Vyalbe: “Korostelev will immediately fly from Tyumen to Davos. The main thing is to have an invitation from FIS”

President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Elena Vyalbe said on Match TV that Savely Korostelev from Tyumen will fly to Davos, where the World Cup stage will take place next week.

The third stage of the Cross-Country World Cup will be held in Davos (Switzerland) from December 12 to 14. The second stage of the PhosAgro Russian Cup will end today in Tyumen.

— We understand that invited skiers must have visas, but not everyone has them. But there are some athletes who have visas. I can say that Savely Korostelev from Tyumen will immediately fly to Davos. As for potential candidates for invitation… Not everyone has visas. And we won’t do anything in one day, even if we really want to. However, the main thing is to have this invitation. Then it will even be easier to come to the consulate. We’ll wait until Monday, since FIS doesn’t work on weekends, doesn’t respond to emails, they’re silent. If they communicate, then only directly with the athletes. Of course, we are not sitting idly by. Honestly, in Russia we run on fluoride. We urgently need to clean our skis now. At least one cover must be clean. There are a lot of problems, but we can handle them,” Vyalbe said on the air of the “Ski Country” program on Match TV.

Ski racing competitions are available live on the Match TV and Match! Arena”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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