MOSCOW, January 31 – RIA Novosti, Sergey Fuks. The official launch of the Russian brand of ski and ski equipment took place in Moscow on Tuesday, a RIA Novosti correspondent from the scene reported.

The event was held at the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) building. The project is carried out in cooperation with the Russian Biathlon Association (RBU) as part of the import substitution program in the sports industry.

According to RRF head Viktor Maigurov, the organization has already purchased 550 sets of skis and ski poles from a local company for the needs of the regions.

“Many foreign brands have left Russia, and if we meet the needs of the national teams, then the regions suffer from a lack of inventory, so this project will help us a lot. We act as experts in this project and I want to say: this is a quality product, that you know that I have covered more than 100 kilometers on skis, so far not a single athlete has competed with domestic skis in international competitions, I hope we will change the situation thanks to this project. I am glad that this is produced in Russia, but everyone understands what is ahead, it’s a lot of work for the Russian team to start competing there there is,” he said.

“Our company has been producing equipment for many years. The state of our sport has made us think about our future. We have been working on ski options for several years, and today we present our product. We want to meet you. We already have three rows of skis, which can meet all the needs of Russian athletes. Our goal is to create a professional product and We are confident that together with the country we will create the product that we can be proud of,” he concluded. head of the manufacturing company Dmitry Savinsky.