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Cyr and Ritchie stick with the best and go to the final

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4 years ago

February 16, 2022

Cyr and Ritchie stick with the best and go to the final

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Antoine Cyr and Graham Ritchie put on a solid performance in the classic cross-country skiing team sprint on Wednesday at the Beijing Olympics.

The two Canadians managed to go straight to the final stage by finishing fourth in their semi-final, only 1.5 seconds behind multiple Olympic medalist Johannes Hosflot Klaebo and his teammate Erik Valnes.

The Canadian duo could not however win their ticket to the final

Only the first four teams in each semi-final advanced, in addition to the two fastest times overall.

Katherine Stewart-Jones and Dahria Beatty finished sixth in the first wave and therefore hoped to qualify on their time, but the second wave was faster so it was not enough to beat France and Poland who beat them by about 25 seconds.

The Russian Olympic Committee offered the best performance, just under 2 seconds ahead of Germany.

The finals will start at 4:15 a.m.

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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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1 week 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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Skier Bakurov: “I’m glad that I was able to return to the track. The leg didn’t bother me”

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2 weeks ago

December 7, 2025

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Skier Bakurov: “I’m glad that I was able to return to the track. The leg didn’t bother me”

Alexander Bakurov / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Pavel Bednyakov

Skier Alexander Bakurov said on Match TV that he felt good during the mass start in Tyumen; the consequences of the injury he received when Alexander Bolshunov pushed him did not bother him.

On Sunday, Bakurov became eighth in the mass start at the second stage of the PhosAgro Russian Cup in Tyumen. The winner was Savely Korostelev, he covered 20 kilometers in the classical style in 41 minutes 3.3 seconds. Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov finished second (lag – 0.1 seconds).

Earlier, Bolshunov pushed Bakurov after the finish of the sprint semi-final in Kirovsk. Bakurov limped away from the scene of the incident, and Bolshunov was disqualified following the results of the race. Bolshunov could not take part in all-Russian competitions until Bakurov recovered from the injury and returned to competitions.

“I felt pretty good.” The first two laps were terrible. I got into trouble. I had to spend a lot of effort to catch up, I even polished in the end. Lost ground on the last descents. I’m glad I was able to get back on the track. The leg didn’t bother me. I really don’t want to miss races. “I wanted to come back and participate in the races as soon as possible,” Bakurov said on Match TV.

The next stage of the Russian Cup will be held in Chusovoy from December 11 to 14.

Cross-country skiing competitions are shown live on TV channels of the Match family, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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Korostelev won the mass start at the Russian Cup stage in Tyumen, Bolshunov was second

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2 weeks ago

December 7, 2025

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Korostelev won the mass start at the Russian Cup stage in Tyumen, Bolshunov was second

Savely Korostelev and Sergey Ardashev / Photo: © Russian Ski Federation

Skier Savely Korostelev won the mass start at the second stage of the PhosAgro Russian Cup in Tyumen.

Korostelev covered 20 kilometers in the classical style in 41 minutes 3.3 seconds. Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov finished second (lag – 0.1 seconds), the winner was determined by a photo finish. The top three were closed by Sergey Ardashev (+2.1).

The next stage of the Russian Cup will be held in Chusovoy from December 11 to 14.

Cross-country skiing competitions are shown live on TV channels of the Match family, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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