Vladimir Kislov Barnaul Biography

And they fight not in vain. For example, judoka Ivan Nifontov defeated the Japanese Takakhiro Naka and received a “bronze” in the weight category up to 81 kilograms. And the swimmer Andrei Grechin, as part of the team, also replenished the country's pig as a “bronze”. A huge Olympic stadium, forces at the limit, a flurry of emotions - all this in the afternoon. And in order for the athletes to relax a bit after this, Russian stars came to the Beijing Olympics.

Among them was the Barnaul musician Vladimir Kislov.

He told Marker correspondents what was happening behind the scenes of the games. Friends on command Vladimir Kislov have been known in Barnaul since Soviet times. He has been playing for about 30 years. He organized his group in the year and called it his name. The team acts with different repertoires: performs modern dance hits, rock composures and even songs in Chinese, because for 11 years the group of Vladimir Kislov has been traveling to China.

The organizers of the games invited them to the Olympics - they liked how the guys work. This enormous size The castle is called Chateau Laffit. The musician says that the place is just fabulous. Inside there are several halls, restaurants, in basements - wine cellars. Everything is at the highest level. On the street pool, spa, saunas, tennis courts, sports ground.

There is even a lake with large carpas, ”Vladimir recalls. The inhabitants of this castle were also matching. The famous Russian stakes of show business was invited to settle here during the Olympics and plunge into the whole charm of this place. As the leader of the group says, the stars of our stage stretched a long series, replacing each other. Some of them lived for several days, someone for a week, others found all the days of the Olympics.

We saw the night in the evenings in Chateau Laffit arranged show concerts. They gathered Russian and -based athletes. From ordinary numbers similar to a hostel, they found themselves in a castle where Olympic victories are celebrated with songs and fireworks. Vladimir Kislov recalls how our volleyball players said that they live in stuffy and small numbers, and here in the "House of Friends" a completely different situation.

And they came to us only after the competition, ”says Vladimir. He obviously did not expect that no one would know him all evening. On such holidays, in honor of the conquered medals, the songs of all those living in the castle of performers sounded. They worked side by side with each other. But this did not scare the musicians, they are used to all over.

In the morning, the "friends of the Olympics" also had something to do. They gathered at a sports ground and played football. The victory remained with us, - smiles at thevladmir. The musician managed to stake their heads and on the gates of the team of the Russian boxer Kostya Tszyu, who was also a guest of the castle of Chateau Laffit. But these were already evening competitions.

And in the team of rivals - Kostya Zyu. And we won them, ”the man recalls. The battle for the medals for real competitions, residents of the castle could also see. According to the leader of the group, the "House of Friends" was a couple of hours of driving from Beijing. Therefore, every day a bus came behind them, and those who wanted to go to the Olympics. Vladimir says that he and his wife managed to attend some competitions with the participation of Russian athletes.

For example, Elena Isinbaeva won the “gold” in the jumps with the sixth and set a world record. It was interesting to root for Islam Albiev, he took the "gold" in the Greco-Roman wrestling. We even took a picture with him, ”says the leader of the group. According to Vladimir, he really liked the game, however, he wondered why there were many free places in the stands. After all, before the start of the Olympics, it was said that all tickets were sold in a matter of hours.

The fact of the organizing committee of the Games launched a large -scale campaign to improve Beijing's image in the eyes of the world community. Special patrols were created, designed to ensure that the inhabitants of the city did not spit on the streets. Hotel workers were specially taught to good manners, and brochures were released for police and taxi drivers with instructions on how to communicate with foreigners in English.

In China, 10 colorful official emblems of games on the shells of oysters were released. The emblem resembles a running, dancing person with outstretched hands, inviting everyone to visit. The medal in Beijing weighed about grams, and now in London it weighs grams. The most important thing is in our Telegram channel.