nine thirty am in moscow he's here r.t. headlines we're following breaking news a passenger plane with more than forty overboard crashes in russia's year olds after takeoff thirty two confirmed dead eleven survivors taken to the hospital in critical condition. in. a group of nations backing the regime change in syria thought to have the rebels on the payroll prompting fears the syrian people are being ignored over questions about their future lead to party fever permeates russia's opposition movements as the government pairs to loosen up registration for

new and not so new political factions. time now for our special report on r t the latest in our discovering russia series and overview of the peculiar winter sports you can enjoy in the world's biggest country stay with us. with the winter olympics coming to sochi in twenty four teams it won't be long before the always of the world to train on russia's snow easters. thankfully you don't have to be in a limping athlete to make the most of the country's points. and i think it's fair to say the incumbent had the real russian experience until you've lived through one of their winter snows comes up to the knees and bone chilling temperatures that last for months at a time but if you travel around a little you'll find that one thing the russians do really well is how fun when it's freezing.

but we're not just on your average trip to the piece to find chile journey is going to spam you three thousand kilometers take me from the racetracks of western russia to the streets of some theory something that simple to say i could see. my friends i would never leave for example the losses like this with myself ever see the sun so high until the spring. but there are a great variety as you say the i.c.l. the best seller. this busy generators full of only speedway condenses men who think nothing of racing round frozen tracks at one hundred thirty kilometers an hour with no brakes and i was being shown around by russia's best three so i'm seen world champion genteel even off so this is mega law they're ok so this is this is danielle steve these are the guys who actually won

the world championship because they look at that bike. and so this. is your bike yes it. was. the. and it's time it has something to the holes these spikes so. sick of this. ok there's the down sides facing the fight seems like. he's. the old school hasn't pushed him off but then the elites trying to make sure he doesn't pick up any new ones. and i think currently i'm the only a russian athletes who wear this kind of gear some pretty serious protection they need just in case saying it's like a full suit of armor plus extras. it was time to police announce the truck and for me take my place in the stands. so the colors.

it's just the backside of. the race follows the same rules as some a speedway full outside to clockwise among the things i wouldn't advise many against live. client knows the wheel. was waiting for a job here. it's not just the speedway right it's the one to be won in the winter. now i would have been in conditions like these driving it would be tough enough in itself but it seems that there's always a way to make it a little bit more challenging and locked away in italian the two point has been a one wheeled monster. persecutor hello.

i'm alexey to meet you and this is your famous yes it's our uni motto we're preparing for the comfort you want to help we're planning to load it of course we can't. do this alexei is a unit moto writer a firm believer that one wheel is better than two and a designer is highly international creation. so intrinsic loops arise penny fully. moonscape customs people so this is their custom made russian bike with the japanese essentially. the wheel is from the army. the. deal. he had lied comes from india. and there is also a part that used to belong to a singular soon machine. it's into the boy school when they go up but which

translates as mega slick but the two hundred kilos she's not all that comfortable to deal with. so this is. the legacy. to go. championship. that's just going to win. or. since reason. we're ready to head off some megalopolis let it out and i'll get to see what she can do. in the stadium. i'm to tell you how to use you know two championships everyone is loving the bills

is a machine guns that's come in a wide range of shapes sizes individualities said name of the game notes employ the like only need to compete is one wheel propulsion system this is the first ever my students have to stumble on the school's founder all the way for us to see. what is unique is that this is not twenty one year odyssey to come here this is the store was originally invented for the people of the world this is not a money man's sport this is for people who are creative who can take an idea from inside their mind build that into a machine and then have the guts to get on it and ride it but everybody can do that it doesn't matter if you're young or old then women children there's a class for everyone money will not win this war creativity and ingenuity will.

replace your fascination along with some serious speech and omega law puts will certainly hold its own. looking for a role the more genteel way to spend a winter cuppa to. think. the best days out with a trip to the track i'm here in russia they go their own style of racing which takes a bit. of. this stuff foam prepares forces pacifically for the tree trunk it's a uniquely russian form of racing the dates back to the time of catherine the great and uses three horses honest alongside each of them to pull to sway. the stable uses of all of troops was

a powerful elegant breed and it was torn to get them ready for the big day. to think oh boy. raise a go for us. the senior statesman of the stable. the most experienced. they have. believe horse of a sledge. everything is prepared as it would have been back in the eighteenth century complete with the bells that told everyone the troika was on its way. you can see why this would be suspect these three. in full flow together. three. truthful triplets presently. and i was about to get a taste of what they could do but this is what i call writing in style alexandra

and alexander a raise ago i went off to the races or woods. it's certainly a major league way to travel just make sure you're well on. the minus of wound up where the horses certainly house and once they go to the race track a ridiculous alexandra to his trainer have been winning titles for the best part of twenty years earlier was no surprise to see them surge through to take another trophy back to the stables. one of russia's more ancient methods of winter transport it was time for me to try one of the newest and the road was invented far

away in new zealand it's become a common sight the country ski resorts. in most sports you need certain skills to succeed nimble footwork brute strength mind but seemingly in this next one just coming to gravity do the trick. is the gun it's. a. good morning hello hey. it's on my strong cleaners if i can barely contain juries no injuries ok let's don't miss you mean you haven't had a launch breakfast it probably is but it's just in case our instructor was on hand to give me some safety tips. ok so there are two spheres the inside sphere has a diameter of two meters the outside one measures three point two meters you will be fastened at six points and some of the straps will keep your hands and feet in

place others will hold your body in check was your job is to spread out your weight of overall six fasteners do so if you're already led school already i think so. reiss. was very comfy. still safe secure. and ready to roll that hill hey. it seems helplessly turning head over heels can produce quite a range of emotions ready as i'll ever be. through my. reply me. and that. was all about ok i'm going to add one small cabbage to i said before

a strong stomach is definitely in a bowl and. just make sure the call is close by because you might have trouble walking a straight line for a while and going oh i need a little while. seasick. there hasn't been anything yet on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. before source material is one hopes if journalism we. we want to present. something of.

the world to the. slaves technology innovation called the list of elements from around russia we dump the future coverage. just so.

the romans only haleigh join us to go i was hoping mine experience would be probable states possibly frozen. likes of the country southwest slowing down anyway . now i'm here to say he looked at one of the newest and fastest growing winter sports in russia combined skiing snowboarding windsurfing from one of these this is snow can't see him on the. telly as he brings together some of the best riders from all across the country for his annual event a race across the ice to have passed astronomy up to one hundred kilometers an hour

. push. good you were going to give me a very quick basic introduction of shoes so close so humble harness mona's little wall. and there's a little wind and little luck you should be good luck to steve's. and even the little cars takes a lot of preparation. for starting. to have to first understand where the wind but from where now that. from his half full of the guys. here. with nine feet into the wind you know if you take it out for some snow. then you just have to let the lines out after one or two full starts we want. all or all the mark must be you know like you're driving

a. good bunch keeping you in the air is easier said than done through. all of. that. yeah laughs that. is you. i've practiced. it like i do i salute you i was great really fun. i tell you what though i can imagine that you're doing something which is going to slowly me across the snow and it fortunately this time i don't have to but i'm just about maintaining you the moment i think and that's with. most notable attach but. all this will do me i'm going to leave the actual racing to eagle here and see. how far i think with this very. well i practiced eagle once to get ready for the serious business of the day and i joined him for his final preparations. special

about the. one you get. in russia just for the president here and once the wind really begins to blow conditions start to get very tough. just like they use the finish line. and as his competitors started to move away eagle was ready to go. there's even a lining up to take his place in the start it's very funny because those who don't any whistles will clarkson's or anything but i'm reliably informed he's about to head off. to see what i mean makes them. the riders make two loops of the ice for a thirty kilometer race skiis travel far more quickly than the small boarders so it

looked like we might be in for points in the points. here is a lot one. all the way. a number of judges keep track of each race climbing the riders as they cross through the checkpoints and offer a very chilly last loop i saw regal heading for the finish line. i couldn't make a winter sports program without a visit to siberia russia's mole just i'm cold this region in fact to get some chilly head coaches have to warm up the pools so players don't get injured they live here in camera but it's no footy that brings the crowds out. it's a whole different ball game. so yeah i say hi

james already going well yeah we're had a delightful game it's good. yeah it's very loud. the stadium can hold up to thirty thousand five and it's easy to get drawn into the speed and dynamism of the game if you learn a few of them up you know if you go up penalty say they get. their kick a symbiotic i. was. based for. so you know right if i smoke just a fan favorites in siberia. i just board has always been popular all across russia but i'm sure about a skin cream or yeah all the way to the country's west including our hahnville skin more months on the white sea coast in other words people really enjoy the sofa near

a game all over russia i can understand why it was delicious flying in from both angles the final straw and the seven sixth who's boss and it turns out that you've got to be approved to get. the on skates generally equals me on the full fairly quickly but there is a bit more of a fun friendly version of bunny you can play using these i'm not is what we're all here. have a go at today. i just need to meet up with so i get off the supply quickly. with a good anyone can play bambi all you need is stick some felt goods ok folks what's most important is that you played with passion ok ok you got your boots and will supply you with a stick. you might as well try to your self. righteous don't teach your opponent

would just do the job and it's also forbidden to push your opponent for you so let's go now this is a game that they play outside and so on period so it's important to the extent people. friend me unimposing me. philip but no more but. it seems my team mates and sent my natural goal scoring ability and i will send out function attack i was just having small problems with my tournaments. so this is why i stay on your feet. ballance. until. the semi away. which in hindsight was probably

a very small tactic. and there were a few crunching tackles going into. what is. possibly my contribution wasn't the most telling but also fifteen minutes that felt like an out my team ended up almost. all no. guernsey priests. old a c. was all my stuff and i have one on the famous i'm still trying. to. hold. on i think of gold fake images of some. sun bunkers. but

today some snow drifts and whiteness but they don't let a small thing like winter get in the way of around. them back in tallahassee they've built their own place it's a little cooler so some call and stay. so many competition in a can because we have four halls and. two people. as many fans as we want ok and see who comes out of some sort for the ice cold championship always being in the spoils count when it comes golf but danielle is a keen plant and he promised to give me a few tips. for annoying thank you because with great expertise i think this is obviously the. club from this distance do you know what she dimitri and. different in

russian. for the winds knowing the right thing to shout was not my biggest obstacle had a. nice fluid swing. keathley. it. come on only to find. that look that's one. price so yeah i think this is what we call being in the rough. but it is it isn't it is it somewhere it's. you got it deep deep in a snow drift it's the meal was having no such problems as he hits one sweet shots. oh very nice. ok so i can understand some a goal for nice weather maybe bit of business on the links but when you fingers

a freezing cold. it's about you know minus ten or fifty in the skull for. people here i miss the missing goals you know and the summer so. wants to be whole when we get together to the socializing maybe have a drink after. work and relax and yes yes we're late as. we can and visit from the studio went to catch up with the competition i started to get the hang of things coffee at least i had it in the right direction gently. delicately into the light to. see what. for to haunt. him it's hard to miss the lawyer was really. good with the

temperature close to minus fifteen celsius consomme was too worried about my technique i was ready to finish my round box of the clumps. and the crown floored a magnificent squad room. if you can only get better than that. the winter in russia can certainly be brutal but if you're happy to give the outdoors a trauma there's no shortage of things that will keep you entertained through the frosty months whether you're taking parts or just relaxing and letting all this to work going to the end of the day spring is never the.

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