The message reads, in part: "I congratulate you on your brilliant performance at the X Winter Paralympic Games.
Our national team's success is a great victory for Russia and the result of a coordinated team work of sportsmen, coaches, physicians and specialists responsible for pre-start preparations.
But, first of all, this is our individual victory of our will over life circumstances. You all fought with a truly Olympic will to win and showed the whole world what Russian sportsmen look like: you are second to none in performance, diligence and the will to reach the set goals.
The names of Irek Zaripov,k Kirill Mikhailov, Anna Burmistrova and others will be written in gold letters in the history of the Paralympic Games.
I am sure that your example will inspire other people and help them to find their place in life. And, of course, the unique experience of preparation gained by our national team must be used in the future."