Greetings from Dubna in Russia.
Practice is just about over as our World Cup athletes head back to our Hotel at 13.00hrs, a short drive from the Volga River site. Conditions are a bit tricky today - windy and cool. However, the wind is predicted to drop over the weekend and the temperatures - which were about 33C a few days ago, and now about 20C - are expected to rise.
Ageliki Andriopoulou (GRE) and Maria Vibranietsova (GRE) are on a delayed flight and hopefully will make it on time. Jimmy Siemers is waiting for his luggage to arrive. Ryan Green (AUS) will miss this Stop due to an unfortunte Visa mix up. Apart from that, all is well.