Thanks to gold in short track and skeleton

Over the course of the past weekend, the Russian team entered the top three in terms of awards won. This happened thanks to the gold medals won by Alexander Tretyakov in skeleton and Viktor Ahn in short track. However, yesterday our team left the top three, but is very close to it.

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Until now, only figure skating representatives brought gold to the Russian team. But last weekend, Russian athletes achieved victories where they had never achieved them at the Olympics. Alexander Tretyakov became the first in the skeleton competition at the home Olympics. And the Korean phenomenon Viktor An, who, fortunately for us, competes for Russia, won gold in short track speed skating. Ahn also became the world's first four-time Olympic champion in short track speed skating.

Russian skiers, who had never managed to win a medal in Sochi, finally took the shot. Our team became second in the men's relay thanks to an amazing breakthrough in the third stage performed by Alexander Legkov. As a result, the Russians managed to get ahead of all their rivals, including the Norwegians, who were considered the favorites, and they lost only to the Swedes who had gained brilliant form. Russian fans could also count on a medal in yesterday's men's biathlon mass start. However, the race was postponed to Monday due to fog covering the Laura complex.

The Russian national hockey team yesterday beat the Slovaks in a shootout - 1:0, and the day before, also in shootouts, they lost to the Americans - 2:3. As a result, she scored six points in the group stage and at the time of signing the issue for printing, she retained only theoretical chances of directly reaching the quarterfinals.

Three times first

Fate has prepared many tests of strength for Viktor Anu. If it were possible to know about this in advance, it is possible that Victor An, who three years ago was called Ahn Hyun Soo, would prefer to choose a different path. If he knew that after the triumph at the Turin Olympics, where he became a three-time champion, a series of most unpleasant events for any athlete would follow - injury, the inability to qualify for the South Korean team for the Games in Vancouver, in fact, despite all past merits, a forced write-off, Maybe he would have chosen a different fate for himself. After the competition, An, by the way, was asked if he sees himself in some other capacity, not as a speed skater. The answer was clear - no. “I just really like short track,” said Viktor An. “I really like to compete.” Read more

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The Russian team was third