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Norilsk Nickel futsal players held open training session
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On the eve of the Superleague matches, Norilsk Nickel futsal players held an open training session. Open training is a common way in modern sports to meet the public, the press and fans. Recently, they are increasingly used as an element of promoting and popularizing ...
Norilsk Nickel prepares for next Superleague games
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Prior to the reporting round, the rivals played 50 games among themselves: 31 wins for the Norilsk team, 10 wins for the Syktyvkar team. Nine meetings ended in a draw. The difference between goals scored and conceded is 202:146 in favor of Norilsk Nickel. ...
Renowned hockey players talked to Norilsk residents
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Starship troops of Russian hockey players flew to Norilsk to play a charity game that has been held in the city since 2017 at the initiative of Nornickel president Vladimir Potanin. Before the match, eminent sportsmen joined the campaign Give a Like to Ayka by ...
NHL players and Hockey Legends crossed sticks in Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The starship troopers included Alexander Yakushev, Alexey Kasatonov, Sergey Makarov, Valery Kamensky, Vladimir Myshkin, Alexey Gusarov, Sergey Shepelev, Alexander Mogilny, Vitaly Prohorov, Andrey Kovalenko, Vyacheslav Butsaev and other hockey players. In Norilsk, the eminent sportsmen visited the Komsomolsky mine and talked to the fans. The ...
World-class hockey referees come to Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On January 26, acting referees of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Konstantin Olenin and Sergey Yudakov will share their experience in refereeing the most prestigious international tournaments, including the Olympic Games and World Championships, at a master class for referees. The theoretical part will ...
Andrey Arshavin mastered mining dump truck driving basics
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The famous Russian footballer, Honored Master of Sports of Russia Andrey Arshavin mastered the basics of driving a mining dump truck. Let us remind you that Arshavin and other eminent football players came to Norilsk to attend the Big Football Festival organized by Nornickel and ...
Chess game Yan Nepomniachtchy – Vladimir Potanin took place in Moscow
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Moscow, in the Mikhail Botvinnik Central Chess House, one of the largest Russian businessmen, the Interros Group head and the Nornickel president Vladimir Potanin, and the famous grandmaster Yan Nepomniachtchy met at the chessboard. Vladimir Potanin said before the game: “I like to compete with ...
Aika to celebrate its first birthday
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Norilsk new sports center Aika, called after the polar bear cub saved by a norilsk film man Yury Ledin, is getting ready to celebrate its first anniversary. In just a year, the sports hall has become a significant part of the northerners’s life. ...
Norilsk Nickel FC takes two victories from Syktyvkar
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In the second match of the Parimatch-Superleague seventh round, Norilsk Nickel beat New Generation away, and thus retained the first place in the standings. Unlike the previous meeting, in which the Nickel players were also stronger (3:2), this time the site owners looked more confident. ...