Sochi Mayor Alexei Kopaygorodsky presented two certificates for apartments to Russian ski jumper Irma Makhina, who became the silver medalist in the team competition at the Beijing Olympics, and her family, according to the website of the city administration.

Makhinya grew up in Sochi in a large family, she has six brothers and sisters who live in two dorm rooms.

Makhinya, Danil Sadreev, Irina Avvakumova and Evgeny Klimov on February 7 became the second in the team competition in Beijing. This medal was the first for domestic flying skiers since 1968.

Russia won the first Olympic medal in ski jumping in 54 years Olympics 2022 “The whole city of Sochi, the whole Kuban and personally the governor Veniamin Kondratiev were rooting for Irma Makhinya. On behalf of the head of the region, we worked out the issue of improving the living conditions for the athlete. We have already identified new housing for Irma and her family in the city,” said Kopaygorodsky.

Silver in the team competition was the only award for Russian ski jumpers in Beijing.

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