by the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.

"In Salekhard, the director of the district sports department, Aleksandr Kusenko, held a joint training session with the famous skier. During the meeting, issues of developing skiing in the region were discussed. Particular attention was paid to popularizing an active lifestyle among young people and creating conditions for training future champions in Yamal," the statement said.

Alexander Legkov is a Russian skier, Honored Master of Sports of Russia. 2014 Olympic champion in the marathon (50 km), Olympic silver medalist in the relay. Multiple winner and medalist of World Cup stages. Participant of three Olympic Games.

Earlier we reported on how Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov held a master class in Nadym.