In Bashkiria, a high -ranking official was detained on suspicion of receiving a bribe of 4 million rubles. According to law enforcement agencies, in total, he intended to receive 8 million rubles. Detainee - acting Head of the Department of Land and Property Relations of the Administration of the Iglinsky District of the Republic. Date of detention is not called.

“The protest, of course, had to be submitted after a short program. Seeing that three judges put me in 21–22 place, probably it was necessary to think. Now I want to defend the medal that I earned, for which I fought and received injuries, ”Plushenko said. Immediately after the end of the competition, Plushenko spoke about the speeches of the American skater Evan Lisachek, who was awarded a gold medal.

The last personal biathlon race of the Olympic Vancouver brought a silver award to the piggy bank of the Russian national team . Russian woman Olga Zaitseva lost the golden award to the German Manuel Neuner , but was able to get ahead of another representative of the German team - Simon Hausvald. Biathlon happiness The volunteer was insanely happy: she received Olga Zaitseva’s bouquet forgotten at a press conference.

The US national team created a new “miracle on ice”, ruining the main intrigue of the Olympiad. Russians will now have to play with Canadians already in the quarterfinals The North American derby ended with a sensation at the Vancouver Olympics. A strong, non -free -free team of the United States unexpectedly defeated one of the favorites of the men's hockey tournament - the Canadian team with a score of 5: 3.

Match for 5th place Time and place Match beginning: 23 February, 06:00 Moscow time Venue: UBC Thunderbird Arena Television: Format and participants in the match Nominal owners: Switzerland Nominal guests: Russia The meeting regulations: 3 periods for 20 minutes, in the case of a draw - an additional period to an abandoned puck (10 minutes in 4 to 4 format), in the case of a draw after overtime - shootout (first for three each team, if a draw - then one of the teams).

Two -time Olympic champion Who / biathlonist of the German national team Personal data Magdalena Neuner Source: The official website of Magdalena Neuner Age / 22 years Growth / 165 cm Weight / 56 kg Family / Younger Brother Christophe and sister Anna - biathletes, older brother Paul - ski Detail / is fond of the game on the harp Career Achievements / Two-time Olympic champion (2010), silver medalist of the Olympic Games (2010) in sprint, six-time world champion in sprint (2007), persecution

The Party of Regions believes that the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko must voluntarily declare his resignation. This is stated in the party’s official statement, which was the response to the proposal of Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko on February 24 to an extraordinary meeting of the parliament to consider the issue of distrust of the government. For the country, it would be better if Tymoshenko resigned “without unnecessary hype and PR,” the document says.

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I can’t even believe that the Russian biathletes managed to overcome the terrifying strip of their failures in Vancouver. However, they could! Of course, he did this worthy of the worthy. The 24-year-old native of Krasnoyarsk Yevgeny Ustyugov became the Olympic champion in the mass start, bringing Russia the second gold Games-2010 . The bet played When Ustyugov left the last line second, immediately after the Slovak Pavol Guraite became clear - he will not miss the championship title.

British recording company EMI Group Ltd. I changed my mind to sell the legendary studio on Abby Road Street in London. Now there to save the studio and find a suitable investor for her. The studio in which the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Radiohead albums were recorded, as well as the soundtracks for the films "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", in recent years have been an unprofitable asset of EMI . Last week, the company announced that it was negotiating its possible sale.

Alexander Ovechkin discovered an outsider on ice Source: AP H2.

In Moscow, film director Vladimir Motyl, creator of a film, without whom not a single flight of Russian astronauts, died. Before the start with Baikonur, they definitely watch the "white sun of the desert." Vladimir Motyl was 82 years old. The director was hospitalized two weeks ago. As his daughter Irina said, death occurred around 23.00 on February 21. Medical history Vladimir Motyl The moth lived alone. An ambulance caused him a concierge.

In Moscow, a record for almost 45 years has been broken by the height of the snow cover. By Monday, it amounted to 63 centimeters. In the roadsides of roads, snowdrifts of half human growth grew. If you can still drive around the city somehow-the holidays are saved from the transport collapse, then there is practically nowhere to park.

The Russian Bobsleist Alexander Zubkov , who won together with Alexei Voivoda bronze of the 2010 Olympic Games in the competition, said that, in his opinion, it should be done to apply for gold in Sochi in 2014. “For a successful performance in Sochi, you will need to do a lot. No team will stand still. Therefore, it is necessary, without stopping, to continue to invest in our sport. We need good, modern machines, we need mechanics, we need strong coaches working directly on the track.

The Krainsky ski jumping from the springboard Vitaly Shumbarin got into the hospital, unsuccessfully landing during a training on Sunday. According to RIA Novosti , “flying skier”, which lost balance during a flight on a large springboard, landed in the snow and rolled down the slope. The Shumbard escaped serious injuries, but lost consciousness for a short time. At the Olympiad, only team competitions remains on flying skiers, but the Ukrainian team will not take part in them.