Russian helicopter pilot crew Elena Prokofyeva and Diana Riiazova took not one, but two golds during the 2019 Helicopter World Cup 2nd stage in Russia this July as part of the 54th Russian Open Helicopter Championship.
The pair came first in the General classes of both the Fender and Slalom competitions. Female pilots Irina Didenko and Svetlana Gumbatova, also from Russia, took third place in the same Fender competition.
A crowd of 40,000 fans were treated to thrilling displays of skilled manoeuvres as crews battled to win a place on the podium in the fourth and final stage of the Helicopter World Cup 2018.
After 3 stages of the Helicopter World Cup 2018, this final competition was a challenging showdown with 27 crews from 5 countries - Austria, Belarus, Poland, Russia and Ukraine – competing in General and Masters classes.
The finely-honed skills of the crews participating in the Helicopter World Cup 2018 were put to the test once again at the third stage, held at Zielona Gora’s Przylep airfield (POL) on 28-30th June.
The challenging technical event saw 19 crews from four different countries compete in Fender and Slalom races in two classes: General and Masters.
