The XVII World Skating Championship.
History: in 1959 in Sverdlovsk, was held XVII World Championship speed skating women. The First place was awarded to Tamara Rylova, second - Valentine Stenina, the third - Lydia Skoblikova.
The city of Sverdlovsk. 17-th World Championship speed skating women. Grand opening of the championship - a torchlight procession, fireworks, parade participants. Races at different distances. Sportswomen at the start, distance, finish, during the awarding. Among them: T. Rylova, Liu Feng-rong (China), Jarmila Schastnaya (Czechoslovakia), Iris Sihvonen (Finland), S. Kondakova, R. Schmidt (Poland), L. Skoblikova, Artamonov, M. Isakov , E. Serochinska (Poland), V. Stenina, RA Zhukova, I. Germer (Germany), E. Astalosh (Hungary), G. Bortovska (Czechoslovakia), E. Huttunen (Finland), Kim Myung-sung (Korea) , E. Eynersson (Sweden), H. Haase (Germany). Sportswomen in the common room, walking around the city, talking to residents, visit the music shop, and ride threes. The city of Sverdlovsk. Streets and buildings. Traffic, pedestrians. Students in art-school promyshlennnogo make souvenirs in gift competitors. Making cakes and chocolate medals at the candy factory. Winter landscapes of the Urals.
Ural winter landscapes.
PNRM. in Sverdlovsk.
Preparation for the championship: art school students made homemade commemorative badges and souvenirs, confectionery workers - cakes and chocolate coin.
Converse member competitions.
Sitting five former champions Maria Isakova Esvi Huttunen, Rimma Zhukova, Sophia and Lydia Selikhova Kondakova.
Participants in the competition are introduced to the city.
Swedish champion Kristina Sherling gets balalaika.
Foreign athletes ride on Russian troika.
Street Sverdlovsk evening.
Torchlight procession in honor of the championship.
Go sverdlovchane and skaters.
Parade of participating in competitions at the stadium in honor of the championship.
The spectators in the stadium.
Flag raising event world champion Inga Artamonova.
In the Championship there is Honorary Secretary of the International Skating Union Georg Gezler (Switzerland).
Sverdlovsk young skaters participating Championship presented flowers.
Fireworks.
Sprint at 500 meters.
Tamara run Rylov and Liu Rong dryer (China), Jarmila Schastnaya (Czechoslovakia) and Iris Sihvonen (Finland), Sofia Kondakova and Renate Schmidt (Poland).
Awarding of winners: Gold Medals - T. and C. Rylova Kondakova, bronze - Eynersson (Sweden), Skoblikova, I. Sihvonen.
Athletes in the break room, talking.
1,500-meter race.
Start and run Tamara Rylov and Elvira Serochinska (Poland).
Tamara Rylova finish.
Inga run Germer (Germany) and Inga Artamonova.
Awarding of the winners: I place - Artamonova, II-Tamara Rylova, III - Stenina.
Athletes relax in the evening.
The draw for the second day.
The second day of competition.
The spectators in the stands.
Distance of 10,000 meters.
Skoblikova run and Sihvonen.
Start and run Eynersson E. and T. Rylov.
Run Artamonova and J. Schastnaya.
Awarding of the winners: I place-Rylova, II-Stenina, III - Artamonova.
Running at 3,000 m
Start and run German athlete Helga Haase and Valentine Stenina.
Ran E. Huttunen and T. Rylov.
Awarding of the winners of the all-around.
I place - Tamara Rylova, II place-Valentine Stenina,
III place - Lydia Skoblikova.
T. Rylov wearing a laurel wreath and congratulate her.