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Tonight, neither in speed skating nor in biathlon were our Russian athletes able to win any medals.
In biathlon, in the 20 km individual race, Evgeny Ustyugov came closest to winning bronze, and for a long time, he held that position, trailing only two Norwegians. Gold was won by one of the early starters, Emil Svendsen, and silver by his compatriot, Ole Einar Bjørndalen.
For a long time, Svendsen, Bjørndalen, and Ustyugov – all of whom started early – held the top positions; they clearly had an advantage, as it is believed that the track becomes more difficult for all biathletes who start later, which affects their speed...
But one of the 20th starters, our neighbor from Belarus, Sergei Novikov, managed to break ahead and secure a place on the podium, essentially sharing SILVER with Bjørndalen. Unfortunately, our Russian athlete, Evgeny Ustyugov, was relegated to 4th place due to this turn of events and failed to win a medal.
Ustyugov, like the two Norwegians, had only one miss, which determined his fourth-place finish, as he was hopelessly behind the Norwegians in terms of time, which is very disappointing. But even more disappointing was the fact that the rifle mount of Nikolai Kruglov, it is difficult to say, was probably not properly secured, but the rifle literally fell into his hands right during the race, which caused him to be distracted twice and spend a lot of time fixing the weapon. Nikolai Kruglov completed all the shooting ranges flawlessly, but it was the unfortunate strap that determined the athlete's significant lag...
Well, we can only be happy for the Belarusian team and Sergei Novikov – silver is a truly great achievement for them!
In biathlon, in the 20 km individual race, Evgeny Ustyugov came closest to winning bronze, and for a long time, he held that position, trailing only two Norwegians. Gold was won by one of the early starters, Emil Svendsen, and silver by his compatriot, Ole Einar Bjørndalen.
For a long time, Svendsen, Bjørndalen, and Ustyugov – all of whom started early – held the top positions; they clearly had an advantage, as it is believed that the track becomes more difficult for all biathletes who start later, which affects their speed...
But one of the 20th starters, our neighbor from Belarus, Sergei Novikov, managed to break ahead and secure a place on the podium, essentially sharing SILVER with Bjørndalen. Unfortunately, our Russian athlete, Evgeny Ustyugov, was relegated to 4th place due to this turn of events and failed to win a medal.
Ustyugov, like the two Norwegians, had only one miss, which determined his fourth-place finish, as he was hopelessly behind the Norwegians in terms of time, which is very disappointing. But even more disappointing was the fact that the rifle mount of Nikolai Kruglov, it is difficult to say, was probably not properly secured, but the rifle literally fell into his hands right during the race, which caused him to be distracted twice and spend a lot of time fixing the weapon. Nikolai Kruglov completed all the shooting ranges flawlessly, but it was the unfortunate strap that determined the athlete's significant lag...
Well, we can only be happy for the Belarusian team and Sergei Novikov – silver is a truly great achievement for them!
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