​The men’s relay race has finished today in Krasnoyarsk in the course of the 22nd World Ski Orienteering Championships taking place in the territory of the Biathlon Academy.
The representatives of 14 teams competed for medals in a relay race, among them Russia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Italy, Kazakhstan, Romania, Lithuania, Austria and Japan.
 
 The representatives of the Russian national team Andrey Grigoriev, Kirill Veselov and Andrei Lamov became the first. The second place went to the Swedish team - Martin Hammarberg, Ulrik Nordberg and Eric Rost. The third place was taken by the athletes from Finland - Tero Linnainmaa, Jyri Uusitalo and Ville Petteri Saarela.

 Following the World Ski Orienteering Championships 2017 results, the Swedish team became the leader in the medal standings – five gold medals and two silver medals. The Russian national team’s collection includes three gold medals, six silver medals and two bronze medals, Bulgaria has one gold medal, the Finns have one silver medal and four bronze medals, and Norwegian team won two bronze medals, the Czech Republic has one bronze medal.

 "We had a meeting with the representatives of the International Orienteering Federation , who noted that Krasnoyarsk World Championship was one of the best ones in the history of Ski Orienteering.- says Milan Augustin, FISU WU Director. – I would like to underline that it will be very difficult for the next organizers to conduct the World Championships at the same high level. These competitions appeared very useful for the team of the Winter Universiade Krasnoyarsk 2019 to gain experience. When organizing a large sports event, the first priority is that the athletes would feel everything has been arranged for them to compete, and Krasnoyarsk managed to do that! One more important issue is affordability and visual appeal of the sports for the supporters, who could watch the athletes not only at the stadium but also on the Internet. We are very grateful to the Match-TV specialists who provided online broadcasting. And in addition, how did you manage to order good weather? (smiles). I believe the weather will be same marvelous during the Winter Universiade Krasnoyarsk 2019 and all the competitions in Krasnoyarsk will be arranged in the good atmosphere as it has been during the World Ski Orienteering Championship".

Results Protocols

 COMMENTS BY WINNERS AND PRIZE-WINNERS:

 Russian national team (Gold)

 Andrey Lamov: - It was extremely difficult since I knew Erik Rost was behind and doing his stable race. The track was hard to run. I set my mind on the medal, showed quick pace at the distance, and was 100% focused: no extra movements, no mistakes and falls. All our team did an excellent work!

 Kirill Veselov: - After the yesterday's long distance it was important to restore forces so that I could show my best at the last race of the championship. It was hard, we all worked and knew the aim of our yearly training. Of course, it is a pity that men's team has only one gold medal, but we all did our best, suffered, and worked!

 Andrey Grigoryev: - Yesterday I had a hard race, so it took me much time to warm up. I felt some sleepiness before the start. But when I got on the track and took the map - it flew away. Thank God, it worked out for me!

 Sweden national team (silver)

 Erik Rost:- I put my greatest effort on the track  in order to show paces at full 100% . But today the Russian team was the best! I did not even see them in the forest.

 Finland national team (bronze)

 Jyri Uusitalo: - During the middle distance I slightly damaged inventory. Perhaps I could show the best result.

 Ville Petteri Saarela: - I had a very tough race. I'm very tired!

 Tero Linnainmaa: - In general, I am satisfied with the race. I made a little mistake, but I did my best. Bronze is also good.