Congratulations to Yekaterina Tkachenko on her victory in the giant slalom event at the Universiade in Krasnoyarsk 2019-03-09 11:10:00 Vladimir Putin congratulated Yekaterina Tkachenko on her victory in the alpine skiing giant slalom event at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk. The message reads, in part: “Having demonstrated a brilliant technique and form, you left no chances to your rivals, securing a confident and beautiful win. This was a marvellous present not only for your own birthday, but also to all Russian sports fans.”