Russian Bobsleists Alexander Zubkov and Alexei Voivoda won the bronze of the 2010 Olympics in the competition of doubles. The first two places were occupied by German crews: Andre Lange and Kevin for a piece were the Olympic champions, and Thomas Florstz and Richard Aji won silver, RIA Novosti reports. According to the results of four attempts by Langa, who became a four -time Olympic champion, showed the result of 3 minutes 26.65 seconds, by 0.22 ahead of his compatriot.

More than 50 creative related unions take part in the competitions held in the capital of the Winter Olympiad. It was thanks to them that the term "Olympic family" has acquired a new meaning. Brothers and sisters act as a teammate in various disciplines - in Bobsleu, figure skating, Kerling, hockey. Sometimes they represent one country in one sport, sometimes in different ones, and sometimes represent sports federations of different countries, ITAR -TASS notes.

On the Portuguese island of Madeira, where strong floods and landslides occurred, a 50-year-old Briton died. This was announced by the British television channel Sky News. A taxi that transported an unnamed citizen of the United Kingdom and three more passengers overtook a wave of water. Her fellow travelers managed to get out of the drowning car, but nothing was known about the fate of the British to date.

In the industrial region of Perm, about one and a half thousand people remained due to the accident without water supply. Residents of 15 houses deprived water of a leak on a water conduit with a diameter of 400 mm, reports Interfax . Repair work is currently underway.

India is ready to establish close ties with Pakistan if Islamabad takes serious measures to combat terrorism. This, as ITAR-TASS reports, said today, speaking with annual appeal in parliament, President of the Indian Republic Pratibha Patil. "We are ready for constructive relations with Pakistan, provided that the authorities of this country will take effective steps in the fight against terrorism and stop the attacks of extremists on India," the head of the Indian state said.

In Beslan, three children were injured in Beslan, one 8-year-old girl died, two more were received fragmentation wounds of the limbs and breast regions, Interfax reports with reference to the source in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Ossetia. "Children played in the vicinity of one of the military units. Near warehouses with weapons and equipment, the guys found a combat grenade. Most likely, the children tried to use a dangerous find in games," the source explained.

On March 26, President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev will hold a meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports, the Sports of the Higher achievements, the preparation and conduct of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2014 in Sochi, the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan. The meeting will be devoted to two issues-the results of the performance of the Russian national team at the 2010 Games in Vancouver and preparation for the 2014 Games in Sochi.

The Russian biathletist Olga Zaitseva won the silver in the mass start for 12.5 km at the Games in Vancouver, allowing only one miss on four firing lines. The Gold went to the German Magdalen Neuner, the "bronze" - another representative of Germany Simone Hausvald. Russian woman Olga Medvedtseva graduated from the race of the fourth, Svetlana Sleptsova - the fourteenth, Anna Bulygina - the thirtieth.

The US Hockey team managed to win the Canadians with a group tournament at the Vancouver Olympics. For the Americans, the victory over the Canadian national team at the Olympics has become the first in the last 50 years. The last time the US national team managed to defeat Canadians in 1960, when the "star-striped" Olympics in the Blot-Well won over the "maple leaves" with a score of 2: 1 and eventually won Olympic gold.

The best film, the British Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (BAFTA) this year recognized the American drama about the war in Iraq "Boal Lord." Its creator Katherine Bigelou received a gold mask for the best directorial work at a ceremony in the London Royal Opera Theater (Covent Garden). In total, the painting "Lord of the Bury" was awarded six awards in various categories on the evening of February 21.

In the spring, Tehran may begin the construction of two new enrichment plants of uranium. This was told to journalists by the head of the atomic energy organization Iran Ali Akbar Salehi. According to the chief nuclear holder Iri, the power of objects can be comparable to the factory in Natanze, RIA Novosti notes. “If the Lord wants, in the next Iranian year, as was indicated by the president (country), we can start the construction of two new enrichment facilities (uranium).

The bloody incident shocked Mondays of the inhabitants of the quiet village of Lesnaya, in the Pushkin district of the Moscow Region. According to the investigation, three men in masks broke an apartment where workers from Tajikistan rented one of the rooms, writes Komsomolskaya Pravda . “The criminals opened fire on two foreigners, after which they disappeared,” the Moscow Region said in law enforcement agencies.

In the UK, another political scandal around Prime Minister Gordon Brown is flared up. The head of the Labor was accused of incontinence and gross handling of subordinates, Inopressa reports. According to journalist Andrew Rongley in his new book The End of the Party, Brown is distinguished by a “frantic character” and sometimes behaves quite unceremoniously with his apparatus employees. As notes The Times .

On Monday morning, athletes in an arbitrary program were held. The Russian duet Oksana Domnina - Maxim Shabalin, after performing the original dance, sank to third place in the competitions of dance couples. Schedule of the XXI Winter Olympic Games . The first were Canadians Tessa Virtu and Scott Moir - scored 111.15 points. Following are the Americans Mril Davis and Charlie White, who accumulated 108.55 points.

The Endeavour ship (STS-130 mission) with six astronauts successfully completed a 14-day space flight, reports NASA. "Endeavour Santle landed safely at the landing complex in the Kennedy space center in Florida," the NASA website says, where a direct broadcast of the shuttle flight was conducted.