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Stalina Demidova-Korzukhina
Stalina Sergeyevna Demidova-Korzukhina (russian: Сталина Сергеевна Демидова-Корзухина, born 10 February 1938) is a retired Russian alpine skier. She competed in the downhill, slalom and giant slalom events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, with the best achievement of seventh place in the slalom in 1960. Between 1960 and 1963 she won 11 national titles in alpine events. Demidova-Korzukhina graduated from the Siberian Academy of Physical Culture in Omsk Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ..., and after retiring from competition coached alpine events in Saint Petersburg. References 1938 births Living people Soviet female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the Soviet Union Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The city is located on the Iset River between the Volga-Ural region and Siberia, with a population of roughly 1.5 million residents, up to 2.2 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Yekaterinburg is the fourth-largest city in Russia, the largest city in the Ural Federal District, and one of Russia's main cultural and industrial centres. Yekaterinburg has been dubbed the "Third capital of Russia", as it is ranked third by the size of its economy, culture, transportation and tourism. Yekaterinburg was founded on 18 November 1723 and named after the Russian emperor Peter the Great's wife, who after his death became Catherine I, Yekaterina being the Russian form o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
