Congratulations to Stanislav Chokhlayev, silver medallist in the 20km cross-country ski race at the Winter Paralympics 2014-03-10 15:30:00 Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Stanislav Chokhlayev, silver medallist in the 20km cross-country skiing event in the visually impaired category at the Winter Paralympics. The President said, in particular, in his message: “Please accept my sincere congratulations on your successful performance and on winning this silver medal at the XI Winter Paralympics. This excellent result is convincing proof of your skill, top-level training, and capacity for hard work, and of course it brings joy to your trainers and mentors, friends and family, and all fans throughout Russia.”