The Armenian Open Ski Championships kicked off on Friday in Ashotsk which is the final he qualifier tournament ahead of the he XXIII Olympic Winter Games. As the National Olympic Committee (ANOC) reported, the tournament brought together 50 skiers from all regions of Armenia as well as from Mexico, Chile, Iran, and Tonga.

On the first day women skiers compete in the 5-km and men – in the 10-km freestyle races.

To note, the tournament which was initially planned to hold in Tsakhkadzor was moved to Ashotsk due to lack of snow. The President of the Ski Federation of Armenia Gagik Sargsyan told ANOC that Ashotsk which host an official tournament for the first time, has all the prerequisites to turn into a ski center.