Alla Tsuper, Anton Kushnir named ambassadors of 1st Winter Children of Primorye Games

The Olympic aerial skiing champions Alla Tsuper and Anton Kushnir have been named ambassadors of the 1st Winter Children of Primorye Games.

The 1st Winter Children of Primorye Games were presented by Russia’s Primorye Territory as part of the Far East and Arctic Day during the international expo Russia at the VDNH Expo Center on Wednesday, 24 January.

In addition to Anton Kushnir and Alla Tsuper the ambassadors of the sport games include the Russian skeleton racer Olga Potylitsina, curler Anna Sidorova, and ice dancer Dmitri Soloviev. As part of the efforts to promote the games the ambassadors will use their personal examples to talk about sport accomplishments and success stories.

The first international winter sport games Children of Primorye will take place in Primorye Territory on 18-23 February. Athletes from regions of Russia as well as from Belarus, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and other countries will take part in the competitions. A total of over 1,500 people are expected to participate in the games. They will compete for medals in eight sports.