1 channel Russian skater Adelina Sotnikova, after performing a short program, takes the second place. The judges appreciated her speech at 74.54. The 17-year-old Adeline rolled down under the “Habaner” by Bizet, having completed a cascade of 3+3 sheepskin coats, triple flip and triple axel. The lag behind the first place in which the Korean Yu is now on Kim with 74.92 points, minimal. In third place is the Italian Carolina Costner .

Screaming "shame!" The verdict was met by the St. Petersburg student Denis Levkin his supporters. The 21-year-old guy turned out to be the only one whom the court punished for participating in the mass capture of the building of the ancient Pakgauz in St. Petersburg Screaming "shame!" The verdict was met by the St. Petersburg student Denis Levkin his supporters.

Several dozens of armed state security officers of Ukraine in the city of Khmelnytsky remain blocked in their office on Teatralnaya Street. Revolutionary activists throw "Molotov cocktails" into the windows of the building and burn tires, a fire broke out on the first floors of the building.

Why Russia is starting a new cold war The Olympics did not stop the growing political insanity inside Russia. She even unwittingly threw firewood on the fires of the moral inquisition, which are increasingly kindled by Kremlin propagandists.

The press conference of the German Chancellor and the French President has just ended at the Elysee Palace. In the presence of their ministers (today's talks are taking place within the framework of the Franco-German ministerial meeting) and a couple of hundred journalists, Merkel and Hollande condemned "acts of violence and repression by the authorities." Merkel called the television picture from Kyiv shocking. “Our first call is for this to end soon,” Hollande said.

The political crisis in Ukraine can only be resolved through political dialogue and compromise, says US Ambassador to Kyiv Geoffrey Pyatt. "All the instruments of our policy are already on the table, and I expect that there will be new statements from Washington soon. We have made our position very clear in condemning the violence on the Maidan and have spoken out in defense of peaceful protest.

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“Unfortunately, in my opinion, this is an old problem: there are brilliant players, there are stars, there was no “team,” Vladimir Kozhin told RIA Novosti immediately after the end of the Russia-Finland match. Recall that Vladimir Kozhin, Presidential Affairs Manager, also heads the Association of Winter Olympic Sports.

At least three journalists - two cameramen of the First City TV channel, a photojournalist of the Odessa edition of Komsomolskaya Pravda - were injured during an attack by unknown persons with bats on a Euromaidan rally under the building of the Odessa regional administration, Interfax reports . The film crew of the TV channel "Inter" was left without a camera, it was smashed. The number of affected activists is not yet known. At least one person was taken away by ambulance.

The Pskov City Court ruled that 27-year-old Sergei Pchelintsev, who killed clergyman Pavel Adelgeim, be sent for compulsory treatment to a psychiatric hospital, Interfax reports . During the meeting, it was established that on August 3, 2013, Pchelintsev arrived in Pskov to ask Adelheim for help in healing. The victim, out of a sense of compassion and mercy, agreed with him and allowed him to live in his house.

Text broadcast "New" 19:43 On this Rainbow Nota, we stop broadcasting to the female relay race. 19:42 At the finish showdowns of Russia and Slovakia, a centimeter won Shipulin-5th place, the Slovak fell-having given the last forces in 6th place, France-the 7th (this year women let us down), the 8th-the national team of Ukraine, the 9th-the USA. 19:40 Third - Italy - began to dance, not yet finishing. Congratulations, really well done! The Germans are fourth.

The Ostankino Court of Moscow did not accept for consideration the claim of the Society for the Protection of Consumer Rights (OZPP) against cable operators that turned off the broadcast of the Dozhd TV channel, Interfax reports . In its lawsuit, the OZPP demanded that the defendants be obligated to stop illegal actions - turning off the Dozhd and Dozhd HD TV channels included in paid packages.

Ukrainian Olympians were not allowed to wear mourning bandages in connection with the loss of life in the country, Interfax reports citing the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. “The Ukrainian delegation at the Olympic Games in Sochi, sharing deep sorrow over the death of their compatriots, officially appealed to the International Olympic Committee with a request to allow Ukrainian athletes to wear black mourning bandages as a sign of regret and sympathy.

According to the activists, they learned about the planned departure of cadets to Kyiv from social networks. According to Interfax , cadets with travel bags and bottles of water enter the academy building. Uniforms and crates are being unloaded in the yard. The picketers claim that if the cadets try to leave, they are ready to block the way for buses.