Sailing Team Wins Podium Spot at Student Sailing League Cup

From September 2 to 6, 2026, Petrovskaya Kosa in St. Petersburg hosted student sailors from across the country. Forty-one crews from 24 universities, representing six Russian regions, competed in the 2026 event.

St. Petersburg’s weather pulled out all the stops, delivering moderate to strong winds, low temperatures, and occasional heavy rain. However, the wind conditions made it possible to complete a packed schedule of 13 races. The participants had to demonstrate not only their skills on the water but also endurance, seamless teamwork, and strength of character.

Gubkin University was represented by five crews, who secured third place in the Higher League standings and first place in the virtual regatta. The team consisted of Kirill Bubnov (group XT-24-05), Yana Gusarchuk (group XT-24-05), Kirill Zakrevsky (group AA-24-10), Zhanna Klimenko (group XE-23-09), Pyotr Korchagin (group EE-25-03), Nikolai Kostyrev (group TS-24-06), Nikolai Moiseenko (group YuG-24-06), Roman Panferov (group BM-24-05), Eleonora Papsueva (group KN-23-10), Denis Polyakov (group EMMv-24-18), Olga Radchenko (group MP-23-06), Aida Sadykova (group GE-26-06), Fyodor Tarasyuk (group GI-24-04), Maxim Tokarev (group VTA-22-12), Arseniy Tretyakov (group MA-25-03), Ivan Kharitonov (group KX-25-05), and Mikole Yasayte (group XT-23-02).

The event was organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation in collaboration with ITMO University, the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation, the Russian Student Sports Union, the Student Sailing League Association, and the P.F. Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health.

The event was held with the support of the St. Petersburg Committee for Physical Culture and Sport and the St. Petersburg Sailing Union. Official partners included PJSC Gazprom and the Appetit company. The technical partner was the ZIGZAG sailing club.