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28.02.2010, 10:10
Cross-country skier Justyna Kovalczyk has won Poland’s first Olympic gold, finishing first in the women’s 30 kilometer mass start classic and denying Norway’s Marit Bjorgen her 4th Vancouver gold.
19.02.2010, 08:43
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Norwegian biathletes triumphed on Day 7 of the Vancouver Olympics, with Tora Berger winning the women's 15 kilometer individual and Emil Hegle Svendsen coming first in the men's 20 kilometer race.
28.02.2010, 23:17
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Russia has missed on its last chance to stand atop the Olympic podium after its skiers finished outside the top three in the men’s 50 kilometer mass start on the final day of competition in Vancouver.
08.01.2010, 20:14
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What's the gap between winning and losing? What were Russia’s failings in its face off with Slovenia on the way to the World Cup finals in South Africa? In skill, or in mentality?
11.02.2010, 11:57
The Russian flag has been raised at the Olympic Village in Vancouver during a ceremony held on Wednesday.
17.02.2010, 11:49
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Russian figure skater Evgeny Pluschenko has been awarded 90.85 points after performing the short program at the Olympic Games, taking a narrow lead going into the free dance.
22.02.2009, 13:32
Russia’s Olga Zaitseva has won the 12.5 km women's mass start biathlon race at the World Cup competition in South Korea’s Pyeongchang.
07.04.2009, 10:09
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Russia's womens' curling team are one of the country's main hopes for gold at the winter games in Vancouver. But this week, the players are focused on something else.
28.01.2010, 14:10
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Russia has continued their winning run at the Bandy World Championships taking place in Moscow. Their latest victims – Team USA – went down 19-5 on Wednesday.
01.02.2010, 10:58
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Russia have failed to win the Bandy World Championship for a 20th time, losing to Sweden in the final late on Sunday.
Published: 09 January, 2010, 17:21
Edited: 10 January, 2010, 07:30
Russian Evgeny Ustyugov has made it to the top of the overall standings of the biathlon World Cup after winning the sprint event in Oberhof, Germany, on Saturday.
This is a punishing sport. During the Cold War, I once asked a coworker from Minnesota why the Russians nearly always beat us Americans at all these kinds of sports. Were Russians stronger, smarter, tougher, more disciplined, brainwashed, more confident, better coached, better trained, drugged, afraid that they would get shot if they lost, all some sort of communist fanatics, what? Why did they nearly always beat us at the Olympics and elsewhere at this icy stuff? Yes, I was often frustrated near the end of the Cold War. Laughing, he said, "Bill, it's like Canada. Russia is iced over for half the year. Winter sports to them, are like baseball or football to us." Then, thankfully, I finally understood. I still think of that guy whenever I watch my favorite Bond film with the the biathlon chase, one of the best ones, 'For Your Eyes Only.' And the Olympics are next month in Canada. And next in 2014 in Russia, I think. Just thinking about that kind of training makes me tired.