(ck) - During a training camp in the Olympic training Center in Sochi (RUS) the Russian natural track team had a famous visitor. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visited the team around double-seater World Champions Pavel Porshnev and Ivan Lazarev, who could win the title for the third time this year in Umhausen (AUT). Previously they had won the title in 2005 in Latsch (ITA) and 2007 in Grande Prairie (CAN). Also at the training center was of course Russia's serial winner and eight-times overall world cup winner Ekatherian Lavrentjeva, who had been World Champion three times herself (2000, 2005 and 2007). However, in the last two editions she had to yield to Renate Gietl (ITA) who had snatched the title from her.