"The experts were mistaken! Alina's sports future turned out to be truly great!" About the commentators of the Olympic discovery ceremony - today we will witness an event that will definitely go down in history. And not only in the history of the Olympic movement. But certainly - in the history of our country. In the history of our sport. In the history of its culture and art. In the history of our people. In the history of Russia. - And we will help you become a full part of this story.

In the southeast of France, in the Alps 2 people were killed and 20 were injured in a railway accident. Among the victims are a citizen of Russia. One of the victims is in serious condition. A train with 34 passengers, who was following from Nice to the city of Ding-le-Ben in Provence, went off the rails in the commune of Saint-Benois in the Alps Department of the Upper Provence. According to rescuers, all passengers were evacuated, he was provided with first medical care.

The Netherlands team took the whole podium in Sochi in Sochi in the competitions of skaters at a distance of 5000 m. The gold medal with the new Olympic record was won by Sven Kramer, Silver - Jan Blokheisen, Bronze - Yorrit Bergsma.

Riots in Protem, February 7, 2014 In the capital of Kosovo, Provatin, the situation continues to be tense after yesterday's clashes between students and the police. During the riots, about 20 people were injured, including at least five police officers, whom the protesters were thrown with stones. More than 30 students were arrested.

In Moscow, the hijacker stole an SUV in the northeast of the city along with the children, whom he did not immediately notice, and when he found, he threw the car. This was reported to "Interfax" by the head of the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow Andrei Galiakberov.

Michael McFol US Ambassador Michael McFol will soon leave Russia The news of the resignation of the American ambassador to Russia Michael McFola caused a lively response among the Russian public, which once again confirmed an inexhaustible interest in what was happening in the complex of buildings, which spread between the Bolshoi nine -lane and Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow.

Snowboarders were the first to join the fight - male competitions in Slopstail will begin at 12.45 Moscow time. At 14 o’clock, skiers will begin competitions in the Skiathlon, and at 15.00 skaters will compete at a distance of 5000 meters. The first competitions in the biathlon program will begin at 18.30 - men will conduct a sprint race. The last set of awards of the day of the day will be played in Mogul, the beginning of the competition at 22.00.

Riots in Tuzl, February 7, 2014 In Bosnia and Herzegovina, hundreds of people have suffered in clashes between the police and the protesters over the past three days. The demonstrators protested against a high level of unemployment and the inability of the authorities to improve the economic situation in the country. On the eve of the manifestants in Sarajevo set fire to several government institutions. In the Tuzl, the protests made an attempt to storm the building of the local administration.

The 40-year-old Norwegian biathlonist Ole-Einar Bjurndalen won his seventh golden Olympic medal. The second in the sprint was Dominic Londertinger from Austria, the third - Yaroslav ahead of the Czech Republic.

Monument to Soviet soldiers in Brest. The representative of the Moscow Bureau of the CNN television company Phil Black on Friday, February 7, was invited to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Foreign Ministry. As reported on the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the American journalist was indicated to the unacceptable nature of the recent action regarding the “Courage” monument in honor of the defenders of the Brest Fortress.

What does faith and sports have in common, in the matter of the spirit and deeds of the flesh? This is evidenced by the theologian Anastasia Gacheva and the Seedgist Nikolai Petrokovich - a patient with cerebral palsy, who won the healthy ones.

As a result of a fire in a hotel that happened on Saturday in Medina, in Saudi Arabia, 12 people were killed and 130 were injured. Representatives of the authorities said that there were about 700 pilgrims in the hotel. The fire began in the afternoon and took a few hours to extinguish it. It is reported that the investigation began to establish the cause of the fire. Medina is the second holy city after Mecca and many pilgrims rush there.

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Alina Kabaeva in the number of words in her view left competitors far behind her back "The experts were mistaken! Alina's sports future turned out to be truly great!" About the commentators of the Olympic Opening ceremony - Today we will witness an event that will definitely go down in history. And not only in the history of the Olympic movement. But certainly - in the history of our country. In the history of our sport. In the history of its culture and art. In the history of our people.

The Spanish Princess Christina received a summons in the court - in connection with the investigation of the case of her husband's involvement in corruption transactions. For the first time in the history of Spain, a member of the royal family will appear before the court in connection with the investigation of a criminal case. The husband of the princess - Inaki Urdangarin, is suspected of assigning millions of euros from the budgets of regional authorities.