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.

The coach of the Italian cross-country skiing team, Markus Kramer, spoke on Match TV about how European athletes perceive the opportunity to compete with the Russians again.

On Tuesday, the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev said that Russia won a claim in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and now the international federation is obliged to allow Russian athletes to compete. FIS accepted the CAS decision and published the eligibility criteria. Member of the Presidium of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Sergei Kryanin previously told Match TV that the federation had already sent the lists to the FIS to obtain neutral status.

The third stage of the World Cup will be held in Davos from December 12 to 14.

— For several years I dreamed that the Russians would return to the World Cup and then compete at the Olympics. Now we have one strong country, Norway, in men’s racing. This is not very good, we need competition, and this is only possible with the participation of Russia. I spoke to the Italian team. They all say that they are happy that they can compete with the Russians again. A similar opinion was expressed by one of the German skiers. In general, approximately 80% of foreign skiers and even more are for the return of Russia. Central Europe is definitely for you. In Scandinavia the opinion is different, but even there there are those who are for the return of Russia. “I want to see all the strong guys from Russia,” Kramer said on the air of the “Ski Country” program on Match TV.

Kramer worked in the Russian national team from September 2015 to March 2022.

President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR) Elena Vyalbe said on Match TV that Savely Korostelev from Tyumen will fly to Davos, where the World Cup stage will take place next week.

The third stage of the Cross-Country World Cup will be held in Davos (Switzerland) from December 12 to 14. The second stage of the PhosAgro Russian Cup will end today in Tyumen.

— We understand that invited skiers must have visas, but not everyone has them. But there are some athletes who have visas. I can say that Savely Korostelev from Tyumen will immediately fly to Davos. As for potential candidates for invitation… Not everyone has visas. And we won’t do anything in one day, even if we really want to. However, the main thing is to have this invitation. Then it will even be easier to come to the consulate. We’ll wait until Monday, since FIS doesn’t work on weekends, doesn’t respond to emails, they’re silent. If they communicate, then only directly with the athletes. Of course, we are not sitting idly by. Honestly, in Russia we run on fluoride. We urgently need to clean our skis now. At least one cover must be clean. There are a lot of problems, but we can handle them,” Vyalbe said on the air of the “Ski Country” program on Match TV.

Ski racing competitions are available live on the Match TV and Match! Arena”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

• Korostelev: “I hope that FIS will not hesitate and will have time to issue us statuses before the World Cup in Davos”