Degtyarev announces plans for a Russian ski mountaineering federation

Russia plans to establish an All-Russian Ski Mountaineering Federation, Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev told President Vladimir Putin during a meeting.

The minister said the sport was currently being developed under the auspices of the Russian Climbing Federation.

Degtyarev recalled Nikita Filippov’s silver medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Filippov was the only Russian athlete to win a medal at those Games.