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The women’s 4 x 5 km relay finishes in 9th place

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4 years ago

February 12, 2022

The women’s 4 x 5 km relay finishes in 9th place

Canada’s women’s 4 x 5 km relay finished ninth on Sunday at the Beijing Nordic Ski Centre.

Katherine Stewart-Jones, Dahria Beatty, Cendrine Browne and Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt were the Canadian representatives in this event.

They posted times of 15:04.5, 15:01.6, 13:17.0 and 13:57.8 respectively to finish 3:39.9 behind the winners, the athletes from the Russian Olympic Committee.

The Canadian quartet was beaten by only four tenths of a second by that of Italy.

It was the Germans and the Swedes who climbed on the second and third steps of the podium, with times 18 and 20 seconds slower than that of the Russians.

There are two events left on the calendar for women’s cross-country skiing, the classic team sprint (Wednesday, February 16), as well as the 30 km mass start (Sunday, February 20).

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A 77-year-old Russian woman received an international award for the best gaming moment in the shooter CS2

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2 weeks ago

December 15, 2025

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A 77-year-old Russian woman received an international award for the best gaming moment in the shooter CS2

Olga Ivanovna / Photo: © Social networks of Olga Ivanovna

Russian streamer Olga Ivanovna, known under the nickname i_olga on the Twitch platform, won the “Best Gaming Moment of 2025” category as part of the international NNYS award.

During one of the streams, a 77-year-old woman was able to create a so-called “ace” in the shooter Counter‑Strike 2 – the moment when one player defeats the entire opposing team. A video of this moment was widely shared on social networks.

The pensioner lives in Nizhny Novgorod. About 250 thousand viewers have subscribed to her channel.

The NNYS Awards annually celebrate significant moments and select the best videos across 16 categories.

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Russian Biathlon Cup: when did it start, where to watch the women’s mass start online, December 14

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2 weeks ago

December 13, 2025

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Russian Biathlon Cup: when did it start, where to watch the women’s mass start online, December 14

Victoria Metelya / Photo: © Denis Bushkovsky / Match TV

On Sunday, December 14, as part of the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen, a women’s 12 km mass start will be held.

Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the Match TV and Match! Planet”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru from 9:35 Moscow time. The race starts at 10:00 Moscow time.

Those who have entered the race include Natalia Shevchenko, Irina Kazakevich, Victoria Metelya, Kristina Reztsova, Victoria Slivko, Anastasia Khalili, Tamara Derbusheva.

The second stage of the Russian Cup will end on December 14.

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The Swedish team won the women’s relay at the KM biathlon stage in Hochfilzen

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2 weeks ago

December 13, 2025

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The Swedish team won the women’s relay at the KM biathlon stage in Hochfilzen

Anna Magnusson / Photo: © Kevin Voigt / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

The Swedish women’s biathlon team won gold in the 4×6 km relay at the second stage of the World Cup in Hochfilzen (Austria).

The Swedish team, consisting of Ella Halvarsson, Anna Magnusson, Elvira and Hanna Oeberg, recorded a time of 1 hour 6 minutes 52.4 seconds, using seven extra rounds and avoiding penalty loops.

The second place was taken by the Norwegian team (Marte Johansen, Ingrid Tandrevold, Caroline Knotten, Maren Kirkade; +40.3 seconds, 9 additional rounds and 0 penalty loops). The German team closed the top three (Anna Weidel, Julia Tannheimer, Janina Hettich, Vanessa Voigt; +51.3 seconds; 8+0).

The World Cup in Hochfilzen ends on Sunday.

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