The women's curling team from the region is preparing to participate in the Russian Championship among athletes with hearing impairments.

The Kaliningrad curling school is rightfully considered one of the strongest in Russia. Our athletes constantly prove this reputation with their victories. Two women from Kaliningrad were part of the national team at the Olympic Games in Sochi. And just recently, our team returned from Bashkortostan, where they emerged victorious at the Winter Deaflympics among athletes with hearing impairments. Their story will be featured in the next article. The ice rink for curling is unusually quiet. Only the sounds of granite stones colliding can be heard. This is one of the first training sessions for the women's team of the Kaliningrad region after their triumphant participation in the All-Russian Winter Spartakiad among athletes with hearing impairments. The tournament in Bashkortostan served as an alternative to the Deaflympics, to which Russian athletes were no longer invited. The Kaliningrad team went through a long preliminary stage of the competition. In the final, our girls faced the team from Tomsk, whom they defeated with a score of 8-3. The cup won by our athletes weighs several kilograms. But according to coach Alisa Miroshnichenko, the victory was hard-fought. Each game had to be fought for. "We anticipated how we would play in advance. We had to start psychologically to press the game. The tension built up until the culmination. We just had to wait to see who would give in first. I saw confidence in their eyes. And in the seventh end, we finally clinched it." Olga Yaroslavtseva, Natalya Stepanova, Yulia Tretyakova, and Tatiana Nikonec have grown up together, training in the same team for 15 years, so they understand each other perfectly with just a glance. They have won trophies at many international tournaments. The team captain, Olga Yaroslavtseva, is also a European champion. She is the undisputed leader and determines the game tactics. "We worked very hard and were prepared for these competitions. We were focused and confident in our victory. Winning at the Winter Spartakiad is not a reason to relax for long. Our next training on the ice is aimed at participating in the upcoming Russian Championship, which will conclude the winter season."

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