Medvedev, Putin and Berlusconi have observed test arrivals

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin today observed test arrivals on the sled and bobsleigh route in Sochi. Together with them possibilities of the Olympic object most difficult in the technical plan were estimated also by the Italian guest Silvio Berlusconi.

On start of man's sledge Putin asked Albert Demchenko preparing for descent, whether "our athletes tested the route". Having received an affirmative answer, took an interest, whether "it differs from others". "It is simple better", - Demchenko answered. On the following question "Than?" for the athlete Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak who told that it virazhny answered already. "Athletes want to train only here", - Kozak added.

Today on the sled and bobsleigh route in the Red Glade the commission of the International federation of bobsled and skeleton to which should state the international assessment to object finishes the work and to sign documents on a so-called gomologatsija of route/registration of technical characteristics on compliance to the international requirements/.
In a finish zone where Medvedev and Putin arrived after the athletes who have gone down on the route, at distinguished guests possibility was more detailed to ask at the Russian tobogganers and bobsleist on object possibilities. Representatives of national team asked to finish somewhat quicker its construction that they had a possibility to start trainings. "Till the end of March everything will be ready. And next year we will put here a razgonnyj platform", - Kozak promised to athletes responsible for building of all Olympic objects. The incumbent president of Russia took an interest not only sports qualities of object, but also living conditions of accommodation of athletes. "To you it is necessary to move here", - Medvedev offered.

As Kozak reported, by 2014 in the Red Glade there will be a modern training center for national teams on bobsled and jumpers from a springboard. "Money is planned for 2014. Here there will be hostel and hotel buildings. Everything will be normal", - Kozak promised.

Saying goodbye to athletes, guests noted that will wait from them only for good results. The meeting came to the end with the general photography against the route. Putin who already tried earlier a bean, received today the invitation to sweep on this apparatus and in Sochi. Having learned from our bobsleist that on the route in Italy similar apparatuses are popular even at tourists, promised once to make it and in Sochi.

Earlier unique Olympic champion in the history of the Russian bobsled, the technical director of Federation of bobsled and skeleton of Russia Vladimir Kozlov called the sled and bobsleigh route in Sochi unique. "All technical characteristics of this sport construction say that we can work even at temperatures to 21 degrees of heat on Celsius", - he told ITAR-TASS.

"Uniqueness of the route consists also that on it there are three counterbiases and, especially the first two, is exclusive - with long good bends, is very interesting to all athletes who tried it. They unanimously say that the route very good for management and on it will have advantage that team which will train exactly here more, in Sochi", - marked out Goats.