Representatives of the International Ski Federation said that the fall of the Slovenian skier of Petra Maidich was not caused by a defect in the route. “The judges looked at the record of the incident and found that the turn on which the fall was made does not cause unforeseen risks. The Federation expresses a deep regret of what happened to Peter Maidich and wishes it a speedy recovery, ”the organization said in an official statement.

As a result of the floods and the landslides of landslides on the Portuguese island of Madeira, popular among tourists, at least 40 people were killed in the Atlantic Ocean, over 100 were injured, dozens are listed missing. This data is not final: the element continues to rage and there may be more victims. The sulfur rain, accompanied by the wind, the speed of which exceeded 100 kilometers per hour, fell on Madeira on the night of Saturday.

In the Sokolniki park, the roof of one of the pavilions collapsed. As the head of the press service of the Moscow Ministry of Emergencies, Yevgeny Bobylev, said, the collapse area was 6 thousand square meters. meters. As a result, no one was injured. The emergency occurred at the 3rd Radigs, Pavilion 4a. The Central Internal Affairs Directorate believes that the collapse occurred due to snow.

Per day from the streets of Moscow, the amount of snow was unprecedented during this winter - 392 thousand cubic meters. “Such an amount of snow has never been exported during this winter period. The metropolitan communal workers have been performing a real feat,” Igor Parchman, a press secretary of the capital's complex of urban economy, told RIA Novosti.

The Russian skater Ivan Skobrev, who won Olympic gold at a distance of 5000 meters, is preparing to start in the skating marathon - 10 km distances. The brackets, whose crown look are styers' distances, said that he was ready to stand in Ara with any opponent, including the universally recognized favorite - Dutchman Kramer. "It would be great to ride with the Frenchman Alexis Contin. Or the Italian Enriko Fabrice, with whom we fled the" five ".

At the Olympics, a women's cerling tournament continues. The Russian team defeated the Sweden team. Russian Kerlingists sensationally defeated the current Olympic champions - Swedes Source: AP End account - 10: 1. Before this match, the Swedes were invincible at the Olympics. This victory was the second for the Russians at the tournament, they have the next match to be held against the Japanese team. Read the detailed results

The Far Eastern powers rapidly overtake the traditional leaders of winter sports. If earlier the lion's share of all awards at the White Olympiads was distributed between representatives of the Northern and Alpine countries, now the national teams of South Korea, Japan and China have become serious force in the medal standings. As of Saturday, these three countries won by the joint efforts of 17 Vancouver medals.

President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge promised to do everything possible to identify the causes of the accident that claimed the life of the Georgian sanitary “I promise to do everything in my power so that this does not happen again,” Rogge ITAR-TASS quotes the words. Rogge also noted that the International Olympic Committee and the International Sailor Federation are waiting for the results of the investigation of what happened, which should appear in April.

Viktor Yanukovych considers the candidates of Nikolai Azarov, Sergey Tigipko and Arseny Yatsenyuk as applicants for the post of prime minister. This was stated by the leader of the Party of Regions. “The final choice will be made later in the process of forming the coalition of deputy fractions in the Verkhovna Rada,” Yanukovych said in an interview with Ukrainian television channels, IMK reports.

athlete of the Polish national team skiing from the springboard Personal data Adam baby Source: www.ws-news.ru Age / 32 years Growth / 169 cm Weight / 55 kg Hometown / Visla An important fact / in Poland, the baby was recognized 4 times as an athlete of the year, has two state awards Career Club / ks wisla, ustronianka Achievements / Two -time Silver winner of the Olympic Games (2010), two -time medalist of the Olympic Games (2002), four -time world champion, four -time owner of the World Cup,

China team athlete in a short track Personal data Zhou Yan Source: AFP Age / 18 years Growth / 159 cm Weight / 56 kg Place of birth / Chanchun, China Residence / Beijing, China Part / Olympic Games in Beijing watched on TV Career Achievements / Olympic champion at a distance of 1,500 m (2010), world champion at a distance of 3000 m (2009), silver medalist of the world championships in a range at a distance of 3000 m (2007), at a distance of 3000 m (2008) and at a distance of 1000 (2008), bronze

Source: AP Grigory Dobrygin, Alexei Popogrebsky and Sergey Pukepalis (from left to right), the main prize of the Berlin film festival - the “Golden Bear” - received the Turkish tape “Honey”, or “Ball” of the director Semikh Kaplanoglu. But the Russians will not leave Berlin empty -handed: two bears went to the performers of the main roles in the picture of Alexei Popogrebsky “How I spent this summer”, and one more to the operator of the film.

Who / biathlonist of the Russian national team Personal data Age / 24 years Growth / 168 cm Weight / 60 kg Hometown / Krasnoyarsk Family / wife - Alexander Bondareva, winner of the stages of the Russian Cup in Biathlon The part / graduated from the Siberian State Technological University (Forest Intellecting Faculty) with a degree in Ecologist.

The Russian team in hockey is preparing for the final match of the preliminary stage of the Olympic Games in group B against the Czech team as the final. “According to my feelings, this game will resemble the final one. To win it, we need to play in the hockey that we are constantly talking about: good defense, a good attack and a central zone closed to the castle, ”citizen Sergei Fedorov ITAR-TASS . Anton Volchenkov’s defender echoes the striker and defender of the Russian team.

Personal data Age / 26 years Growth / 177 cm Weight / 65 kg Hometown / Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow region Career Club / "Dynamo" Achievements / Silver medalist of the World Cup in the Relay (2007), three-time winner of the stages of the World Cup, two-time silver medalist of Tour de-v.